THE BEST AND WORST PUBLICITY OF 1999: From Blair Witch to the two Bills (Clinton and Gates), it was quite a year for reputations and public relations. Aimee Grove recounts the most memorable moments

Jesse Ventura, Pokemon, Microsoft, The Blair Witch Project, Cisco Systems. These are just a few of the winners in the war for publicity in 1999, according to the results of our second annual PRWeek/Impulse Research Poll. The survey first polled PRWeek readers for nominations before a panel of judges decided the final winners - and losers, of course.