May 2013
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“There are empty spaces where there used to be living rooms, and bedrooms, and...”
– President Obama delivered remarks Tuesday about the devastating tornado that touched down on Moore, Oklahoma Monday. He assured survivors that the country is “there for them” and the government will focus on relief efforts. The president also encouraged Americans to send donations to the American...
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“If you are the losing team, you get blamed. Hillary told me, ‘It comes with the...”
– Former Burson-Marsteller CEO and chief strategist for Hillary Clinton’s 2008 presidential campaign Mark Penn in a Washington Post article about Clinton’s former campaign staffers who won’t be joining her 2016 bid.
May 20th
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Tumblr. + Yahoo! = !!
yahoo: I’m delighted to announce that we’ve reached an agreement to acquire Tumblr!  We promise not to screw it up. Tumblr is incredibly special and has a great thing going. We will operate Tumblr independently.  David Karp will remain CEO. The product roadmap, their team, their wit and irreverence will all remain the same as will their mission to empower creators to make their best work and...
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“I find it challenging. It’s hard, but it’s better than 45 to 60 minutes of...”
– White House press secretary Jay Carney reflects on his job after a controversial week for the Obama administration.
May 17th
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ListenOn this week’s podcast, Steve Barrett,...
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“I spent a week in LA earlier this month recording Hardly Workin’, a seven song...”
– Groupon co-founder and ex-CEO Andrew Mason plans to release an album of motivational business music. Mason also said he’s starting a new company in San Francisco. In March, Mason left Groupon in similar irreverent style.
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“As a referee, there’s no substitute for the right words. A frustrated player can...”
– Dan Dreger, a former professional hockey referee who joined the team at MWW in San Francisco, in a blog post on how he bridges his experience on the ice to the PR industry.
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A classic example of why people often plea-bargain in the US criminal system.Utterly ridiculous sentence requests.reuters.com/article/2013/0… — Sarah Tighe (@SarahTigheHayes) May 10, 2013 When is the US DoJ going to pursue a US bank for #Libor manipulation? Why only foreign banks?wallstreetonparade.com/2013/03/is-the… — Sarah Tighe (@SarahTigheHayes) May 11, 2013 Sarah Tighe Hayes, the wife...
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Calling all NYC nonprofits and small businesses
The NYU School of Continuing and Professional Studies is accepting applications from New York-based nonprofits and small businesses to participate in its annual Public Relations Strategy and Execution Summer Intensive. During the program, which runs from June 3 to 8, professors and students will develop PR campaigns on a pro bono basis for selected organizations. Send applications to Charlotte...
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ListenOn this week’s podcast, Steve Barrett, Frank...
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