'NewsHour' boosts outreach
11 Dec 2008 | by Frank Washkuch
ARLINGTON, VA: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer's in-house communications staff is employing a media relations strategy, which is designed to promote its expanded global health coverage.
CHICAGO: The Tribune Co. is conducting a multifaceted outreach effort to consumers, employees, advertisers, and vendors to explain its December 8 Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection filing.
ARLINGTON, VA: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer's in-house communications staff is employing a media relations strategy, which is designed to promote its expanded global health coverage.
NEW YORK: A reality show based on fashion PR firm People's Revolution is expected to begin filming as early as February, according to Kelly Cutrone, owner of New York- and Los Angeles-based agency.
SEATTLE: Joining the wave of retailers that have launched holiday campaigns in the past few weeks, Amazon has enlisted six of its top reviewers to provide gift tips for customers during the holiday season.
NEW YORK: Broadcast PR firm DS Simon Productions has introduced Financial Crisis PR Project Insurance, a program that allows clients to pull their PR programs at a percentage of the contract price should the stock market tumble further.
NEW YORK: The Wall Street Journal's Robert Thomson chastised the mainstream media for reporting "pompously" at PRWeek's Next Conference on November 19.
NEW YORK: London-based business publication the Financial Times reached out broadly to promote the redesign of its Web site, which debuted this week.
NEW YORK: A coalition of liberal advocacy groups and volunteers distributed copies of a satirical July 4, 2009, edition of The New York Times to New York City commuters on November 12.
NEW YORK: Freud Communications, selected by OK magazine as its AOR, is focusing on corporate positioning, media relations, and weekly publicity outreach for the magazine brand.
NASSAU, BAHAMAS: The Bahamas International Film Festival (BIFF) is concentrating its PR efforts leading up to this year's event to build its international reputation and compete against other well-known film festivals around the world.
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