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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Iran's efforts to smuggle arms to Hezbollah on a cargo ship are a war crime.

The Public Relations Society of America will bestow the distinguished title of Fellow on Diane Gage Lofgren, senior vice president of Brand Strategy, Communications and PR for Kaiser Permanente, tonight at a ceremony at PRSA's 2009 International Conference in San Diego.

As Journalism.co.uk reported earlier this year , former PR Manager and national newspaper journalist Iain Fleming decided to try and assess which PR distribution methods work and which don't, by conducting a small survey as part of his CIPR course at Queen Margaret University .

Dr. Glen Broom, professor emeritus at San Diego State University's Department of Journalism and Media Studies, remembers a time when the practice of public relations was more practice oriented, not outcome oriented.

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In the wake of Israel's interception of the Iranian arms-laden Francop cargo ship, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Thursday accused Iran of "war crimes" and called on the United Nations to investigate it instead of Israel for attacking innocent civilians.

Strange as it seems, The Great Depression launched a billion dollar industry. It was during the depths of the depression that the cosmetics industry was born.

HOLLY SPRINGS, NC, November 06, 2009 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Kerr Drug, one of the most recognized and respected names in the chain drug industry for providing community based pharmacy care, announced today it has selected 919 Marketing, a nationally recognized marketing, consulting and public relations firm, as its marketing agency of record.

Wanted: outgoing and enthusiastic applicants to work as restroom ambassadors in central New York location.

The ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle asked the questions: What is reality? What does it mean to be? What does it mean to be a person? What is life? Bioethics "works" only if its metaphysics is correct.

PR professionals are pushier due to the recession, according to one blogger, who said PR pros now pose annoying questions like, "How many page views" does your blog receive? The nerve .

U.S. President Barack Obama, a year after his historic election, finds his approval rating slightly above 50 percent, a CNN poll indicated Tuesday.

MILWAUKEE Kohl's online customers would like to get free shipping on all their purchases.

A senior Canadian diplomat posted abroad has egg on his Facebook after accidentally sharing his views with the world, including his rather undiplomatic opinion that Stephen Harper is a "terrible leader." One might think an experienced official in a foreign service obsessed with security would know social networking websites are just slightly more ...

One class in the School of Communication has allowed students to gain hands-on experience while improving the lives of children in the D.C. area this fall.

United Arab Emirates: 5 minutes ago General Motors has appointed Samer El Khalil to the position of GM Middle East Communications and Public Relations Manager.

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In 1988, I nearly froze while eagerly awaiting the arrival of the Olympic torch in my hometown.

After a courtship of about 20 years, the Walt Disney Company has won approval from the central government of China to build a Disneyland-style theme park in Shanghai, Robert A. Iger, Disney's chief executive, said Tuesday.