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Ken Bone:  His Fifteen Minutes Of Fame Is Over

5WPR CEO Ronn Torossian takes a look at the rise and fall of Ken Bone. These days, the Internet can give you your 15 minutes of fame only to set you up to fall further and faster than you ever thought possible. It’s the world we live in, and it’s

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Soros Justice Media Fellowships

Soros Justice Media Fellowships

The Soros Justice Media Fellowships has released information on their new media fellowships, which support writers, print and broadcast journalists, bloggers, filmmakers, and other individuals with distinctive voices proposing to complete media projects that engage and inform, spur debate and conversation, and catalyze change on important U.S. criminal justice issues.

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Starwood acquisition makes Marriott the big dog on the block

Starwood Acquisition Makes Marriott the Big Dog

It’s a good time to be a part of the Marriott brand. After Marriott acquired Starwood Hotels and Resorts, some of the top brands in hospitality are now all under one roof – Marriott, Courtyard, Ritz-Carlton, Sheraton, Westin, and St. Regis. And these are just a handful of 30 top hotel

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Elie Hirschfeld – A New York Institution

Elie Hirschfeld is so much a part of the Big Apple that some might say his heart beats in time with the never-ending energy of New York. Elie owns more than one million square feet of commercial office space in New York — including approximately 570K square feet leased in West

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How will Streaming Change the Emmys?

5WPR CEO Ronn Torossian comments on the future of Streaming Live Events. The continued success of streaming video content has many traditional TV networks trying to figure out how to jump on the bandwagon without destroying their current, profitable business model. The NFL recently announced a deal to stream Thursday

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PR Lessons from Unions

Great PR is often associated with Mad Men of Madison Ave, Silicon Valley wizards, or seasoned warriors on K Street. But that’s oversimplifying things, and underestimating some of the best PR operatives in the country – unions. Long gone are days when unions accomplished their goals by simply picketing outside

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