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‘A breath of fresh air’: PR pros rate Jen Psaki’s first White House briefing
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Lenovo’s Torod Neptune to join Medtronic as global communications leader
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Brand Film Awards open for entries; Google’s Jeffrey Whipps named 2021 jury chair
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White House press secretary confronts war on truth
Obama era press veteran Jen Psaki quickly demonstrated that communication with the American people and the rest of the world will be very different under the Biden administration.
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Lindsay Peterson named MD of Golin Canada
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PR pros should heed Biden's call for truth
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New White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki asks Americans what they want to know
The Biden administration’s top spokesperson says she will answer questions in a video this week.
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