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
| • | 'Hot Iron' of Fake News Charge Doesn’t Stop Press(Media News) Thu., Nov. 30, 2017
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Journalists, despite being “targeted with that red hot iron of fake news,” are producing some of their best work, CNN’s Christiane Amanpour told the Committee to Protect Journalists Nov. 15.| • | Health Advocates Express Concern about '4G' Radiation(Healthcare PR) Wed., Nov. 29, 2017
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Health advocates are asking consumers to take a close look at “4G” Wi-Fi transmissions, saying they raise health concerns. (2 reader comments)| • | Doubts Expressed about Physical Therapy(Healthcare PR) Mon., Nov. 27, 2017
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Americans spend an estimated $30 billion yearly on physical therapy to attack aches and pains. Doubts remain as to the effectiveness of the treatments. (4 reader comments)| • | New York Times Letter Thanking Readers Causes Backlash(Media News) Wed., Nov. 22, 2017
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A letter to this writer yesterday from New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof was a shocker. It thanked me for being a reader. (2 reader comments)| • | How to Hire a PR Firm Advice Updated by O’Dwyer’s(PR Firms) Mon., Nov. 20, 2017
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Two choices present themselves—hire an ad agency related PR operation or an independent firm. Both have pluses and minuses.| • | Wi-Fi Foes Battle Industry-Backed U.S. Laws(Healthcare PR) Mon., Nov. 20, 2017
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Groups that oppose the spread of Wi-Fi and cellphone hardware are trying to stop bills before Congress that would block control of transmitters by cities. (1 reader comment)| • | CooperKatz Says 'PR' Best Describes the Industry(Public Relations) Fri., Nov. 17, 2017
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CooperKatz is committed to the term “PR” as the best descriptor of what its practitioners do, saying that the meaning of the term is evolving. (3 reader comments)| • | Cellphone Safety Tips Issued by EMR Website(Healthcare PR) Tue., Nov. 14, 2017
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Healthcare website emraware, which tracts Electro Magnetic Radiation, has issued guidelines that lower the risk from such radiation.| • | WPP Stock Drop Pressures Owned Firms, Especially Ogilvy(PR Firms) Mon., Nov. 13, 2017
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WPP, hit with a 17.8% stock drop from $119 to $84 in the past 52 weeks, is putting pressure on its units in a move to bolster net.| • | Kristin Gearty, Ogilvy Vet, to InVentiv Health(Healthcare PR) Thu., Nov. 9, 2017
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Kristin Gearty, former SVP at Ogilvy and with Ogilvy nearly 14 years, joined InVentiv Health on Long Island as executive VP.| • | PR Pros, Heavy Cellphone Users, Need Awareness of Dangers(Healthcare PR) Mon., Nov. 6, 2017
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PR people, increasingly dependent on sophisticated cellphones for news, info and communication, must be aware of dangers they present. (8 reader comments)| • | Radiation Health Advocates Press Legislation in Mass.(Healthcare PR) Fri., Nov. 3, 2017
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Radiation health advocates are pressing passage of seven wireless radiation bills to the Mass. legislature. Public hearings are set. (2 reader comments)| • | 'Fake News' Phenom Boosts Real News—Ogilvy Survey(Media News) Thu., Nov. 2, 2017
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The blight of “fake news” is “creating new trust in traditional media,” say reporters who responded to an Ogilvy survey.| • | Blabbing about 'Ethics' Is Rampant While Civility to Press Is Lacking(PR Ethics) Mon., Oct. 30, 2017
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ICCO, 2,500 PR firms in 55 countries, voted the “Helsinki Declaration,” a pompous document urging ethical behavior of members. Ignored is the rude, unhelpful and not available behavior of many PR people. (1 reader comment)| • | PRSA Awards to Ketchum, Ogilvy Raise Ethical Questions(PRSA) Fri., Oct. 20, 2017
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Ketchum’s 170 PRSA Silver Anvils and Ogilvy’s win of the “Best of Anvils” in 2013, when Ogilvy’s Mickey Nall was chair, raise ethical questions.
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