Steve Barnes is associate editor at O'Dwyer's. His publishing career includes stints at Condé Nast, Hearst and the Wall Street Journal, where he served as assistant news editor for the Weekend Journal. He was also managing editor at ARTnews and production editor at Medical Marketing & Media.
In a past life, he taught film studies at New York University and Adelphi.
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| • | On the Move: Campbell Rejoins Linhart PR(Personnel Appointments) Fri., Oct. 9, 2026
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| • | PR Firm News: FUEL Acquires 53Six Sports Marketer(PR Firm News) Fri., Oct. 9, 2026
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| • | On the Move: APCO Names Williamson Chief Client Officer(Personnel Appointments) Thu., Oct. 8, 2026
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| • | Accounts in Transit: Rubenstein PR Picks Up OS Therapies(News of Accounts) Thu., Oct. 8, 2026
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| • | PR Firm News: Hoffman Agency Joins United Partners Network(PR Firm News) Thu., Oct. 8, 2026
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| • | Companies Short Change CCOs(PR Research) Wed., Oct. 7, 2026
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| • | Sodali Snaps Up JF's Ragones(Personnel Appointments) Wed., Oct. 7, 2026
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| • | PR Firm News: Curley & Pynn Rebrands as Biplane(PR Firm News) Wed., Oct. 7, 2026
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| • | Accounts in Transit: Hemsworth Books Revelex(News of Accounts) Tue., Oct. 6, 2026
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| • | PR Firm News: Prosek Partners Opens San Francisco Outpost(PR Firm News) Tue., Oct. 6, 2026
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| • | Accounts in Transit: Uptown Agency Snags USA Bobsled/Skeleton(News of Accounts) Fri., Oct. 2, 2026
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| • | On the Move: GCI Health Hires Weber's Helgesen(Personnel Appointments) Fri., Oct. 2, 2026
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| • | PR Firm News: Bospar Expands Audit*E Tool(PR Firm News) Fri., Oct. 2, 2026
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| • | Racepoint's Osmond Moves to Clarity(Personnel Appointments) Thu., Oct. 1, 2026
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| • | PR Firm News: Real Chemistry Launches MaestroHCP(PR Firm News) Thu., Oct. 1, 2026
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Linhart Public Relations, a Denver-based firm, names Ashley Campbell VP and partner... Akima, a provider of mission-focused solutions to the federal government, appoints Michael Teegardin as VP of marketing & communications... QuidelOrtho Corporation, a global provider of diagnostic solutions, appoints Sanjeev Sharma as VP, investor relations... McNeely Brockman Public Relations hires Lindsey West as an account executive. 
53Six, a Dublin- and London-based sports marketing agency, is acquired by Irish experience and entertainment group FUEL... Blue Highway Advisory releases a report that looks at how the shift from CEO to AI has changed the way in which consumers access information, and offers advice on how to handle the new landscape... Get Engaged, whose services include campaign ideation, social media management, influencer marketing, celebrity partnerships, content production and paid media, joins SAMY, a social-first agency headquartered in Madrid. 
APCO names Kelly Williamson, who has been president, North America since 2018, chief client officer and global president of capital markets, a newly created role... Avenue Z, which has offices in NYC and Miami, brings on Stephanie Goenaga as associate director, public relations... Marino names Vincent Dente EVP of creative and AI innovation, a new post.
Rubenstein Public Relations picks up OS Therapies, which offers gene-edited, Listeria-based cancer immunotherapies... Brandman adds Lough Eske Castle, a five-star Castle hotel and gateway in Donegal, Ireland... LRJ PR & Communications lands Case-Mate, a company whose products range from phone cases to a curated line of such accessories as beach bags.
The Hoffman Agency, a Silicon Valley-based firm with offices in Europe, Asia and the U.S., teams up with United Partners Network, a global community of independent communications agencies... ChangeMakers acquires R&G Strategic, a Halifax, Nova Scotia-based firm with a practice that spans ESG and sustainability strategy and reporting; stakeholder engagement; climate and GHG consulting; sustainability campaigns; branding; communications; and marketing... AltaVista Strategic Partners, a Baltimore-based firm, opens an second office in Tampa, effective Oct. 15.
Almost two-thirds of the chief communications officers (65.9 percent) surveyed in a new study from Page say that the scope of their job has expanded over the past two years.
Joele Frank managing director Tim Ragones and Jasper Street Partners' MD Peter da Silva Vint join stakeholder intelligence advisory firm Sodali & Co.
Curley & Pynn Public Relations Management rebrands as Biplane focused specifically on helping nonprofits build visibility, reputation and trust to advance their philanthropy... SKDK launches a payer negotiation practice that is designed to support health systems as they navigate increasingly complex negotiations with insurers... ChangeMakers, a strategy and communications firm with over 400 professionals across North America, launches RepScore.
Hemsworth is named PR agency of record for enterprise travel technology company Revelex... Bolt PR comes on board as PR agency of record for Lexar, which provides high-performance memory and storage for consumers, creators and professionals who capture, store and move data... The Wilful Group is engaged to support the UK launch of refurbed, one of Europe’s leading marketplaces for professionally refurbished products.
Prosek Partners opens in San Francisco under the leadership of partner Nadia Damouni... Caliber Corporate Advisers, which works with clients in the fintech and financial services sectors, introduces the Caliber Authority Index (Caliber AI), a proprietary measurement platform... Herbie Thiele Consulting, a public affairs firm blending lobbying and communications, is launched by the longtime Sachs Media partner.
The Uptown Agency is named agency of record for USA Bobsled/Skeleton, the national governing body for the bobsled and skeleton in the US... SPM Communications adds L&L Hawaiian Barbecue, Sunfly and Puttery to its client roster... Grant PR, which has handled such clients as 3M, Empire State Realty Trust and WNET Thirteen, signs on commercial retail real estate brokerage firm Rova.re.
GCI Health brings on Eric Helgesen, who led digital transition and enterprise platform development at Weber Shandwick, as EVP, head of AI and innovation... Stanton Communications appoints Je’Coven Norwood as account director and Rida Dhanani as an account executive... Netflix hires the Walt Disney Company’s Naomi Bulochnikov-Paul as VP of television series communications... Abry Partners, a Boston-based private equity firm, names Yusef Kassim as head of capital strategy and investor relations.
Bospar expands its Audit*E tool for small- and medium-sized businesses, which provides comprehensive visibility scoring, competitive analysis and platform-specific improvement recommendations, giving users actionable intelligence to help with brand positioning.... 5W is increasing its presence in Tampa and the Florida market....PR Consultants Group, a nationwide network of senior-level public relations, strategic communications and marketing specialists in more than 50 U.S. markets, has brought on 13 independently owned public relations firms across 13 markets and 12 states so far in 2026.
Former Racepoint Global president Bob Osmond has moved to Clarity Global, where he will be managing partner, North America.
Real Chemistry launches MaestroHCP, which is designed to help pharmaceutical marketers plan, activate and measure HCP engagement with more speed, precision and control... Laughlin Constable Public Relations receives a Skyline Award from PRSA... 1Milk2Sugars, which has offices in New York, Toronto and Montréal, is expanding its influencer marketing offering with the establishment of a dedicated U.S.-based influencer team.