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China's Blue Focus Intelligent Communications Group is merging its international units into Legacy Acquisition Corp., a Big Board-listed $300M special purpose acquisition company.
Edelman has signed on as the sole communications shop to the G7 Business for Inclusive Growth Coalition, which is committed to investing $1B to advance the human rights of more than 100M people, so far.
O'Dwyer's Magazine
Our annual issue on financial PR/IR and professional services PR features articles from leading thought leaders plus profiles of 41 firms with expertise in these specialties.
Commentary
Sarah Huckabee Sanders aced the audition and "officially' will become a Fox News contributor on Sept. 6... MIT apologizes for boosting reputation of disgraced financer Jeffrey Epstein... Business Roundtable's revised purpose statement to keep corporate PR people busy.
Wilsonville, Oregon is seeking proposals from agencies that can provide tourism promotion and destination marketing services in an effort to showcase the area’s attractions and events while positioning the city as an overnight lodging destination.
New research suggests that flagging phony news items with a warning label could be one of the most effective ways social media networks can combat the spread of misinformation online.
Andrew Moyer has come on board at Reputation Partners as executive VP and general manager of its Chicago office.
Alfred Leach, veteran of the New York Times, Burson-Marsteller, Deloitte and Dun & Bradstreet, joins NP Strategy, PR arm of Nexsen Pruet law firm... Samantha Graham moves up to VP-communications at CBS News... Bennett Dixon joins SRW, marketer of health and wellness brands, as VP.
The National Press Club will give its annual John Aubuchon Press Freedom Award this year to Aasif Sultan, a journalist in Kashmir jailed for nearly a year for his reporting, and to Mackenzie Mays, a Politico journalist who has produced accountability journalism despite harassment... IPR’s Digital Media Research Center is presenting a free webinar on Sept. 26 that will explain the basics of blockchain technology... Joe Honick, president of GMA International and O'Dwyer's contribute will present “54% Vote But 100% Bitch” at University of Virginia.
Sarah Huckabee Sanders, whose combative reign as White House press secretary ended in June, is coming on board as a contributor at Fox News.
Blicksilver PR is handling private equity firm AE Industrial Partners' deal to acquire Oregon’s Columbia Helicopters, makers of heavy-lift Chinook helicopters used in defense, firefighting and mining.
Atlanta’s Brandware Group has recruited Lou Laste, a PR veteran of Cox Automotive and Verizon Communications, as CEO effective Sept. 9.
Elissa Greer has been named EVP communications at Solstice Studios, overseeing corporate and domestic publicity and promotions for the company.
Version 2.0 Communications has added Rave Mobile Safety for story-telling and thought leadership duties... SourceCode Communications seeks PR knockout for Everlast... Jenerate PR salutes Kupu Spirits.
BerlinRosen will promote Virginia Tech’s $1B Innovation Campus that will anchor the National Landing District, future home of Amazon’s HQ2 complex.
Westchester County's Department of Social Services is requesting proposals from agencies than can provide promotional and marketing services for a resource that offers employment opportunities for area job seekers.
Playboy magazine White House correspondent Brian Karem sues president Trump, White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham over yanked credentials... Sean Spicer gets dream job, a gig on "Dancing with the Stars"... Facebook opts for humans over algorithms for News Tab.
Sage advice that can prevent start-ups from finding themselves in a reputational crisis.
Aranthan “AJ” Jones II, who was global head of public affairs for BCW, has joined Vanda Pharmaceuticals as chief corporate affairs and communications officer at the Washington-based biopharmaceutical.
WPP is opening co-location campuses in Mumbai and Gurugram, India. The Mumbai outlet will house 3,800 staffers from 16 companies... Hudson West goes East via opening of office in Brooklyn's Park Slope nabe... REQ acquires Internet Marketing Inc. Combined company boasts of $50M annual revenues, 120 staffers.
Many Americans can’t tell the difference between the news and content published by satirical websites, according to a recent study. (3 reader comments)
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