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Is the New York Times Apology to Donald Trump Too Little Too Late?

Last week, after the Trump victory became formal, The New York Times issued an “apology” and rededication to fair reporting practices.  For many readers, however it was not enough. What they Said… Arthur Sulzberger Jr., the NYT’s publisher, issued a statement that said, in part, that “After such an erratic

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Muck Rack for PR Pros, Journalists, Marketers, and Bloggers

Muck Rack for PR Pros, Journalists, Marketers, and Bloggers

Muck Rack reports on their website that they are the easiest way to contact journalists and bloggers with a story for your organization or PR clients. For their customers they provide alert notifications, track your content and who shares it, as well as the different sites that include it on

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Tim Kane Joins ICR Team

News From Porter Novelli, Rubenstein PR & ICR

Tim Kane Joins ICR Team Strategic communications and PR firm ICR announced the addition of Tim Kane to their staff as managing director overseeing their digital branding efforts. Kane has worked in agency positions as well as corporate efforts and has expertise in most PR areas including social and experiential

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Wonder Woman named UN “ambassador” amid protests

Wonder Woman named UN “ambassador” amid protests

The United Nations created an uproar when it named DC Comics’ Amazon Princess “Wonder Woman” a “special ambassador” in honor of the character’s 75th birthday. The honorific chosen was “Special Ambassador for the Empowerment of Women and Girls” and you might think that would be a positive thing. And it

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Verizon pushes upgrade fee

Verizon cutting jobs as market sours

For decades in the wireless marketplace, there have been some bedrock realities that both consumers and companies could bank on. One: Verizon had the best … everything … except for price. AT&T was a distant second and those Other Guys? They were for folks who couldn’t get Verizon, for whatever

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Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt Hired PR Experts for Divorce-Related Communications

Jolie-Pitt PR Teams, Ripp Media, Havas New York, and Sunshine Sachs

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt Hired PR Experts for Divorce-Related Communications Both actors are big name draws, and both have recently retained crisis communications pros. Jolie’s team consists of Laura Wasser (attorney for Johnny Depp and Jennifer Garner) and two publicists based in the U.K., presumably because she has publicly

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SeaWorld Can’t Seem to Recover

SeaWorld Fighting Back

Ever since the CNN documentary “BlackFish” was broadcast, the SeaWorld theme parks across the country have faced a growing wave of backlash, criticism, and falling numbers at the turnstiles. It’s worse in Florida than in California, but the company can’t whitewash the damage done by BlackFish. They must hit it head on

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