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Breakfast Briefing: 5 things for PR pros to know on Tuesday morning

By Frank Washkuch, June 19, 2018

The latest PR news from Cannes. Plus: Brands speak out against border separation policy.

Worldwide news consumption via Facebook falls for the first time

By Ian Griggs, June 14, 2018

Use of social media to consume news has fallen for the first time in key markets after years of continuous growth, according to a new report by the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism.

W2O Group brings back Keri Mattox to lead pure corp comms

By Thomas Moore, June 01, 2018

It is her second stint at pure. Mattox previously worked at the firm before it was bought by W2O.

AstraZeneca reprimanded by UK drug regulator for 'misleading' press release

By Sam Burne James, June 01, 2018

A UK drug regulator has ruled that a 2017 press release from AstraZeneca was "misleading" as data "had not been presented in a balanced way", following a complaint from a fellow pharma firm.

This nonprofit wants brands to pressure their agencies to drop tobacco clients

By Alison Kanski, May 31, 2018

The Quit Big Tobacco campaign from Vital Strategies is using HP's agency diversity push as a guide.

The story behind Sanofi's tweet: 'Using our medicines as a crutch for bad behavior is not appropriate'

By Diana Bradley, May 30, 2018

Why Sanofi felt "obligated" to respond to Roseanne Barr's claim of "Ambien tweeting."

Ambien maker Sanofi's response to Roseanne: 'Racism is not a side effect'

By Diana Bradley, May 30, 2018

The drugmaker clapped back to Roseanne Barr's comment that she was "Ambien tweeting" when she made racist remarks about Valerie Jarrett.

Health diagnostic startup Nanobiosym brings on Finn Partners as AOR

By Alison Kanski, May 22, 2018

Nanobiosym hired the agency shortly after its proprietary technology was approved by the FDA.

'300' director Zack Snyder takes Leukemia & Lymphoma Society campaign in bolder direction

By Alison Kanski, May 21, 2018

The Beating Cancer Is in Our Blood brand positioning was developed with Oberland.

GDPR and direct marketing: an opportunity for PR and comms?

By Ian Griggs, May 17, 2018

The impact of GDPR on the direct marketing industry could present a huge opportunity for the PR and comms industry to meet clients' needs in a brave new world.

Breakfast Briefing: Novartis' top lawyer steps down after Cohen payments

By Frank Washkuch, May 16, 2018

Plus: All the winners, and all the pictures, from the PRWeek Global Awards in London.

PRWeek Global Awards 2018: winners revealed

By PRWeek staff, May 15, 2018

The best of the best in global PR and communications assembled in London tonight to find out who would take home the coveted trophies at the PRWeek Global Awards 2018.

Trust in health sector takes a hit in major markets, finds Edelman research

By Sam Burne James, May 08, 2018

The healthcare sector has suffered a dip in public trust in major markets including France, India and the US, but Britons remain among the more trusting globally, according to the Edelman Health Trust Barometer.

Survey: Half of women don't focus on their own health

By Alison Kanski, April 11, 2018

GCI Health, HealthyWomen, and Redbook magazine are using survey insights to inform the HealthiHer movement.

Angela Gillespie named president of W2O WCG

By Alison Kanski, April 10, 2018

Gillespie is reporting to W2O president Jennifer Gottlieb.

APCO hires Nancy Turett as healthcare executive director

By Alison Kanski, April 10, 2018

Turett spent 25 years at Edelman before launching her own firm in 2013.

WE acquires stake in India's Avian Media and merges with local offices

By Sam Burne James, March 27, 2018

US-headquartered WE Communications has acquired a "significant" stake in leading Indian agency Avian Media and is merging its local operations into the firm to create a new business called Avian WE.