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Stephanie Grisham out as White House press secretary after eight months during which she held no regular press briefings. Donald Trump has been holding his own daily media briefings.
The University of San Diego in in the market for PR software, according to the school's RFQ.
Racepoint CEO Larry Weber has hired PR veteran Bob Osmond to serve as president of the independent tech-oriented shop.
The Federal Communications Commission rejects petition urging it to help prevent the spread of false COVID-19 information on broadcast outlets. Panel claims plea was politically motivated.
As clients scale back their marketing budgets in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, PR firms are reporting an upswing in employee layoffs and salary cuts, as well as terminated client contracts and campaigns put on hold, according to a Gould+Partners survey.
Highwire PR has acquired digital communications consultancy Wonderscript.
Neathawk360 handles media for Roanoke's pedestrian safety programs funded by Virginia's Department of Motor Vehicles... Red Fan Communications partners with Tot Squad, a curated marketplace for parenting-related services... Firecracker PR lands Li-Cycle, a Toronto-based company focused on advanced Lithium-Ion battery resource recovery.
A summary and analysis of how CEOs are positioning themselves in response to the media’s appetite for insight into how businesses have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Remote video-conferencing platform Zoom has seen usage surge in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, but a series of recent privacy and security concerns has the service falling short of users’ expectations.
Opening the financials of your company to all employees can reduce their feelings of resentment when management has to make tough decisions, since those decisions no longer come as a surprise. Everyone pulls together to get through the hardship. (1 reader comment)
A leaked memo shows Amazon resorting to brass-knuckle tactics against a former employee who claimed he was fired for organizing a strike at the e-commerce giant’s Staten Island fulfillment center.
Former Energy Secretary Rick Perry is lobbying on behalf of the US shale oil industry, which faces "an existential threat" due to the collapse of crude oil prices. (1 reader comment)
Commentary
Big technology and pharmaceutical companies will emerge from the chaos of the COVID-19 crisis even more powerful than they are today. They will need PR to deal with the backlash... COVID-19 casualties: 62 percent of small businesses won't survive two months without federal assistance... Another impeachable offense: Pentagon warned Trump team of pandemic and shortage of ventilators, hospital beds and drugs. President opted to close White House pandemic office.
Fenton Consulting has launched a billboard PSA campaign, urging motorists to get off the road and stay home in the national effort to stop the spread of COVID-19.
Camonghne Felix, who was national director of surrogates communications, black media & strategic communications for Elizabeth Warren's presidential run, has joined Blue State in Washington.
The communications industry is uniquely poised to respond to the spread of misinformation that’s surged in the wake of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
WarnerMedia names Hulu co-founder Jason Kilar CEO, effective May 1... Bustle Digital Group, which includes such properties as Nylon and Elite Daily, fires 24 staffers... News Media Alliance, a nonprofit organization that represents nearly 2,000 news organizations, asks Post Office to cut mailing rates during COVID-19 pandemic.
Chirp, integrated marketing communications shop, recruits Edelman executive VP Marisa Puthoff... Move, Inc. of News Corp. hires Samsung Next's Hani Durzy as VP-communications... IMAX Corporation adds Brett Harriss as senior VP of investor relations.
ColorComm, which represents women of color in PR, advertising and media, today condemned anti-Asian racism triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Liz Halloran, deputy communications director at the Human Rights Campaign, has joined Cornerstone Public Affairs.
Teneo represents Bloom Energy, which is teaming with Almo Corp, to refurbish and distribute unused and out-or-warranty ventilators to states and hospitals in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.
Some easy steps you can take to make working from home a better—and more productive—experience.
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