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Slack backs off Hummus Day celebration amid Middle Eastern conflict
Some speculated it was because the notification sounds too much like the Palestinian militant group “Hamas.”
Bully Pulpit Interactive hires former top Boeing spokesperson Bradley Akubuiro
Akubuiro, Boeing’s former senior director of global media relations, will be a partner at the firm.
Adviser to presidents and agency founder Julian Read dies
Read briefed the press after President Kennedy’s assassination and built what became one of the world’s largest PR firms.
Change.org names Lori Rodney first global comms head
Rodney is helping people to understand 'what Change.org is as an organization.'
Massachusetts sues Publicis Health over ties to Purdue, opioids
The lawsuit claims the company is responsible for marketing strategies that aimed to reduce hesitancy among prescribers to give patients OxyContin.
How Signal AI measured Biden’s first 100 days
Signal AI found the president is more closely associated with topics including gun control and immigration since he took office.
Amnesty International launches Welcome Pledge for Biden's 100th day in office
Fenton Communications and Sunshine Sachs supported the organization on the immigration policy campaign.
Report: Finsbury Glover Hering supported prosecution in Chauvin trial
The prosecution leveraged the public affairs consultancy for social and legacy media monitoring during the historic case.
Clear hires political insider Ken Lisaius as it builds out comms team
Lisaius has more than 25 years of DC public affairs experience, including serving as President George W. Bush’s deputy press secretary.
Major League Baseball drops Atlanta due to Georgia voting law
The 2021 All-Star Game and MLB Draft will relocate in protest.
American Airlines, Dell stand against Texas bills that would reduce voting access
Taking a lesson from Georgia, major corporations are opposing laws that make it tougher to vote.
Delta, Coca-Cola now say they strongly oppose Georgia voting law
In an abrupt turnaround, the CEOs of both Atlanta-based companies are calling S.B. 202 unacceptable.
Schumer calls on CDC to fund vax awareness
While the Senate majority leader has called on the agency to devote $1 billion to the push, public health experts say grassroots efforts may be more effective.
H&M stores shuttered in China, brand erased from internet
Large tech players such as Baidu and Didi are dissociating themselves with the retailer amid the Xinjiang controversy.
Christopher Samuel joins US Soybean Export Council
The organization issued a global brand reputation, communications and PR RFP in mid-February.
Analysis
A return to the Obama comms playbook? Not exactly
The Biden administration will be night and day from the Trump White House, but also distinct from the last Democratic president.
How agencies are helping employees go to the polls
In a year marked by uncertainty, PR firms are making Election Day slightly less stressful.
Inside Planned Parenthood’s push to stall a Supreme Court pick
The organization moved quickly after the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg last Friday to remind the public what’s at stake.
‘America has no one left to trust’: Former HHS comms staffers on COVID-19 report meddling
“You don’t renegotiate a bible when you teach it,” says one ex-HHS official.
Talk to everyone: Breaking down Fauci’s media relations strategy
The most trusted man in America on COVID-19 is taking his authenticity wherever Americans consume media, from Vanity Fair to Desus & Mero.
DC Influencers
National Association of Manufacturers goes digital this election season
Jamie Hennigan VP of strategic communications at the National Association of Manufacturers on the NAM's digital campaign, #TruthOnTheTrail.
DC Influencer: Reinout Oussoren, Northern Power Systems
We're a small manufacturer and work primarily with lobbying firms or industry groups doing the lobbying. We provide a strong voice to industry associations such as the American Wind Energy Association and Distributed Wind Energy Association.
E-cigarette maker VMR's Seth Coblentz on why regulation is a drag
Alison Kanski talks to VMR's general counsel on regulation, international trade, and more.
What is a lobbyist? The McCormick Group's John Hesse says it's about communication
John Hesse II, a consultant on law and government affairs at The McCormick Group, discusses lobbying and PR.
The communications goals and strategies of Black Lives Matter
Shanelle Matthews, lead communications strategist for Black Lives Matter, tells Dipka Bhambhani about driving conversations from the 'hood to the White House.
