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Beyond honored to have contributed to this coverage during my time at @nytimes. Special congrats to @danielle_ivory who continuously guided us through difficult work from the beginning stages of covid to the war in Ukraine.
Very proud of my two time Pulitzer winning team!!!!
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New: @Wendys has appointed @RuderFinn as its North America communications AOR following a competitive agency review.
Details:
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Gov social shouldn't sound too government-y
And sometimes it should fight Elmo
Good social is human, authentic, and fun
I talked to @PRWeekUS about how we're doing that at @NYC_DOT
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Communications professionals need to exercise caution when evaluating information from HHS under the new administration, former CDC director of communications Kevin Griffis says.
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Earlier this week, Griffis shared that he had exited the health agency.
I spoke with him about what drove his decision, the current state of healthcare comms & what the future of public health messaging looks like under the Trump administration ⤵️
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Chatted with the infamous #SnowWhite red carpet bunny (owner)
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I have an essay in this week's @business Weekend Edition about ticket stubs and memory and how the ways we catalog our own pasts have been changed by the internet. I'm really proud of it and I hope you'll read it. Gift link: bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
Interpublic Group agency The Weber Shandwick Collective has laid off about 20 staffers globally, affecting employees at TWSC flagship firm Weber Shandwick & Resolute Digital, a spokesperson for the collective confirmed.
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The layoffs come ahead of TWSC parent Interpublic Group's planned acquisition by rival holding company Omnicom.
IPG CEO Philippe Krakowsky said in a memo to staff last week that the company is looking to speed progress on “strategic centralization."
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Weber confirmed this month that the agency had shuttered its Minneapolis office in favor of a hybrid model. A spokesperson for the agency told me the Dallas office has done the same🔗
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Another day, another It Ends With Us lawsuit.
Justin Baldoni is now suing Blake Lively & Ryan Reynolds for $400 million in damages. For @PRWeekUS, I broke down what qualifies as astroturfing & how to navigate libel & defamation for Hollywood clients.
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The PR industry has a significant presence in CA, with a number of firms headquartered or with offices in the LA & Beverly Hills region.
I spoke with CEO Shelley Reinstein on how her team is working w/ clients to aid first responders & displaced individuals in their communities.
‘Unless you are here, you really don't understand it’: How @AutumnComm is responding to the LA wildfires
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‘The old rules of PR no longer apply’: Comms pros on what the ‘It Ends With Us’ legal battle means for PR — The battle is leading PR and communications professionals to question the ethics of PR as a practice.
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Edelman's workforce reduction this week resulted in the elimination of 330 positions.
Staff across multiple levels at Edelman proper, many of whom have served over a decade at the DJE Holdings agency, have shared that they were impacted by the layoffs.
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FGS Global has restructured its management team, including a new shareholder and executive committee, ahead of its acquisition by private equity group KKR.
The transaction values the firm at $1.7 billion and is expected to close by the end of the year.
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