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Politico Discusses "Polebrity," Induces Nausea

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 10.26.2009 | Media

Read More: Celebrity, Political Criticism, Public Relations, Celebrity Politicians, Politico Celebrity Politics, Poebrity, Politics Celebrity, Media News

Did you ever get the feeling that at some point in the past, political culture got inextricably combined with celebrity culture -- sort of like the le...

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Can I Win the Oprah Lottery? How to Get Your Biz on TV

Karen Luniw | Posted 11.09.2009 | Business

Read More: TV Exposure, Reality TV, Lottery, Oprah Winfrey, Business, Luniw, Dunn Pellier, Public Relations, Business News
Karen Luniw

One of the keys to attracting more business is to be seen more. Getting on TV and other media is a great way to do that and you don't need a publicist to get the ball rolling.

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Pentagon Caught, uh, Promoting Its Interests

Eric Dezenhall | Posted 10.17.2009 | Media

Read More: Propaganda, Pentagon Propaganda, Media Bias, Public Relations, Media News
Eric Dezenhall

As a rule, the more hated an organization, the more vigilant it has to be with the media because of the near certainty its message will be met with intense, and sometimes deserved, resistance.

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Enter the Golden Age of PR: Exit Reality

Schuyler Brown | Posted 09.17.2009 | Media

Read More: Marketing, Marketing Trends, Pr, Journalists, Public Relations, Endorsements, Journalistic Freedom, Journalistic Bias, Advertising, Online Advertising, Advertising Age, Media Spin, New Media, Branding, Journalistic Ethics, Campaign Spin, Media News
Schuyler Brown

Brands are ditching advertising, which is really pretty transparent in its intentions, in favor of spin and PR, which really is not. This shift is partly because advertising is failing and partly because PR is right for the times.

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PR 101: Dustin Lance Black Lawsuit Over Leaked Sex Pics

Bil Browning | Posted 09.05.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Bad Public Relations, PR 101, Milk, Naked Pictures, Public Relations, Dustin Lance Black, Entertainment News
Bil Browning

Milk screenwriter Dustin Lance Black is suing the website that published pictures of the writer having sex with an ex-boyfriend. This is an incredibly bad idea.

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Jeff Jarvis is a-Twitter

Fortune's Stanley Bing | Posted 09.03.2009 | Media

Read More: Jeff Jarvis, Twitter, Journalism, Public Relations, Journalism School, Media News
<i>Fortune</i>'s Stanley Bing

It's my experience that journalists who routinely call PR people flacks are themselves hacks.

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Athletes Wising Up to Media Game

Danny Groner | Posted 08.07.2009 | Media

Read More: Sports, Manny Ramirez, Media Moguls, Public Relations, Image, Ron Artest, Reporters, Marketing, Media, LeBron James, Media News
Danny Groner

As sports fans, we're prone to forgive, though we rarely forget, because these players' contributions and abilities are what draws us to them, not their decisions.

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The Public Relations Enigma That Was Michael Jackson

Kimberly Krautter | Posted 07.27.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Public-Relations, John F. Kennedy, Michael Jackson, Cnn, Sinatra, John Lennon, Elvis, Kimberly-Krautter, Madonna, Lisa Marie Presley, Tweeting, Michael Jackson Death, Martin Bashir, Entertainment News
Kimberly Krautter

My colleagues and I enjoy challenging each other as to how we would handle various PR disasters. By far the most interesting and stimulating conversations have always been around Michael Jackson.

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The Fraud of Honest-Services Fraud

Gary S. Chafetz | Posted 07.23.2009 | Politics

Read More: Mortgage Brokers, Tribal Casinos, Salvatore DiMasi, Michael Scanlon, Lawyers, John McCain, Jack Abramoff, Referral Fee, Lobbying, Congressional Record, Quid Pro Quo, Antonin Scalia, Native Americans, Bribery, Suborning Perjury, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Plea Deal, Kickback Scheme, Orthopedic Surgeons, Public Relations, Tom Delay, Honest-Services Fraud, Title Insurance, Constitutional Law Professors, Defense Attorneys, Politics News
Gary S. Chafetz

Essentially, honest-services fraud makes prosecutors omnipotent, because they can charge anybody they want with a federal felony.

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Dana Perino: HuffPo is Doing a "Good Job"

Andy Plesser | Posted 07.03.2009 | Media

Read More: Dana Perino, Huffington Post, John-Battelle, Public Relations, Media News
Andy Plesser

Perino had some nice things to say about the Huffington Post onstage and off in this interview. She told me the site is "rebuilding its reputation and dong a pretty good job."

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All I Need to Know (to Adapt to the Changing Media Landscape) I Learned from My Mom!

Celia Alario | Posted 06.19.2009 | Media

Read More: Mainstream Media, Grassroots, Progressives, Public Relations, Death of Newspapers, Progressive Communicators, Media, Newspapers, Pcn, Media News
Celia Alario

I imagine we'll arrive from this rocky road trip with truth, accuracy, journalistic integrity, justice and a more informed and empowered citizenry intact.

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Time for the Military PR Folks to Come Up With a New Spin

Philip Slater | Posted 06.13.2009 | Politics

Read More: Civilian Casualties, Afghanistan War, Spin, US Military, Military, Pr, Public Relations, Politics News
Philip Slater

A little more honesty from the PR folks might be appropriate. Something like: "Look, folks, we're the military. Our job is to kill folks. If you're going to get picky about who, send someone else."

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Odious PR Move Of Our Time

Fortune's Stanley Bing | Posted 05.23.2009 | Business

Read More: Layoffs, Yhoo, Yahoo, Wall Street, Public Relations, Business News
<i>Fortune</i>'s Stanley Bing

Today Yahoo! reported its earnings, which beat street estimates. As far as earnings go, they were pretty typical of today, actually better than some. They had earnings, for example.

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How Stupid Is American Apparel?

Toby Barlow | Posted 05.17.2009 | Business

Read More: Marketing, American Apparel, Advertising, Public Relations, Woody Allen, Woody Allen Sues American Apparel, Woody Allen American Apparel, Business News
Toby Barlow

As far as public relations goes, American Apparel's response to Woody Allen's lawsuit is one of the most absolutely moronic moves I have ever seen anyone make.

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Keith O'Brien, PR Week Editor-in-Chief, Jumps Ship For PR Firm

Attention! Blog | Keith O'Brien | Posted 05.08.2009 | Media

Read More: Attention PR, Keith O'Brien, Keith O'Brien PR Week, PR Week, Keith O'Brien Attention PR, Public Relations, Media News

Editor's Note: The following is the first post by Keith O'Brien explaining why he's leaving PRWeek to join Attention. Keith starts at Attention on Apr...

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The Criminalization of Risk and the Coming Flack Attack

Eric Dezenhall | Posted 04.16.2009 | Politics

Read More: Crisis Management, Corporate Scandals, Bernie Madoff, Public Relations, Subprime Mortgage Crisis, Politics News
Eric Dezenhall

In impending financial prosecutions, the government will have the narrative advantage and, when one's freedom is on the line, a play for the hearts and minds of the judge and jury couldn't hurt.

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In a New Media World, the Best PR Is to Be Your Own Media

Jay Marose | Posted 04.09.2009 | Media

Read More: News Corp, General Electric, Time Warner, Yahoo, Perez Hilton, Burson-Marsteller, Public Relations, Disney, Mtv, Mark Penn, Media News
Jay Marose

For PR people, media conglomeration has only made the ability to garner press coverage of your product, be it a entertainment, consumer items or causes, based on its own merits more difficult.

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AIG's PR Machine: Four Top PR Firms, Plus In-House Team

Breakingviews.com | Lauren Silva Laughlin | Posted 04.03.2009 | Business

Read More: AIG Bailout, Public Relations AIG, Aig, American International Group, Aig Pr Firms, Aig Public Relations, Public Relations, Business News

AIG PR: American International Group is keeping the spin machine employed. The US insurance giant - which just received its fourth taxpayer bailout - ...

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Jason Linkins

Fox News Determined To Break New Ground In Satiric Disclaimers

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 03.22.2009 | Media

Read More: Fox News, Fox News Ratings, Public Relations, Media News

Apparently, not everybody's pet chimpanzee was shot dead in a terrifying police standoff. Some continue to ply their trade in public relations, like ...

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Words That Worked in 2008 (and Some That Didn't): A Report Card

Michael Maslansky | Posted 02.05.2009 | Politics

Read More: Lists, Experience, Political Language, Words, Propoganda, Volt, Maverick, Political Persuasion, Buzzwords, Change, Drill, Surge, Bailout, Public Relations, 2008 Campaign, Subprime, Communications, Year in Review, Politics News
Michael Maslansky

The following is our admittedly subjective ranking of the top ten words of 2008 and how well people used them.

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Memo to Automakers Wagoner, Mulally & Nardelli: Fire Your PR People

Pam Atherton | Posted 12.25.2008 | Business

Read More: Public Relations, Big Three Automakers, ABC News, Automakers Bailout, Brian Ross, Private Jet, Robert Nardelli, Alan Mulally, Richard Wagoner, Cars, US News & World Report, Bailout Plan, Rick Newman, The Big 3, Business News
Pam Atherton

How these three CEO's have acted is a classic teachable moment. They've practically written the curriculum for the class on how to alienate the American public by their actions.

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10 Tips for Communicating in Tough Times

James Hoggan | Posted 12.15.2008 | Business

Read More: Jim Hoggan, Hoggan, Economy, Public Relations, Economic Crisis, Financial Crisis, Economic Collapse, James Hoggan and Associates, Communications, James Hoggan, Business News
James Hoggan

Here is some news you can use: 10 tips that have emerged over a public relations career of dealing with difficult announcements.

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Family Votes McCain, But That Doesn't Stop This Obama Supporter

Chidimma Ozor | Posted 12.04.2008 | Home

Read More: HIV/AIDS, Election Day, Hometown Heroes, Nevada Obama, Public Relations, Las Vegas, Nevada, Election 2008, Obama Volunteers, Steinbeck Communications, Barack Obama, Obama Volunteers Stories, John McCain, Home News
Chidimma Ozor

Paul Speirs is president of Steinbeck Communications, a Las Vegas-based public relations firm, whose clients include top companies in the gaming indus...

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Mr. Bill: "Oh No, Fix the Coast you Broke, Shell Oil!"

Georgianne Nienaber | Posted 09.21.2008 | Green

Read More: New Orleans, Gulf Restoration, Public Relations, Message, Oil, Katrina, Wetlands, Green Living, Media, Mr. Bill, Shell Oil, Green News
Georgianne Nienaber

Meanwhile: Conspiracy Rumors Swirl Around Photo Op An ominous email came in to the sluggo.com listserv, and writers for independent media knew it...

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China's PR Fiascos: Blocking iTunes Just the Latest in Ongoing Olympics PR Disaster

Celia Alario | Posted 09.20.2008 | Media

Read More: China Human Rights Violations, Tibet, China Tibet, Olympics, China, Public Relations, Media News
Celia Alario

A few hours before iTunes became blocked in China, news surfaced about Songs for Tibet, a compilation CD offered free to Olympic athletes.

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