PR Week (US) articles from February 2007

PR Week (US) archives from February 2007

Toyota's Tundra launch loaded with PR arsenal.
February 5, 2007... TORRANCE, CA: Toyota Motor Corp. will use a number of major PR initiatives centered on grassroots and ride-and-drive events to tout the debut of the 2007 Tundra pickup. The integrated effort has been reported to cost in excess of dollars 100...

Dowie gets prison time.(Brief article)(Case overview)
February 5, 2007... LOS ANGELES: A federal judge on January 30 sentenced former Fleishman-Hillard LA executives Doug Dowie and John Stodder to prison. US District Judge Gary Feess sentenced former LA GM Dowie to 42 months, as well as 3 years' probation. Former...

Sanofi Pasteur taps Publicis to promote half its vaccines.(Brief article)(Market overview)
February 5, 2007... NEW YORK: Sanofi Pasteur, the vaccine business of the Paris-based drug giant Sanofi-Aventis, has awarded business for half its product lines, including its candidate 5-in-1 vaccine Pentacel, to Publicis Public Relations. The agreement is a...

Turner enlists PR aid as publicity stunt goes awry.(Brief article)
February 5, 2007... ATLANTA: Turner Broadcasting is working to address legal and reputation issues amid fallout from a guerilla marketing stunt gone bad last week, which resulted in a terror scare in Boston and the arrest of staffers from Interference, the...

US travel execs unite to boost foreign visitation.(Industry overview)
February 5, 2007... WASHINGTON: A coalition of US travel and tourism executives recently unveiled a campaign to promote legislation that would better attract foreign visitors. The Discover America Partnership (DAP), as the coalition is called, announced its...

Politico makes presence felt on multiple platforms.(Industry overview)
February 5, 2007... WASHINGTON: Participating in as many platforms as possible, from print and Web to TV and radio, underpins the success of all news organizations going forward, argued key players at the recently launched publication The Politico. Politico...

News Brief: Harrah's Entertainment chooses M Booth for campaign.(contracts of Harrah's Entertainment Inc. with M Booth and Associates)(Brief article)
February 5, 2007... New York: Harrah's Entertainment Atlantic City has chosen M Booth & Associates to lead a regional and national communications campaign geared toward the expansion of the Harrah's Atlantic City property, including The Pier Shops at Caesars. ...

News Brief: Business Wire launches portfolio of distribution services.(Brief article)
February 5, 2007... WASHINGTON: Business Wire has launched Public Policy Services, a portfolio of distribution services that will enable special-interest groups, corporations, and other policy dialogue participants to reach agenda-setting audiences and the public...

News Brief: Biz360 announces extension of new metric.(product enhancement of MediaSignal)(Brief article)
February 5, 2007... SAN MATEO, CA: Biz360 has announced the extension of its MediaSignal brand monitoring metric to blogs. The new metric will allow marketing and PR executives to measure their brand and word-of-mouth impressions in social media, identify...

News Brief: Polar selects CooperKatz as its AOR.(authorized organizational representative )(Brief article)
February 5, 2007... LAKE SUCCESS, NY: Polar, a provider of heart-rate monitoring and fitness-assessment technology, has selected CooperKatz & Company as its AOR. CooperKatz will create an awareness program to the benefits of heart-rate monitoring during exercise...

News Brief: Home Decor chooses Arieff Communications.(contracts of Home Decor Products and Arieff Communications )(Brief article)
February 5, 2007... SAN FRANCISCO: Home Decor Products has selected Arieff Communications to lead PR efforts for HomeClick. com, one of its four online retail stores. Homeclick.com features more than 200 luxury branded home decor items

News Brief: Kennedy Spencer selected as AOR.(contracts of New York City Center for Charter School Excellence )(Brief article)
February 5, 2007... NEW YORK: The New York City Center for Charter School Excellence has selected Kennedy Spencer as its AOR. The agency will provide strategic philanthropy counsel, workshops, and execution work for an approximate 19 to 58 charter schools and...

News Brief: LaunchSquad forms partnership with TurnHere.(Brief article)
February 5, 2007... SAN FRANCISCO: LaunchSquad has formed a strategic partnership with digital media company TurnHere to offer online video capabilities to LaunchSquad clients. TurnHere will be working with LaunchSquad to produce films for a variety of client...

News Brief: W.G. Nielson as PR agency.(contracts of W.G. Nielson and Co. and Schenkein/Sherman Public Relations)(Brief article)
February 5, 2007... DENVER: Investment banking firm W.G. Nielson and Co. has hired Schenkein as its PR agency to provide media relations and overall PR support. W.G. Nielson, which specializes in negotiating mergers and acquisitions, and Schenkein will work toward...

Vista's 36-hour launch eyes average consumer.(Brief article)
February 5, 2007... New York: Using great fanfare, last week's 36-hour product launch of Microsoft Vista aimed to take the company's newest operating system to average consumers. To kick things off for the January 30 launch, 16 artists and aerialists from a...

AOL cuts its comms staff.(human resource management of America Online Inc.)(Brief article)
February 5, 2007... Dulles, VA: AOL has laid off 15 to 20 members of its corporate communications staff, according to multiple sources. According to a PRWeek source, AOL laid off staff in New York, LA, and Dulles, VA, to keep the PR department in line with the...

WTCF set to issue RFP.(Brief article)(Market overview)
February 5, 2007... New York: The World Trade Center Foundation (WTCF) is planning to issue a formal RFP for a PR firm to help plan and execute national outreach, Lynn Rasic, VP of public affairs and communications, told PRWeek. Rasic added that the group is...

Launch Pad: NHLBI initiative has the best interests of women at heart.(contracts of National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute and Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide)(Brief article)
February 5, 2007... Organization: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) Campaign: The Heart Truth Campaign 2007 PR team: Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide Launch: February 2 Budget: Estimated six figures IDEA: The Red Dress, the national...

PR Play of the Week: Eiffel Tower leaves power in the dark.(Country overview)(Brief article)
February 5, 2007... Energy conservation, or responsible power use, or green energy, or whatever, is something we can all support, provided we aren't an oil company executive or a high-ranking administration official with ties to such companies. Sometimes,...

CDW enlists O'Keeffe to tout services.(Brief article)
February 5, 2007... Vernon Hills, IL: IT products and services provider CDW has hired Alexandria, VA-based O'Keeffe & Co. as its 'line of business' AOR, in charge of PR for all public sector and corporate products/services. The work excludes corporate relations or...

Senator goes solar.(Frank Wagner)(Brief article)
February 5, 2007... Frank Wagner is not only a Virginia state senator and alternative energy proponent - he is also a science experiment. Wagner is dwelling the walk, as it were, for renewable energy, as he devoted a week of his precious time living in a prototype...

Strategic differences at play in HDS, H&K split.(Market overview)
February 5, 2007... Santa Clara, CA: Hitachi Data Systems (HDS) has ended its AOR relationship with Hill & Knowlton after less than two months, owing to what one H&K representative referred to as differences in digital strategy. 'We reached an impasse on an...

Here combats AIDS.(service introduction of Here Networks)(Brief article)
February 5, 2007... Los Angeles: Here Networks has launched a public awareness campaign in conjunction with the first-ever broadcast of TV Cares' Ribbon of Hope Celebration in April. TV Cares, the AIDS-awareness committee of the Academy of Television Arts &...

IBM's Lotus Connections is launched.(product introduction of International Business Machines Corp.)(Brief article)
February 5, 2007... ARMONK, NY: IBM's recently introduced social-networking software for business, Lotus Connections, is geared toward core PR traits, such as sharing information and brokering relationships. Lotus Connections is a business tool modeled after...

Army plans RFP for NFL trip to troops.(Brief article)
February 5, 2007... WASHINGTON: The US Army recently issued a pre-solicitation notice for a contractor to manage a planned promotional tour to unspecified sites in Kuwait and Iraq of four Super Bowl XLI players - two from each team - plus two cheerleaders from...

MCVB taps GMI.(contracts of Memphis Convention & Visitors Bureau and Goodman Media International Inc.)(Brief article)
February 5, 2007... NEW YORK: The Memphis Convention & Visitors Bureau (MCVB) has hired Goodman Media International (GMI) to promote the national campaign titled 'Memphis Celebrates 50 Years of Soul Music.' Henry Miller, COO of GMI, said the agency was chosen...

Firms vie for dollars 28m anti-meth initiative.(Brief article)
February 5, 2007... Sacramento, CA: The state of California has issued an RFP to ad and PR firms to handle a dollars 28 million, three-year, anti-methamphetamine public health initiative. The winning shop will create a public education effort targeting three...

Wikipedia not intending to change editing policy.(Industry overview)
February 5, 2007... New York: Wikipedia will not be making any policy adjustments in the wake of Microsoft's attempt to pay an expert to edit pages about the company's products, Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales told PRWeek. The controversy began two weeks ago,...

PRSA, HPRW kick off tour.(Industry overview)(Brief article)
February 5, 2007... MIAMI: The PRSA is joining forces with Hispanic PR Wire (HPRW) to conduct a series of professional development breakfasts across the nation dedicated to multicultural PR. 'All of our members... realize that the world is changing and our...

Sard aids Bowater in merger.
February 5, 2007... MONTREAL: Sard Verbinnen & Company's New York office worked on behalf of Bowater Incorporated during its merger with Abitibi-Consolidated, which was announced January 30. The new company, now dubbed AbitibiBowater, will become the...

Sermo taps Perkett PR to help give doctors a voice.(Brief article)
February 5, 2007... Boston: A new company hoping to revolutionize the way physicians interact with one another has chosen Perkett Public Relations as its first PR agency after looking at 15 agencies during a lengthy review process. Sermo.com - Sermo is Latin...

News Analysis: Trusted resource faces retraction fallout.(Report)
February 5, 2007... Flawed report forces quick reaction from Consumer Reports to ease the blow on the magazine's reputation. When the February 2007 issue of Consumer Reports hit newsstands January 4, it came with a lot of media attention. The issue...

Companies: Corporate Profile - CIA displays savvy in sharing its secrets.(Organization overview)
February 5, 2007... Public affairs team treads fine line of disclosure to convey that the CIA isn't so shrouded in mystique. Few agencies in the US government inspire the creative imagination like the US CIA, the subject of hundreds - or even thousands - of...

Companies: The Agency Business - Firms reap the benefits of outside experience.(Industry overview)
February 5, 2007... An agency is only as good as the talent it can offer its current and perspective clients. And while having staffers with traditional PR agency or corporate experience is important, firms are finding that hiring people with non-traditional...

Editorial: Science's nature requires purpose to be explained.(Editorial)
February 5, 2007... The backlash this month surrounding the Oregon Health and Science University researcher studying homosexuality in sheep has not only been global in scope, but also particularly fierce. It has also highlighted the dangers the scientific...

Op-Ed: Davos offers insight on power shift.(Event overview)
February 5, 2007... Beyond the headlines made by heads of state and celebrity CEOs, The World Economic Forum held last week in Davos, Switzerland, provided a wealth of insight for PR counselors as we advise management on the options and implications just ahead....

Opinion: Web 2.0 environment must let companies have a voice, too.(Industry overview)
February 5, 2007... When Microsoft got caught in late January offering to pay an Australian blogger to edit a Wikipedia article that contained incorrect information, you almost felt sorry for a Goliath. And, if Microsoft had any goodwill stored up, the...

Opinion: Seizing control of astroturfing must not be left to legislators.(Country overview)
February 5, 2007... Did free speech dodge a bullet in January? Yes, according to a coalition of groups from left to right, who helped kill a section of federal lobbying-disclosure legislation that opponents said would put onerous reporting requirements on people,...

Opinion: Fact File - Nielsen TV audience addition to aid in targeting college students.(Company overview)
February 5, 2007... In the news While college students love television as much as anyone else, their viewing habits have been acknowledged only at their parents' houses during school vacations, excluding any TV watched away from home. This led industry...

Media: Analysis - Source relationships pose ethical dilemma.
February 5, 2007... The relationship between journalists and their sources is typically considered to be sacred by all parties involved. The fact that some journalists are willing to go to jail before revealing a source's name is proof positive of this. ...

Media: Journalist Q&A - .(dialogue with Connie Bennett.)(Interview)
February 5, 2007... Name: Connie Bennett Title: Freelance journalist and author Outlet: www.SugarShockBlog.com Preferred contact method: connie@sugarshock.com Five years ago, Bennett traded both celebrity profiles and her sweet tooth for holistic-health...

Media: Research: YouTube viewers.(Survey)(Brief article)
February 5, 2007... Conducted by: Harris Interactive. SAMPLE: 2,309 adults 18 and up; 363 identified as frequent YouTube visitors GOAL: To determine YouTube's effect on other media-usage habits KEY FINDINGS: 76% of 18- to 24-year-old men have...

Media Roundup: Personalities drive extreme sports action.
February 5, 2007... Top newspapers, including the Los Angeles Times and The New York Times, have recently devoted a great deal of space to the Winter X Games in yet another sign the mainstream press now gets just how important action/extreme sports have become....

Media: Critical Hit - Travelport makes 'Closing Bell'.(Interview)
February 5, 2007... Who is your client, and what are its media goals? Rory Mackin: Our client is Travelport, one of the world's largest travel conglomerates, operating leading brands, such as Orbitz and CheapTickets. Its media goal is to establish a frequent...

Media: Ups and Downs.(Brief article)
February 5, 2007... Ousted Los Angeles Times editor Dean Baquet makes a triumphant return to The New York Times as the Grey Lady's new Washington bureau chief The San Francisco Chronicle takes the concept of feedback to a new level by posting readers'...

Media: Inside Information - Online social networks display research potential.(Industry overview)
February 5, 2007... As the reach and influence of online social networks consistently grow over consumers and the general media, the need for PR professionals to effectively utilize these networks is also growing. Yahoo Answers, launched in December 2005, is...

Feature: Getting down to business.(Industry overview)
February 5, 2007... As procurement becomes increasingly commonplace, there are frustrations on both sides as agencies and clients adapt. Tanya Lewis reports. Public relations has entered the domain of procurement at many companies. Classic purchasing...

Cover Story: Analyzing the buzz.
February 5, 2007... For companies planning product launches or evaluating existing lines, online monitoring is more important than ever. Many new media proponents advocate that, for a company to be successful in the future, it must cede its obsession with...

PR Technique: Short, sweet, and to the point.(Industry overview)
February 5, 2007... With airtime devoted to experts dwindling, crafting a concise sound bite is vital these days. Call it the paradox of the 24-hour TV news cycle. While the amount of video-based news programming has exploded with not only cable outlets, but...

Campaigns: Tupperware challenges image.(Event overview)
February 5, 2007... TUPPERWARE PR TEAM: Tupperware (Orlando, FL) and DeVries Public Relations (New York) CAMPAIGN: Translations in Tupperware Global Design Contest DURATION: March to October 2006 BUDGET: dollars 715,000 The issue was how to...

Campaigns: Swarovski star gets wide appeal while giving back.(Brief article)
February 5, 2007... SWAROVSKI PR TEAM: Swarovski (Cranston, RI) and Marina Maher Communications (New York) CAMPAIGN: Swarovski Star DURATION: November 8 to 15, 2006 BUDGET: dollars 750,000 (including a dollars 200,000 donation from Swarovski) ...

Campaigns: CMC parlays passion for chocolate into coverage.(Brief article)
February 5, 2007... CHOCOLAT MICHEL CLUIZEL PR TEAM: Chocolat Michel Cluizel (New York) and The Morris & King Co. (New York) CAMPAIGN: Building visibility for Chocolat Michel Cluizel DURATION: September 2005-ongoing BUDGET: Less than dollars 200,000 ...

Toolbox: PR Toolbox - Tapping into mobile data services, hiring stars, more.(Industry overview)
February 5, 2007... Mobile data With more people using their mobile phones as an access point for news, how can I make sure that my news release is found by those searching on this medium? Industry research suggests that more than 70 million Americans...

Careers: Expert Advice - Nels Olson, managing director Korn/Ferry International.(Brief article)
February 5, 2007... Q: When you're seeking a new job, what is the proper way and wrong way to approach executive recruiters? A: Personal contacts or referrals will always help cut through the pile of cold calls and resumes that recruiters receive each week....

Careers: People Moves - Blanc & Otus.(Brief article)
February 5, 2007... SAN FRANCISCO: Anna Leonard has joined Blanc & Otus as GM of its San Francisco office. She was previously Bay Area EVP and GM for Porter Novelli, where she led the agency's third-largest US operation. Leonard, who has 20 years' experience in...

Careers: People Moves - Yahoo.(Company overview)(Brief article)
February 5, 2007... SUNNYVALE, CA: Yahoo has hired David Hantman, formerly chief of staff for Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY), as VP of public policy. Prior to his work with Schumer, Hantman served as chief counsel to Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), who is also the...

Careers: People Moves - MWW Group.(Brief article)
February 5, 2007... WASHINGTON: MWW Group has named Timothy Yehl as co-MD and SVP of its DC office. Together with co-MD William Morley, Yehl will help over-see lobbying, public affairs, and government relations work by the firm. Yehl most recently was chief of...

Careers: People Moves - Dovetail PR.(Company overview)(Brief article)
February 5, 2007... LOS GATOS, CA: Boutique tech firm Dovetail PR has promoted 10-year veteran Corey Oiesen to president from VP. Oiesen has assumed oversight of day-to-day operations, as founder Mark Coker became CEO

Careers: People Moves - The College of Charleston.(Brief article)
February 5, 2007... CHARLESTON, SC: Thomas Martin, SVP and director of corporate relations at ITT Corporation, will join The College of Charleston's department of communication as its first executive-in-residence in August 2007, following his retirement from ITT....

Careers: People Moves - Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide.(Company overview)(Brief article)
February 5, 2007... WASHINGTON: Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide has announced three new hires, with Rory Davenport joining as SVP of public affairs, Greg Johnston as SVP and group creative director, and Sean O'Sullivan as VP in Ogilvy PR's social marketing...

Careers: People Moves - Jackson Spalding.(Industry overview)(Brief article)
February 5, 2007... ATLANTA: Jackson Spalding has hired Bari Love as the newest partner of the agency. She is a longtime veteran of the Southeastern PR industry, and was most recently an EVP at Fletcher Martin Ewing in Atlanta and president of the Georgia chapter...

Careers: People Moves - Glover Park Group.(Brief article)
February 5, 2007... WASHINGTON: Glover Park Group has announced a number of major new appointments: Julis Rochman has been named SVP in the public affairs division; Beth Tritter joins the company as VP for legislative affairs; Susan Kannel joins as VP in the...

Careers: People Moves - Bank of America.(Brief article)
February 5, 2007... LOS ANGELES: Marie Condron has joined Bank of America in the newly created role of VP, West Coast communications. She previously spent two years as director of marketing and communications for the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce

HHS selects Ogilvy for dollars 9m pandemic flu plan.(contracts of Department of Health and Human Services with Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide)
February 12, 2007... WASHINGTON: The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded a dollars 9 million, three-year contract for work on its pandemic planning communications preparedness campaign to Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide. Ogilvy will...

Cisco hires Text 100 as AOR.(Cisco Systems Inc. appoints Text 100 Group PLC as authorized organizational representative)(Brief article)
February 12, 2007... San Jose, CA: Cisco Systems has chosen Text 100 Public Relations as its new AOR, after a competitive review. The network technology company will be looking for Text to help it successfully implement its 'Human Network' branding concept,...

Motorola taps Fleishman-Hillard for global account.(Brief article)
February 12, 2007... Schaumburg, IL: Motorola has selected Fleishman-Hillard as its global agency. Chuck Kaiser, Motorola director of external communications, said the firm will be tasked with building awareness for the company's global vision of 'seamless...

Unity08 goes online in push for White House.
February 12, 2007... Washington: Unity08, an Internet-based effort to nominate and elect a bipartisan presidential ticket in 2008, launched a media drive February 6 to sign up delegates for an online convention planned sometime in the first half of next year. ...

AED wins dollars 2.7m-a-year HIV vaccine research task.(Academy for Educational Development )(The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)(Brief article)
February 12, 2007... WASHINGTON: The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), a part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has hired the Academy for Educational Development (AED) for an HIV vaccine research education campaign. The...

News Brief: NLA retains JMPR Public Relations.(contracts of National Limousine Association )(Brief article)
February 12, 2007... MARLTON, NJ: The National Limousine Association (NLA) has retained JMPR Public Relations to help with media relations and brand expansion JMPR will provide media outreach and PR assistance for the nonprofit organization; its membership...

News Brief: Cornerstone announces three new entertainment clients.(advertising contracts )(Brief article)
February 12, 2007... NEW YORK: Cornerstone's PR department has announced three new entertainment clients: Guitar Center's 'King of the Blues,' the world's largest guitar competition; a trio of comedians from the Upright Citizens Brigade, who will have a sketch...

News Brief: APCO Worldwide has new service.(Brief article)
February 12, 2007... WASHINGTON: APCO Worldwide has a new service focused on government oversight, regulation, and compliance. Led by former Sen. Don Riegle (D-MI) and ex-national TV correspondent Kent Jarrell, the team includes former Rep. Richard Swett (D-NH) and...

News Brief: Makovsky & Co launches new practice.(service introduction of Makovsky and Company Inc.)(Brief article)
February 12, 2007... NEW YORK: Makovsky & Co. has launched a new practice that is designed to 'apply the techniques of social networking to b-to-b marketing.' The new practice, called Online Fluency, will be led by EVP and partner Robbin Goodman. The firm has also...

News Brief: Bliss, Gouverneur & Associates adds KeyBank Real Estate Capital and Keybank Pulic Sector Finance to KeyBank relationship.(Bliss, Gouverneur & Associates appointed Margy Sweeney )(Brief article)
February 12, 2007... NEW YORK: Bliss, Gouverneur & Associates has added both KeyBank Real Estate Capital and KeyBank Public Sector Finance business to its existing KeyBank relationship. The agency has worked with KeyBank since 1999, when it started work with the...

News Brief: Vocus announces 2006 revenue.(earnings of Vocus Inc.)(Financial report)(Brief article)
February 12, 2007... LANHAM, MD: Communications software maker Vocus announced 2006 revenue of dollars 40.3 million, up 44% compared with 2005, and 2006 Q4 revenue of dollars 12.1 million, up 54% compared with the same period last year. Vocus said it added a net...

News Brief: Global Consulting Group opens new office in Moscow.
February 12, 2007... NEW YORK: Global Consulting Group has opened a new office in Moscow, bringing the total number of global offices to 11. Eduard Suboch will lead the new office. The firm also hired two new senior staffers in the US. David Douglass, formerly VP...

News Brief: Worldcom PR Group launches new 'Global Rapid Response Team'.(Brief article)
February 12, 2007... NEW YORK: The Worldcom PR Group has launched a new 'Global Rapid Response Team' consisting of a 24/7 crisis team that will be on call worldwide to respond to clients' crisis situations. Tom Donoghue, who heads Worldcom's crisis communications...

Outcry spurs Snickers to pull Super Bowl ad.(Brief article)
February 12, 2007... Los Angeles: Hours after gay rights activists including the Human Rights Campaign and Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation criticized Snickers' 'Mechanic' Super Bowl spot, the company pulled its Web tie-in 'After the Kiss' ads, shuttered...

Ragone admits to blog fraud.(office of San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom,director of communications Peter Ragone)(Brief article)
February 12, 2007... SAN FRANCISCO: Adding to the recent scandals affecting the office of San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom, Peter Ragone, director of communications, has admitted to using a false identity to attack critics online. While Newsom deals with his...

Sudan effort targets Fidelity.(Fidelity Investments)(Brief article)
February 12, 2007... BOSTON: A recently launched grassroots campaign is exerting pressure on Fidelity Investments to divest itself from investments in war-torn Sudan. The campaign, 'Fidelity out of Sudan,' (FOS) objects to Fidelity-controlled mutual funds that...

Launch pad: Grey Goose pear vodka debut stresses sensory experience.
February 12, 2007... OBJECTIVE: In a market flooded with luxury liquors, Grey Goose wanted to introduce its La Poire pear vodka - the brand's first new flavor in nearly four years - with a focus on taste and product intricacies rather than celebrity endorsements,...

PR Play of the Week: Little faith in Haggard's revelation.(senior pastor Ted Haggard)(Brief article)
February 12, 2007... So it turns out that Ted Haggard, the famously anti-gay Denver reverend revealed to have had a gay affair with a gay prostitute, is not, in fact, gay. In other news, it turns out that members of the church may occasionally lie. Haggard's...

Amtrak taps new firm for diversity PR.(Amtrak Inc. choses Images USA as authorized organizational representative )(Brief article)
February 12, 2007... ATLANTA and WASHINGTON: Amtrak has chosen Images USA as its multicultural AOR. The agency will be responsible for handling PR initiatives, as well as promotions, events, and advertising, meant to increase ridership among Hispanic and...

Messy situation for NASA.(National Aeronautics and Space Administration)(Brief article)
February 12, 2007... NASA has worked hard to promote its new mission of manned flights to the moon and eventually Mars. But the tale of Lisa Marie Nowak, the astronaut arrested for attempted murder of a woman she felt was a rival for a fellow astronaut's...

Federal efforts focus on new US passport rules.(informing foreign visitors about new rules of entry into the USA)
February 12, 2007... WASHINGTON: Extensive media and public outreach on new US passport regulations is expected to continue as the US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and other federal agencies work to inform travelers about new rules for traveling between the...