Jack O'Dwyer, who has covered PR, communications, journalism and related fields in his own company since 1968, previously was a financial reporter at two of the five biggest daily newspapers in the U.S., the New York Journal-American (six years) and the Chicago Tribune (four years).

Stories by Jack O'Dwyer

•	Blimps Planned to Bring Wi-Fi to Remote Areas (Technology PR) Tue., Apr. 3, 2018 Altaeros Energies is testing a blimp that will bring wireless broadband coverage to rural and remote areas.

•	Grim Life of Book Publicist Told in New York Post (Media News) Mon., Apr. 2, 2018 Knopf PR director Paul Bogaards, describing the job in his blog, wrote, “As a publicist, you will live a life of sadness and defeat. And you will learn to cry.” (3 reader comments)

•	O’Dwyer’s Celebrates 50 Years in July (PR Commentary) Mon., Mar. 26, 2018 The July O’Dwyer’s magazine will look back on 50 years of PR coverage and explore what lies ahead for PR and the communications business. (5 reader comments)

•	Wireless Assn. Petitions Supreme Court on Cellphone Warning Notice (Healthcare PR) Tue., Jan. 16, 2018 CTIA, representing The Wireless Assn., has petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to block Berkeley’s cellphone “right to know” ordinance. (4 reader comments)

•	Rosy Economic Stats, Sniping at Trump, Perplex Americans (Public Affairs) Mon., Jan. 8, 2018 Since unemployment is the lowest since 2000, the stock market is setting records, and businesses talk of expanding, Americans are perplexed at the continued sniping at President Trump. (1 reader comment)

•	Page Center Honors Bill George, John Onoda, Gwen Ifill (PR Ethics) Fri., Jan. 5, 2018 The Arthur W. Page Center is honoring Bill George, senior fellow, Harvard Business School and former CEO of Medtronic; John Onoda, consultant for Gagen MacDonald, and posthumously PBS NewsHour host Gwen Ifill.

•	New York Times Says Movie 'The Post' Steals its Scoop (Media News) Wed., Dec. 27, 2017 The New York Times is claiming that the movie, “The Post” incorrectly credits the Washington Post with one of its scoops—publication of the Pentagon Papers in 1971.

•	Cellphone Health Advocates Warn on Gifts to Children (Healthcare PR) Sat., Dec. 23, 2017 Advocates of safe cellphone use, including former Microsoft exec Frank Clegg, are urging parents not to give phones or Wi-Fi enabled toys to their children. (1 reader comment)

•	5G Wi-Fi, Backed by Trump, Appears Unstoppable (Healthcare PR) Thu., Dec. 21, 2017 Deployment of 5G wireless Wi-Fi internet service, backed President Trump, appears like a done deal but health advocates are not giving up. (8 reader comments)

•	Verizon Launching First 5G Wireless Service in Five Markets (Big Data) Wed., Dec. 20, 2017 Verizon will launch Fifth Generation wireless residential broadband services in three to five U.S. markets in 2018, becoming the first company to do so.

•	Trump Is Good for U.S. and Business including PR (Public Relations) Mon., Dec. 18, 2017 Economic stats, including lowest unemployment since 2000, rising incomes, and a stock market that is setting records, offset negatives of the Trump Administration. (3 reader comments)

•	CBS-TV Warns of Health Hazards of Cellphones (Healthcare PR) Mon., Dec. 18, 2017 National CBS-TV News aired a segment Dec. 15 calling attention to a warning on cellphones issued by the California Dept. of Public Health.

•	Calif. Health Dept. Warns on Cellphone Use (Healthcare PR) Thu., Dec. 14, 2017 Keep cellphones away from your body and don’t sleep near one at night, says the California Dept. of Public Health. (4 reader comments)

•	J’s Helped in Sex Assault Story—Time (Media News) Mon., Dec. 11, 2017 “Phenomenal reporting” by “determined journalists" helped break the female sexual assault story that has dominated media in recent months. (1 reader comment)

•	Meryl Streep Hijacks CPJ Dinner, Pleads Case of Press (Media News) Mon., Dec. 4, 2017 Superstar Meryl Streep, nominated for 20 Academy Awards, barged into the Committee to Protect Journalists dinner Nov. 15 to plead the case for journalists. (1 reader comment)

  

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