Communication World articles from June 2002

Communication World archives from June 2002

A look in.
June 1, 2002... Gloria Gordon With each issue we try to offer something new--and sometimes, something old as well. This issue is no exception. We have a new ABC executive board that will be ratified at the international conference in June, a new slate of...

Meet the 2002-2003 IABC executive board. (Board of Directors).
June 1, 2002... CHAIRMAN Annette Martell, ABC, MC, has worked with financial services, corporate, not-for-profit and agency-based organizations during her 16 years in the communication field. Through her communication counsel with Mercer Human Resource...

IABC Research Foundation board of trustees. (Board of Directors).
June 1, 2002... CHAIRMAN Warren E. Bickford is director of communication and public education for the Saskatchewan Department of Justice and the Saskatchewan Department of Corrections and Public Safety in Regina. Previously, he was executive director of...

Gold Quill 2002 Awards.
June 1, 2002... Of 1,347 entries from 19 countries, 45 received awards of EXCELLENCE, and 79 received awards of MERIT. DIVISION 2 COMMUNITY RELATIONS EXCELLENCE Blue & Youth Health Program Damona Fisher & Patrick O'Sullivan, ABC, APR ...

Tell it to the grapevine: to get the word out, no other medium communicates news more quickly.
June 1, 2002... The corporate grapevine is an invisible flow of rumor, innuendo and speculation. It weaves its way through all levels of an organization. The grapevine is amply fertilized and fed by a corps of eager gardeners. It grows faster than weeds after...

Press pass: preparing staff to work at an Olympic international press centre.
June 1, 2002... EDITOR'S NOTE: In part three of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games series, we look at how communication, training and a strong recognition programme for staff contributed to the overall success of the largest press centre in Olympic Games history....

Communicating in a vortex: getting sucked in is not all bad.
June 1, 2002... When AT&T split itself into three companies--AT&T, Lucent and NCR--in the 1996 "trivestiture," it appeared that NCR was mortally wounded. At the time the spin-off was announced, operations were losing about US$2 million a day, every day,...

Weaving Ethics into corporate culture: Ethics keep companies and their employees connected and productive.(Abstract)
June 1, 2002... In the 1990s, Nike endured some of the most intense criticism of any corporation for its labour practices. That was the same time that Maria Eitel joined Nike Inc. as the new vice president and senior advisor for corporate responsibility. ...

Spotlight on accounting; company directors and accountants: don't go quiet, listen to your communicator!
June 1, 2002... Should the accountancy profession go quiet for a while until the auditing storm blows over? Or is the current debate an opportunity to build the reputation of accountancy? Company directors, seeking to convince shareholders of the...

Improving the product shot: use context to define meaning. (Photo Critique).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Participants in my Communicating with Pictures workshops frequently express frustration with the ubiquitous product shot. "What can I do to make pictures of our products more interesting?" they ask. "When you've seen one picture of a box of...

Nucor's iconic leader remembered for his 'principals' in lame encomium. (Wood on Words).
June 1, 2002... My East Coast edition of The Wall Street Journal for 4/17 presented on page A17 a roster of testimonials for E Kenneth Iverson, pioneering Nucor executive who died April 14. If the huge Charlotte-based steelmaker paid retail for its full-page...