WWPR names 12th Annual Emerging Leaders Awards winners
Washington Women in Public Relations (WWPR) announced the winners of the 12th Annual Emerging Leaders Awards (ELAs) on June 22. According to WWPR, the ELAs honor outstanding young women in…
Lauren Lawson-Zilai, D.C.-based Goodwill Industries International, honored at Top Women in Communications Awards
Lauren Lawson-Zilai of D.C.-based Goodwill Industries International was honored at the Top Women in Communications Awards luncheon on June 16 in…
Life After the News: Sherrie Johnson launches course for journalists looking to make the leap
Sherrie Johnson, known locally for her roles at WTTG Fox 5 in D.C. and at Baltimore’s WMAR-TV, has launched an online…
C-360 Agency selected by Bettman Consulting Group to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion services
The C-360 Agency, a full-service integrated communications agency specializing in marketing strategy, public relations, social media, digital strategy and paid advertising, has…
New research shows the PR-journalist relationship is getting worse
Journalist engagement with PR professionals is continuing to fall over time. According to the Propel Q2 Propel Media Barometer report, which analyzed roughly 400,…
PR firm tells clients to keep quiet on draft Supreme Court opinion overturning Roe v. Wade
Public relations firm Zeno is privately advising its high-profile corporate clients to avoid commenting on the draft Supreme Court opinion overturning Roe v.…
Sally Kidd, former WBAL Washington Bureau Reporter, joins Antenna in D.C.
Sally Kidd, former national correspondent for Hearst Television in its D.C. bureau has joined Antenna, reports TVNewsCheck. Kidd was Washington Bureau Reporter for…
NAB adds Alex Siciliano as senior communications strategist
The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) announced that Alex Siciliano has joined the organization as senior communications strategist. Siciliano reports to NAB Chief of…
WWPR announces 2022-2023 Advisory Council
Washington Women in Public Relations (WWPR) announced its 2022-2023 Advisory Council, tasked with providing WWPR leadership with strategic advice on the direction of…
Maryland updates: Data is focus of latest imre hires; news from Groove Commerce, MGH, SECU and Pugh & Tiller
Marketing agency imre announced that it has named Matthew Zogby as Chief Data Officer and Christopher Lang as Head of Data Science, as the…
PR pros earned $10K more than journalists in 2021; D.C. has among the highest number of PR pros
According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, in 2021 the median annual income of a PR…
WWPR opens nominations for 2022 Emerging Leaders Awards
Washington Women in Public Relations (WWPR) announced that nominations for the 2022 Emerging Leaders Awards (ELAs) are now open. Each year, states WWPR, “we…
Alan Kelly, one of the PR industry’s “true iconoclasts,” dies at 64
Alan Kelly, Bethesda, Maryland, who died at the age of 64, was one of the public relations industry’s “true iconoclasts, an original thinker…
People in the news: Damon Burrell joins GEICO as CMO and Joseph Feese joins CFP Board as PR Director
Damon Burrell joined GEICO as Chief Marketing Officer. Burrell, above, will oversee all of GEICO’s marketing efforts. Burrell, states a release, joins GEICO…
PRSA Richmond accepting entries for 75th annual Virginia Public Relations Awards
PRSA Richmond is accepting entries for the 75th annual Virginia Public Relations Awards. According to the chapter, “The Virginia PR Awards is one of…
