Review of 2016: Trump, Shrinking Media, Cellphone Abuses Shown
Mon, Dec. 19, 2016
By Jack O'Dwyer
Donald Trump bypassed media and PR to win the presidency; “Cell” movie showed how cellphones control minds as well as inform them...
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Donald Trump bypassed media and PR to win the presidency; “Cell” movie showed how cellphones control minds as well as inform them...
Public relations executive and advertising account manager were named in a CareerCast report as some of the most "overrated jobs" in 2016.
Tennessee Titans VP of communications Jimmy Stanton has resigned after the NFL's first week of games and following his second tenure with the team.
Auritt Communications Group and A. Larry Ross Communications are promoting the newly opened Noah's Ark replica theme park, drawing national media attention from its Williamstown, Ky., locale.
The Albany Capital Center, the 82,000-square-foot convention center slated to open next March, has engaged Baker PR as AOR, following an RFP process.
GYMR PR, the respected independent, Washington, D.C.-based PR firm focused on healthcare, has disbanded after an 18-year run.
Mark Hass, a former CEO for Edelman and MSLGroup, has been appointed a professor of Arizona State University's business and journalism schools.
The Wi-Fi Now 2016 conference April 19-21 in Tysons Corner, Va., after giving O’Dwyer’s press credentials, has withdrawn them after being told O’Dwyer’s would raise health issues related to Wi-Fi, cellphones and other radiation sources. (3 reader comments)
A bogus press release purportedly from Pfizer that fooled the Washington Post on March 31 led to a retraction by the paper and legal threat by the drugmaker.
A look back at 2015, the year in crisis PR, reveals familiar faces and themes.
The O'Dwyer's staff wishes you a happy and prosperous 2016. Happy New Year!
A chorus of gingerbread cookies on parade in the window of Lord and Taylor on 5th Ave. in NYC.
The Census Bureau has scheduled a preliminary event on the extensive agency search process to handle its lucrative advertising and PR contracts for the upcoming 2020 count.
Renee Wilson, chief client officer at MSLGroup and former North America president of the Publicis firm, has been tapped to lead the PR Council as president.
The move comes soon after Spong named managing director Julie Batliner as the PR agency’s new president.
With Thanksgiving upon us, now is an opportune time to take a moment to remember what we PR professionals can be thankful for this year
Accepting the Alexander Hamilton Medal for Lifetime Contribution to PR, Mike Fernandez stressed that the PR profession needs to take pains to rebuild public trust and step up its diversity efforts.
Despite the increasing clout of social media channels—not to mention the growing influence of hipster Websites like BuzzFeed and Mashable—traditional channels such as 'Today' still pack an incredible punch.
The average value of each grant is $2,500 and will be offered to as many as 100 nonprofit organizations "doing good" on a local or national level for 2016.
According to Stevens the book will be given free of charge to any U.S. PR agency owner who requests it. It will also be available in a quality paperback version as well as through Amazon.
By hosting NBC’s Saturday Night Live last weekend Trump cashed in on his celebrity brand, making a case for himself as a populist anti-establishment Republican candidate who is making “America Great Again” through self-deprecation, bravado and entertainment.
Think about how your clients might be impacted by issues or in ways outside of your current scope of work. Are there opportunities for your client to be involved in the debate?
Left unchecked, gut-given writing rarely sticks out. That’s because the first thing that enters a busy writer’s brain is rarely the best thing.
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