KCNC/Channel 4 reporter Arturo Santiago was among six employees caught up in a layoff at the station this week. The station said additional cuts in the engineering ranks may soon follow, and that other open positions will not be filled.
Day: March 28, 2008
Husted, We Have a Problem
Bill Husted may have the lamest “Sightings” subject in the history of his column today: “Adam Foote at ESPN Zone for lunch Wednesday.”
Newspaper Advertising Revenues Tank
Catfight Alert
A battle is brewing between the “Let’s Suck Up to Reporters So They’ll Like Us” and the “Reporters Can Rot in a Turkish Prison for All I Care” camps.
Congrats to Al Lewis
Congratulations to Denver Post business columnist Al Lewis, who won the “Best Business Column” award from the Society of American Business Editors and Writers for the second year in a row. Among the columns reviewed for the award was his piece on “Flacks Gone Wild,” also known as “Why Spend a Little Extra Money to Hire a Veteran PR Executive? Because He Won’t Create a Story By Arguing with Nutjob Protesters in the Parking Lot of the Marriott City Center.”
I’m Senior … They Even Let Me Meet Our Clients Face-to-Face
Occasionally, as a service to our valuable readers, we take emails that we receive and, well, we’ll just say it: convert them from delusional ramblings and random threats to more thoughtful, well-reasoned statements. In response to our recent post about the PRSA awards judging, the following thought has been expressed by a number of readers, albeit some more eloquently than others:
Five years of experience DOES NOT make someone “senior” level.
The actual emails supporting that concept ranged from, “Would five years make you a senior architect or lawyer?” to “Suggesting that five years of experience makes you ‘senior-level’ and qualified to judge industry awards just reinforces PR’s image as facile publicists and event planners.” Ouch.
Linhart PR Seeks Account Executive
Denver-based Linhart PR, recently recognized by PR Week as one of the top three small PR firms in the nation, is seeking a smart, energetic, results-oriented account executive to help develop and deliver PR programs for clients in health care, professional services and other sectors. The ideal candidate will have three to five years of PR experience, including PR firm experience; or a comparable amount of newsroom experience as a working journalist.
He or she will have strong media relations, writing and project management skills. Health care experience is preferred. A bachelor’s degree in journalism, communications or PR is required. Candidates must enjoy working in a dynamic, friendly team setting where good relations with clients and colleagues are prized. Linhart PR offers a highly competitive compensation package, including salaries benchmarked against local and national PR firms; quarterly cash bonuses; and a comprehensive benefits plan. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and have been named one of the best PR firms to work for by The Holmes Report.
Candidates should send a resume, including a description of qualifications, along with references, three brief writing samples and salary requirements to info@linhartpr.com.
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