Washington Media Group, the D.C.-based crisis shop, has brought in Bush administration alum Robert Johnson as president to manage the firm.
Johnson handled public affairs for the Transportation Security Administration and served as chief of staff to Transportation Dept. Secretary Mary Peters.
After starting out in journalism, he handled PA and media relations for Arizona Govs. Fife Symington and Jane Hull, as well as Reps. Jim Kolbe and Jon Kyl (Rs-Ariz.).
Gregory Vistica, a former investigative journalist for outlets like Newsweek and the Washington Post, is chairman and CEO of WMG.
The principles of liberty, self-government and individual rights are often discussed as matters of history. Last week in Odesa, Ukraine, I was reminded they are also very much matters of the present. 
How risks and opportunities have evolved for communicators in the second Trump administration.
Too many executives view public affairs as a technical task. They think that if their policy is strong, their facts are correct, and their lawyers are ready, the outcome will naturally follow. That’s a dangerous misconception.
A majority of Americans (52 percent) say president Trump launched the invasion of Iran in part to distract voters from the Jeffrey Epstein sex scandal. Forty percent disagree, according to Drop Site/Zeteo/Data for Progress survey conducted March 6-8.
