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Last Updated: Mon., Nov. 10, 2025 @ 1:30 pm

Why Leaders Need A Funny Bone

Mon., Nov. 10, 2025

By Ken Jacobs

Tony D'AngeloTony D'Angelo, Department Chair at Syracuse University’s Newhouse School, is shaping the next generation of communicators. In this episode of Taking the Lead, he shares lessons on trust, collaboration, and developing true leaders, not just top performers.

Press Releases: Is That All There Is?

Mon., Nov. 10, 2025

By Dan Garza

Dan GarzaPress releases are important, but they do little to create brand and market awareness, and they’re no substitute for a well-orchestrated PR strategy.

PR Pitches Still Resonate Among Creator Journalists.

Mon., Nov. 10, 2025

By Steve Barnes

Muck RackAbout eight out of 10 self-publishing creator journalists (82 percent) say that at least some of their stories are based on a PR pitch, according to a study from Muck Rack.

Joele Frank Hands Pine Gate's Chapter 11

Mon., Nov. 10, 2025

By Kevin McCauley

PineGateJoele Frank handles Pine Gate Renewables as the Asheville, NC-based solar power development company declares Chapter 11 in the aftermath of Donald Trump’s cuts to wind & solar tax credits.

MA Town Budgets $100K for Emergency Comms System

Fri., Nov. 7, 2025

By Kevin McCauley

PetershamPetersham, which is the fifth largest town in Massachusetts, seeks a firm to develop an emergency communications program for its municipal vulnerability preparedness program.

SKDK Heavyweight Prewett Shifts to Actum

Fri., Nov. 7, 2025

By Kevin McCauley

Cecelia PreweetActum has hired Cecelia Prewett, who was president of DC Public Affairs at SKDK during a nearly 13-year run, as senior managing director in its Washington office.

Monitoring Mamdani

Fri., Nov. 7, 2025

By Kevin McCauley

MamdaniThe ADL plans a Mamdani Monitor to track down any whiff of antisemitism from the policies and appointments made by his administration. It should have given him a chance to live up to Election Night promise... Brendan Carr, Alden Global Capital, Alphabet, Meta and Elon Musk make Reporters Without Borders' roster of Press Freedom Predators.

Verizon Dials Up Columbia's Paasche

Fri., Nov. 7, 2025

By Steve Barnes

Franz PaascheFranz Paasche, who was most recently EVP for public affairs and communications at Columbia University, will join Verizon as EVP, corporate affairs, effective Nov. 10.

Agency Selection No Different Than Hiring Key Staffers

Fri., Nov. 7, 2025

By John O'Dwyer

Steve Drake (L) & Robert UdowitzRobert Udowitz and Steve Drake, principals of RFP Associates, advocated for an agency selection process that mirrors the same rigor applied to recruiting key staff members, during their seminar at last week's PRSA ICON conference in Wash., D.C.

PR Firm News: PKPR Launches Book Publicity Unit

Fri., Nov. 7, 2025

By Steve Barnes

PKPRPKPR, a New York-based boutique shop, launches a book publicity division focused on nonfiction authors... Palantir Technologies and Stagwell form a partnership to create an AI-driven platform for marketers... The Conference Board is presenting a Nov. 18-19 event at the Brooklyn Marriott that will look at the priorities, challenges and opportunities facing AI decision-makers today.

Media Maneuvers: Kaminer Cuts Ties with Observer's 'Power List'

Fri., Nov. 7, 2025

By Steve Barnes

Michael KaminerMichael Kaminer, who was responsible for the Observer’s “Power List” for the past 13 years, has cut ties with the publication... The New York Times Company continues the march toward its goal of 15 million subscribers by the end of 2027... The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation is providing more than $6 million in funding to eight organizations working to address the challenges local news and information environments face along the U.S.-Mexico border.

On the Move: Horizon Family Brands Names Springate CMO

Fri., Nov. 7, 2025

By Steve Barnes

Andrew SpringateHorizon Family Brands, which includes Horizon Organic and Wallaby Organic yogurt, hires Andrew Springate as CMO... Wake Tech, a Raleigh, NC community college that serves over 70,000 adults annually, brings on Lisa Marie Ferrell, who previously led North America communications at Lenovo, as VP of communications and marketing... Golin brings on executive creative director Meg Farquhar in Chicago, and EVPs of strategy Tom Howells (Western Region) and Martin Coomber (New York).

Awards: New York Financial Writers’ Association Honors STAT News

Fri., Nov. 7, 2025

By Steve Barnes

STATThe New York Financial Writers’ Association awards its 2025 Impact Award for Distinguished Financial Journalism to STAT News for "Denied by AI," a four-part series reported by Casey Ross and Bob Herman... (W)right On Communications president and founder Julie Wright receives the 2025 Andy Mace Award for Outstanding Contribution in Public Relations by the San Diego Press Club... Ghidotti, a Little Rock-based public relations and content marketing agency, earned five international honors at the 2025 Public Relations Global Network Best Practice Awards.