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NYT Cozied Up
to Spitzer Staff Amid Scandal

Emails reveal friendly exchanges between reporters, sources

Nov 4, 09 1:53 PM CST
(Newser) - The New York Times may have broken the news that Eliot Spitzer had a prostitute problem, but it was awfully nice to Spitzer’s staff amid the scandal. Gawker used New York’s open records law to snag a huge number of emails between reporters and Spitzer’s people,... More »

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journalism • Eliot Spitzer • public relations • Gawker • journalistic ethics • David Paterson • source

ANALYSIS

 Pentagon Grades 
 Reporters' War Coverage 

Documents shed light on Defense efforts to shape news from Afghanistan

Aug 27, 09 8:06 PM CDT
(Newser) - With a view to trying to influence coverage of the war in Afghanistan, the Pentagon is grading journalists’ work, the Stars and Stripes reports. The military newspaper says it has documents that counter official denials of the practice, with coverage rated as “positive,” “neutral,” or “... More »

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Pentagon • journalism • Department of Defense • Constitution • public relations • media coverage • Afghanistan war • Rendon Group

ANALYSIS

 Get Ready for 
 Massive Leno PR Blitz 

Get ready for Leno to be everywhere you look

Aug 5, 09 11:28 AM CDT
(Newser) - Get ready for Jay—lots and lots of Jay. Though nearly 80% of viewers are aware that the Jay Leno Show is on the horizon, NBC is going to beat you over the head until you're drooling for its 10pm venture, the New York Times reports. A 24-hour webcam has... More »

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entertainment • NBC • advertising • comedy • celebrity • promotion • Jay Leno • late night host • publicity • public relations • primetime TV • The Jay Leno Show

(Newser) - From now on MSNBC will alert viewers that commentator Richard Wolffe also serves another boss—a high-powered Washington public relations and lobbying firm, where he works as a strategist. Executives made the decision following complaints that Wolffe may have pushed agendas for his clients under the guise of being an... More »

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NBC • MSNBC • lobbyist • public relations • health care reform • Washington lobbyists • Richard Wolffe • Public Strategies

(Newser) - The US will no longer publish tallies of the number of enemies killed in Afghanistan, CNN reports. The body counts send the wrong message, says the top US military spokesman for the coalition, who ordered the change. The war is supposed to be about protecting civilians, he noted, not killing... More »

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Afghanistan • US military • public relations • Afghanistan war

(Newser) - By now, we’ve gotten a pretty good look at the White House’s PR playbook, and as you may have noticed, Barack Obama gets the ball a lot. The president is everywhere, Politico reports. He’s given more interviews than any other recent president had at this point in... More »

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Barack Obama • media • press conference • public relations • town hall meeting • network television • approval ratings

glossies

 Why Ruth Is Our Punching Bag 

She's the top target for Madoff attacks—thanks in part to gender, bad PR

Jul 6, 09 1:29 PM CDT
(Newser) - Ruth Madoff “has become the primary punching bag for the media and the victims” of Bernie Madoff’s Ponzi scheme, “maligned more than any other Wall Street criminal’s wife in memory,” Sheelah Kolhatkar writes in New York—but are the attacks fair? We don’t know... More »

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gender • sexism • public relations • Ponzi scheme • gender bias • Bernard Madoff • Ruth Madoff • women's issues

OPINION

 Court? Bah. 
 Rihanna's 
 Jewelry? 
 Very Important. 

'Shameless PR flacks' invoke Gawker blogger's ire

Jun 23, 09 12:32 PM CDT
(Newser) - Sure, sure, Chris Brown copped a plea yesterday in his assault case. But more important, what was his victim wearing? Thanks to Michele Marie PR, you no longer have to wonder, the Cajun Boy blogs for Gawker. Who cares that Rihanna was in court “to testify against a man... More »

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entertainment • celebrity trials • celebrity • gossip • public relations • assault • Rihanna • jewelry • Chris Brown • Michele Marie PR

analysis

 How Vick 
 Can Get 
 Back to NFL 

Must show 'remorse' without moves looking 'choreographed'

May 29, 09 12:38 PM CDT
(Newser) - Can Michael Vick overcome his dismal image and play again in the NFL? His high school coach thinks so—but it will require a serious, sustained effort from the quarterback convicted on dog-fighting charges, USA Today reports. “From a reputation standpoint,” says a crisis-management expert, “being inhumane... More »

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NFL • Roger Goodell • Michael Vick • dogfighting • public relations • Humane Society • public image

Analysis

How the Justice Confirmation Game is Played

Prepare for a spectacle as the 3 branches, special interests collide

May 5, 09 12:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - The process of replacing David Souter has begun in earnest, so get ready for “Washington at its best (or worst, depending on your perspective),” writes Chris Cillizza of the Washington Post. All three branches of government, and a boatload of special interests and egos, will brawl it... More »

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Barack Obama • Senate • Senate Judiciary Committee • public relations • US Supreme Court • vetting • David Souter

OPINION

How Obama Can Ensure Victory for His Justice

Vet Souter's successor like heck, and talk to all the right people

May 4, 09 1:04 PM CDT
(Newser) - If Barack Obama wants to avoid a drawn out battle over his Supreme Court nominee, Mark Halperin has some advice:
  • Vet the nominee exhaustively, and if anything comes up, make sure it comes out early and favorably.
  • Be ready to play up “whatever Horatio Alger elements” of
... More »

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Barack Obama • public relations • US Supreme Court • Mark Halperin • vetting • David Souter

Bush Flak Lands PR Gig With Clinton Insider

Dana Perino will be 'chief issues counselor' at Mark Penn's firm

Apr 14, 09 8:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - Dana Perino, President Bush’s last press secretary, is joining the public-relations juggernaut run by former Hillary Clinton pollster Mark Penn, the Wall Street Journal reports. As “chief issues counselor,” Perino, 36, will focus on strategy for coming fights on health care and energy. “She’s been... More »

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public relations • Dana Perino • Mark Penn • George W. Bush • Burson-Marsteller

(Newser) - Alex Rodriguez’s troubles have less to do with what he’s done than who he is, Michael Rosenberg writes for Fox Sports. “We all know he is desperate to be liked,” Rosenberg writes. “And yet, everything he does to be liked makes people hate him.”... More »

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New York Yankees • Alex Rodriguez • public relations • baseball • public image • steroid use

'Clueless' Chris Brown's Spin Doctor Will Win Him No Points

Paris Hilton's flack is 'universally disliked'

Feb 17, 09 12:00 PM CST
(Newser) - It’s not surprising that “19 and clueless” Chris Brown needs help doing damage control, but the PR flack he hired to disentangle him from his domestic violence mess will “win Brown no points in public,” writes Roger Friedman for Fox News. Mike Sitrick, Paris Hilton’s... More »

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Paris Hilton • domestic violence • celebrity • public relations • spin control • assault • Rihanna • physical abuse • Chris Brown • Roger Friedman

 Octuplet Mom Rules Out 
 Reality Show 

Another PR firm cuts ties, former publicist speaks out

Feb 17, 09 10:11 AM CST
(Newser) - Is a reality show in octu-mom Nadya Suleman’s future? “No, I think that's exploitation of my kids,” she told TMZ. Good thing that's her attitude, because yet another PR firm has denied having ties with the mother of 14, reports Access Hollywood. The president of Ambassador Agency,... More »

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reality TV • baby • death threats • publicity • public relations • multiple births • octuplets • Nadya Suleman

analysis

Financial PR Firms
Walk a Thin Line


Dec 22, 08 6:24 PM CST
(Newser) - An insider trading case has exposed the potentially problematic relationship between PR companies and corporate clients, and it could have dire consequences for at least one firm, Reuters reports. A Lehman Brothers employee is charged with leaking merger information he got from his wife, a partner at the Brunswick Group... More »

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insider trading • mergers and acquisitions • Lehman Brothers • public relations • confidential information • confidentiality • media strategy

SEC: Ex-Lehman Broker
Stole Inside Info From Wife

$4.8m conspiracy earned cash, luxe rewards

Dec 19, 08 7:54 AM CST
(Newser) - A former Lehman Brothers broker was charged yesterday in a $4.8 million insider trading scheme built on his PR-exec wife’s knowledge of upcoming mergers, the AP reports. Matthew Devlin passed information to friends and associates (including former Playboy model Maria Checa), and won cash, luxury goods, and tuition... More »

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insider trading • SEC • conspiracy • Lehman Brothers • public relations • securities fraud

Mickey Dee's Looks to Moms for Healthier Image

Gives 6 bloggers a peek at inner workings

Nov 20, 08 5:37 AM CST
(Newser) - McDonald's is trying to harness mom power to help shake its unhealthy image, reports the Washington Post. The burger joint has recruited six mothers to serve as "quality correspondents" and is giving them unprecedented access to the company's operations in the hope they will share their favorable findings about... More »

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nutrition • McDonald's • fast food • mothers • fast food industry • public relations

NATO Hires Coke Exec to Boost its Brand

Alliance hopes image makeover will prove to people it still matters

Jul 16, 08 2:03 AM CDT
(Newser) - NATO: the Real Thing? The alliance is seeking an image makeover in the face of public apathy and has hired a Coca-Cola executive to help, reports the New York Times. Support for NATO has waned in many of its 26 member nations since the end of the Cold War, and... More »

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NATO • Cold War • public relations • alliance • branding

ANALYSIS

 Fox Unleashes
 Attack Dogs
 on Other Media 

Station's PR team jumps at criticism 'like a political campaign'

Jul 7, 08 8:31 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Fox News public relations machine makes no bones about skewering those it perceives as foes, writes David Carr in the New York Times. “At Fox News, media relations is a kind of rolling opposition research operation intended to keep reporters in line by feeding and sometimes maiming them,... More »

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cable TV • journalism • Fox News • public relations • David Carr • News Corp • reporting

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