The current snafu around Public Relations services being provided to the City of Los Angeles has taken an interesting twist, with news that Los Angeles Mayor Jame Hahn has ordered that City departments should halt any current negotiations with PR firms and if possible break existing contracts.
This follows news that Fleishman-Hillard has cancelled its existing contracts with City departments…
Mark Borkowski, one of the best known UK practitioners has kicked off a new weblog “Mark My Words” – though the blog’s “cool” navigation doesn’t quite work in Firebird/Firefox.
Mike Manuel of Voce Communications has also kicked off a new blog called “Media Guerilla” – and the navigation does work! Mike is looking at the practice of technology Public Relations. A matter close to my heart.
Update:
Two additional PR blogs….
Michael L. O’Brien on “effective marketing and communications strategies”
Commlog, a blog “devoted to the strategy and practice of communication inside organizations”, it’s published by CRA Inc.
Footnote:
Thanks to Constantin Basturea for the link.
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