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Scott Wenger, assistant managing editor for money and business, New York Daily News

bulldogreporter — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 11:01:57 MDT

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Scott Wenger is assistant managing editor for money and business of the New York Daily News. He's responsible for the paper's business coverage and is editor of the Daily News' weekly "Your Money" section. In 2006, Scott was honored by the Institute on Political Journalism for Excellence in economic reporting. He's been at the paper for eleven years. Previously, Scott was a producer at CNN and CNBC, a health care analyst on Wall Street and a reporter for the Hartford Courant.

Laura Goldberg, business editor, Houston Chronicle

bulldogreporter — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 11:01:56 MDT

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Laura Goldberg is business editor for the Houston Chronicle. She oversees the paper's business news coverage. In her almost nine years at the paper, she has also reported on airlines and energy. Laura served as an assistant business editor where she oversaw coverage of the Jeff Skilling-Ken Lay trial for the newspaper and for the Chronicle's website, Chron.com. A Chicago native, Laura previously worked as a reporter at newspapers in Cincinnati and Fort Myers, Florida.

Stephen Trousdale, business editor, San Jose Mercury News

bulldogreporter — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 11:01:55 MDT

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Stephen Trousdale is business editor of the San Jose Mercury News, and was named to the position in February 2008. Previously, he was deputy business editor, a job he assumed when he started at the newspaper in September 2006. Prior to that he was business editor of the Contra Costa Times, from 2000-2006, business editor of the Torrance Daily Breeze and managing editor of the Los Angeles Daily Journal, the nation's largest daily legal newspaper. His reporters and editors have won numerous honors over the years, including most recently recognition from the Society of American Business Editors and Writers for their coverage of the Microsoft-Yahoo takeover battle.

Renee Meier, CBS News Special Events Producer, National Desk

bulldogreporter — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 16:38:40 MDT

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Renee Meier is a 28 year veteran of CBS News who is currently the special events producer for the network's national desk. She has also worked as the senior assignment editor on the national desk as well as the foreign desk. She has also been the weekend news manager and has worked as a producer for several CBS News broadcasts over the years. Before that she worked for Newspath, the department that services CBS News's 200 plus affiliates.

Justin Freiman, Senior Producer, Fox Business Network

bulldogreporter — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 16:38:40 MDT

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Justin Freiman is a senior producer at the Fox Business Network and a part of the production team that launched Fox Business Network (FBN). Justin currently produces the 10am-12pm EDT show with Dagen McDowell and Brian Sullivan.He also worked on the launch of the FBN shows "Opening Bell" and "Countdown to the Closing Bell." Justin began his career at Court TV as a production assistant on daytime live trial coverage. Over the years, he worked his way up to executive producer before coming to the Fox Business Network.

Jodi Fleisig, senior vice president of media strategy and relations for Porter Novelli

bulldogreporter — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 16:38:39 MDT

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Jodi Fleisig is senior vice president of media strategy and relations for Porter Novelli, based in Atlanta. She is an acclaimed network television senior executive producer and supervisor who has won five Emmy awards. Jodi has been a TV, radio and newspaper journalist for more than 20 years and has a successful track record of achieving measurable results in fast-paced, pressured environments. She consults in the areas of crisis/issue communications, e-communications, executive media training and multi-media campaigns. Jodi spent the last 10 years as a senior executive producer and supervisor at CNN. She was in the control room during the 9/11 terrorist attacks and guided the network's live global coverage during the first eight hours of the crisis. Jodi has covered every major breaking news story in the last decade, including the Iraq wars, Kosovo, Hurricane Katrina and national election coverage, working with every major CNN anchor. Jodi is an expert at developing story angles, story pitches and marketing those pitches to get them on air and in print. She knows how the media think and strategically positions clients to get their product the most successful exposure and coverage. At Porter Novelli, Jodi has spent the last year working with Hewlett-Packard, Sony, PepsiCo, Sage Software, Johnson & Johnson, the Centers for Disease Control and the American Cancer Society, among others.

Daniella Cracknell director at Fine Living Network

bulldogreporter — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 16:38:19 MDT

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Daniella Cracknell is a seasoned marketing communications executive with over a decade of experience in television and comes with a significant understanding of the mechanics and business issues associated with the glitz and glam of the television industry, including programming, production, talent and producer relations, ad sales and affiliate relations. She has a proven track record and a solid reputation among the media for conceiving and executing national publicity campaigns that generate bottom-line results. She has staged high-profile press events and easily managed artistic personalities such as legendary newsman Geraldo Rivera, funnyman Howie Mandel and Mario Lopez as well as talk show hosts Leeza Gibbons, Rolonda Watts and Jane Pauley. In her current role, Daniella develops and executes marketing and PR partnerships as a director at Fine Living Network (FLN), a lifestyle cable network from Scripps Networks Interactive that has unleashed a fresh new line-up of relationship, wedding, cocktail and competition shows.

Nettie Hartsock, Principal, The Hartsock Agency

bulldogreporter — Wed, 5 Aug 2009 10:33:47 MDT

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Nettie Hartsock is Principal of the Hartsock Agency. Nettie is an award-winning writer, digital strategist and Web 2.0 publicist. She works with companies from all over the world, helping them creatively empower their messages to the online world. Nettie provides training to kick-start e-outreach for companies and individuals and fine tuning of social media initiatives and presence. Nettie’s clients have seen millions in YouTube views, features on “DailyKos,” “Daily Candy,” The New York Times, MSNBC.com, Entreprenuer.com, Pink magazine, Inc.com, Allbusiness.com, The Wall Street Journal, “BlogCritics: and other leading online sites. Her clients have also been featured in notable business, fiction and non-fiction podcast shows including “Total Picture Radio,” “Mark Amtower Direct,” “Blog Business World Success,” “Cranky Middle Manager” and others. Bulldog Reporter’s PR University presents a new audio conference : “Advanced PR Writing for the Web: New Media Wordsmiths Reveal Copywriting Secrets to Grow Audiences Online”---Thursday, August 20, 2009 http://tinyurl.com/nguwog

Ken O'Quinn, Corporate Writing Coach, Writing With Clarity

bulldogreporter — Wed, 5 Aug 2009 10:32:12 MDT

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Ken O'Quinn is a professional writing coach who conducts internal workshops for Fortune 500 companies and global PR firms. Prior to starting Writing With Clarity 14 years ago, Ken had a long journalism career with the Associated Press. His clients include Chevron, Visa, UPS, Campbell Soup, Sprint, Oracle, Intel, Reebok, Fleishman Hillard, Burson-Marsteller, Porter Novelli, Ketchum, and Edelman. Ken has spoken at the PRSA and IABC international conferences and his writing has appeared in such publications as the Harvard Management Communication Letter and the Journal of Employee Communication Management. He is also the author of “Perfect Phrases for Business Letters.” Bulldog Reporter’s PR University presents a new audio conference : “Advanced PR Writing for the Web: New Media Wordsmiths Reveal Copywriting Secrets to Grow Audiences Online”---Thursday, August 20, 2009 http://tinyurl.com/nguwog

Sarah Skerik, Vice President, Distribution Services, PR Newswire

bulldogreporter — Wed, 5 Aug 2009 10:29:43 MDT

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Sarah Skerik is vice president of distribution services for PR Newswire. A 15-year veteran of the newswire industry, Sarah has been with PR Newswire for 13 years. In her current position, she is responsible for managing the core wire product, content syndication, media relations, customer reporting and targeted distribution products. She previously oversaw channel sales and marketing. Bulldog Reporter’s PR University presents a new audio conference : “Advanced PR Writing for the Web: New Media Wordsmiths Reveal Copywriting Secrets to Grow Audiences Online”---Thursday, August 20, 2009 http://tinyurl.com/nguwog

Tom Gable, Founder, CEO, Gable PR

bulldogreporter — Wed, 5 Aug 2009 10:28:25 MDT

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Tom Gable is founder and CEO of Gable PR. Previously he was business editor of the San Diego Tribune and a correspondent for The Wall Street Journal and other business, travel and regional magazines. Tom was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize for investigative reporting and holds many awards for public relations, crisis communications, investor relations and community relations, including four Silver Anvils from PRSA, the highest honor in the profession. Tom contributes regularly to national business and marketing media on trends in public relations, reputation management and image as a part of corporate strategy. Tom has represented a range of clients from technology startups to Fortune 100 companies, often in complex strategic programs with multiple goals and in new and emerging industries. He is a recognized expert in crisis communications and a frequent speaker at national conferences on positioning, branding, strategic planning, reputation management and creativity in public relations. Bulldog Reporter’s PR University presents a new audio conference : “Advanced PR Writing for the Web: New Media Wordsmiths Reveal Copywriting Secrets to Grow Audiences Online”---Thursday, August 20, 2009 http://tinyurl.com/nguwog

Debbie Weil, Corporate & CEO Blogging Consultant; Author, “The Corporate Blogging Book;” “BlogWriteForCEOs”

bulldogreporter — Wed, 5 Aug 2009 10:02:23 MDT

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Debbie Weil is a corporate & CEO blogging and social media consultant and sought-after speaker based in Washington DC. Her clients include Global 100 and Fortune 500 companies. Debbie is the author of the widely praised “The Corporate Blogging Book” and authors “BlogWriteForCEOs”, a leading blog on social media marketing. Debbie has parsed the implications of Web 2.0 for thousands of executives and entrepreneurs at conferences and events in the U.S., the UK, Europe and China. She has been quoted on the topic of corporate and CEO blogging in “The Wall Street Journal,” “Fortune,” “Business Week,” “The New York Times,” CNN.com, “The Guardian” and numerous other publications. She has also been featured on NPR’s “MarketPlace.” Bulldog Reporter’s PR University presents a new audio conference : “Advanced PR Writing for the Web: New Media Wordsmiths Reveal Copywriting Secrets to Grow Audiences Online”---Thursday, August 20, 2009 http://tinyurl.com/nguwog

Don Bates, Instructor and Founding Director, Master's Degree Program in Strategic Public Relations, The George Washington University Graduate School of Political Management

bulldogreporter — Wed, 5 Aug 2009 09:58:43 MDT

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Don Bates is the instructor and founding director of the master’s degree program in strategic public Relations at George Washington University’s graduate school of political management. Don is a senior consultant specializing in communication management and an instructor in writing and media relations. Don is also an advisor to Digital Management, AG, Zurich, as well as a developer of software for planning, managing and evaluating public relations and public affairs. Recent editorials on writing have appeared in the Daily ‘Dog, PRSA Tactics, PR Week, PR Reporter, DC Communicator, and ODwyerPR. Bulldog Reporter’s PR University presents a new audio conference : “Advanced PR Writing for the Web: New Media Wordsmiths Reveal Copywriting Secrets to Grow Audiences Online”---Thursday, August 20, 2009 http://tinyurl.com/nguwog

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bulldogreporter — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 12:45:13 MDT

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Ina McGuinness, Senior Vice President, ICR

bulldogreporter — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 14:28:30 MDT

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Ina McGuinness has been with ICR as a senior vice president focusing on cleantech and healthcare clients since 2006. During her career, Ina has served as the vice president, corporate communications and investor relations for biotech company Tercica, Inc., where she was responsible for all internal and external communications, and she was the director of IR at QAD, Inc., a supply chain and enterprise resource planning company following its IPO in 1997. As a consultant, Ina led the west coast IR practice for two of the largest public relations firms in the country: Ketchum and Edelman. She began her career as an analyst at Wells Fargo Investment Advisors (now Barclays Global Investors Fund), and then joined the Investor Responsibility Research Center (IRRC) in Washington, D.C. (now RiskMetrics) where she covered corporate governance issues and proxy contests for the pension fund community. She also served on the shareholder advisory committee of the board of directors of Baltimore Bancorp on behalf of its largest shareholder, T. Rowe Price.

John (Jack) Carsky Head of Gobal Investor Relations, Visa Inc

bulldogreporter — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 14:28:27 MDT

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John (Jack) Carsky is the head of global investor relations for Visa Inc., responsible for all of Visa Inc.’s communications with the investment community, including quarterly earnings reports and managing relationships with both sell-side research analysts and buy-side institutional investors. From 1998 until he joined Visa in August 2007, Jack held leadership roles in investor relations at Providian Financial and subsequently Washington Mutual, which merged with Providian in 2005. Prior to Providian/WaMu, he worked at The American Stock Exchange where he was in charge of listed-company investor relations programs.

Moira Conlon, Principal of Financial profiles

bulldogreporter — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 14:28:23 MDT

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Moira Conlon is principal of Financial profiles. Over her 20 year career, she has provided strategic counsel to managements, boards and communications teams of over 100 public and private companies in a variety of industries, including business services, consumer, traditional and renewable energies, engineering & construction services, financial services, healthcare, technology and telecom. Moira has led numerous investor relations programs, assisting clients with valuation issues, corporate positioning and message development, earnings communication, investor presentations, guidance, disclosure, investor and analyst targeting, financial media outreach, analyst days, annual reports and board presentations. Moira has advised numerous companies on transactions including initial public offerings, spin-offs, divestitures and mergers and acquisitions. She has also provided communications counsel to companies facing a wide variety of crises including significant earnings disappointments, options backdating, activist shareholders, employee lay-offs, management transitions and litigation.

Virgil Scudder, President of Virgil Scudder & Associates

bulldogreporter — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 14:28:20 MDT

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Virgil Scudder is president of Virgil Scudder & Associates based in New York City. He has been internationally recognized as a leading media trainer, presentation coach and management consultant for over 30 years. As president of Virgil Scudder & Associates he prepares CEOs, CFOs, heads of investor relations and other top executives for quarterly earnings calls, investor day presentations, annual meetings and interviews with financial networks and publications. He has done training and counseling in 24 countries on five continents.

Regina Ragone, R.D.

bulldogreporter — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 18:08:00 MDT

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Regina Ragone, R.D., food director for Family Circle, brings more than twenty years of nutrition expertise to the magazine. Prior to her new position, Regina was vice president, nutrition at Hunter PR. In that role she provided counsel to a number of Hunter PR's food clients including McCormick, Post and Kraft. Prior to joining the Hunter PR team, Regina was vice president of food and nutrition at Ogilvy Public Relations, where she worked on a variety of Unilever's health and vitality brands such as Promise, Lipton and Hellmann's Mayonnaise. Before that she was food editor of Prevention magazine, America's leading health magazine. She was responsible for the editorial direction, design and content of the magazine's food pages as well as recipe development. Regina also served as the test kitchen director for Ladies Home Journal magazine and was an assistant manager at the Global Consumer Food Center of the Campbell Soup Company. Regina has held numerous positions in the publishing industry including food editor for both Weight Watchers magazine and the Weight Watchers Publishing Group and as a nutritionist for Family Circle magazine.

Tina Ujlaki

bulldogreporter — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 18:08:00 MDT

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Tina Ujlaki began her career at Food & Wine in 1985 as an assistant editor and she was named executive food editor in 1999. In her many years at the magazine, she has worked with some of the most respected food writers and chefs, including Julia Child, acques Pépin, Marcella Hazan, Paula Wolfert, Daniel Boulud and Jean-Georges ongerichten. Tina oversees the test kitchen and all the other food editors, as well as the recipe content for the magazine, books and the website. She’s a longtime member of the International Association of Culinary Professionals and she has judged their cookbook awards for years.

Nancy Hopkins

bulldogreporter — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 18:07:59 MDT

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Nancy Hopkins is deputy editor, food and entertaining for Better Homes and Gardens magazine. In her 11+ years in charge of food content for Better Homes and Gardens magazine, over 300 recipes and food ideas each year. Nancy is a frequent judge for national cooking contests, including Pillsbury Bake-Off, National Cattleman's Beef Cook-Off, and National Chicken Cook-Off, Memphis In May International Barbecue Contest, Better Homes and Gardens' monthly Prize Tested Recipes contest which garners thousands of reader entries, Entenmann's Bake-Off, and more. Previously, Nancy was senior executive at Edelman Worldwide, managing accounts such as National Cattleman's Beef, Stokely Vegetables, Beechnut and more.

Megan Steintrager

bulldogreporter — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 18:07:58 MDT

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Megan Steintrager is senior editor at Epicurious.com. She has worked as a writer and editor at Epicurious since the late '90s. Megan has worked as a writer and editor for ConsumerReports.org, Restaurant Business magazine, and Spin.com, and has been published in Self, Brides, and Time Out New York, among other print and online publications. She is also the author of "East Coast Scoops: Finding the Region's Best Ice Cream Parlors, Gelaterias, and Custard Stands."

Hugh Garvey

bulldogreporter — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 18:07:57 MDT

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Hugh Garvey is the features editor at Bon Appetit, and has written about food, culture, and lifestyle for publications including Cookie, Wired, GQ, Travel + Leisure, and T: The New York Times Style Magazine, among others. At the Village Voice, he created and wrote the paper's first cocktail column, "Liquid City," and is the author of the forthcoming book The Gastrokid Cookbook: How to Feed a Foodie Family in a Fast Food World.

Katie Paine, President, KD Paine & Partners; Author, “Measuring Public Relationships;” Founder, Member, Board Member, International Public Relations Measurement Commission

bulldogreporter — Tue, 7 Jul 2009 14:54:52 MDT

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Katie Paine, author of “Measuring Public Relationships,” is the founder of KDPaine & Partners LLC and publisher of the first blog and the first newsletter for marketing and communications professionals dedicated entirely to measurement and accountability. She provides marketers and communications professionals with tools, data and information to help them make better business decisions. Katie has worked with some of the world’s most admired companies, including Raytheon, Allstate, Hewlett-Packard and Southwest Airlines. Most recently, her endeavors have been focused on providing cost effective measurement programs for non-profits, small businesses and government agencies. Bulldog Reporter’s PR University presents a new webcast tutorial: "Social Media Measurement Bootcamp: How PR Can Monitor Brand and Buzz on Blogs, Twitter, Facebook and Beyond"---Thursday, July 23, 2009 http://tinyurl.com/mzl26s

• Sam Diaz, Senior Editor, ZDNet, CBS Interactive; Lead Blogger, “Between the Lines”

bulldogreporter — Thu, 2 Jul 2009 12:02:44 MDT

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Sam Diaz is a career journalist who has been covering technology and the business of technology since 2000 and has been working in daily newspapers since 1990. He is currently s a senior editor for ZDNet, a CBS Interactive site, where he is a lead blogger on the site’s Between the Lines blog, offering commentary and insight about trends and developments in the world of technology. For more than two years, he was a technology journalist for the Washington Post, where he edited stories, wrote cover stories, launched a blog, hosted a podcast and made regular guest appearances on Washington Post Radio. Prior to that, he covered technology for the San Jose Mercury News during the dot-com boom and bust. He also worked as a metro reporter for the Mercury News and the Fresno Bee, where he began his career. In 2008, he worked briefly as the director of content creation services for SutherlandGold public relations, where he advised clients on social media strategies and original content development.

Eric Alterman, Editor, “Altercation,” Author, “Why We're Liberals: A Handbook for Restoring America’s Most Important Ideals,” “What Liberal Media? The Truth About Bias and the News

bulldogreporter — Thu, 2 Jul 2009 11:56:28 MDT

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Eric Alterman is the author of seven books, including most recently, "Why We're Liberals: A Handbook for Restoring America's Most Important Idealsâ" and the national best-sellers "What Liberal Media? The Truth About Bias and the News" and "The Book on Bush: How George W. (Mis)leads America." Termed the most honest and incisive media critic writing today in the National Catholic Reporter and author of the smartest and funniest political journal out there, in the San Francisco Chronicle. In recent years, he has also been a columnist for Worth, Rolling Stone, Mother Jones, and the Sunday Express (London), MSNBC-TV and MSNBC.com, and a history consultant to HBO Films. Bulldog Reporter's PR University presents a new audio conference: Blog Pitching Update for PR: Influential Bloggers Tell PR How to Build Relationships and Trust Online"---Thursday, July 16, 2009

• Rob Malda, Founder, “Slashdot;” Columnist, “Computer Power User”

bulldogreporter — Thu, 2 Jul 2009 11:51:07 MDT

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Rob Malda, also known as CmdrTaco, is the founder of the website Slashdot. Slashdot is a technology-related news website owned by SourceForge, Inc. It features user-submitted and editor-evaluated current affairs news with a "nerdy" slant. He also writes a monthly column for Computer Power User, a monthly computing and technology magazine published by Sandhills Publishing Company. Bulldog Reporter's PR University presents a new audio conference: "Blog Pitching Update for PR: Influential Bloggers Tell PR How to Build Relationships and Trust Online"---Thursday, July 16, 2009

• Greg Jarboe, President & Co-Founder, SEO-PR

bulldogreporter — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 11:13:34 MDT

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Greg Jarboe is the president and co-founder of SEO-PR, a search engine optimization and public relations firm. Regarded as a pioneer and leading authority on online publicity, he is a member of the Market Motive faculty, which has been called the “Internet marketing dream team.” Greg is a frequent speaker at Search Engine Strategies and public relations conferences. He is the news search, blog search, and PR correspondent for the “Search Engine Watch Blog.” Greg is one of the 25 successful online marketing gurus interviewed by Michael Miller for the book, “Online Marketing Heroes.” Bulldog Reporter’s PR University presents a new audio conference: “Supercharging Press Releases: New Ways PR Can Use SEO and Smarter Writing Techniques to Reach Wider Audiences”---July 15, 2009 http://tinyurl.com/ncrscg

• Paul Dyer, eMedia Director, WeissComm Partners, Invigorate Communications

bulldogreporter — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 11:12:27 MDT

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Paul Dyer is eMedia Director of WeissComm Partners and Invigorate Communications. In this and former roles, Paul has served as strategic social media oversight for a broad range of significant brands including Virgin Megastore, Symantec, Coors Brewing, New Balance, Hansen’s Soda, Macanudo Cigars, Nature Made Vitamins, and Elan Pharmaceuticals. Paul formerly served as senior account executive and new media specialist for Marketwire, where he specialized in search engine optimization of press releases. Bulldog Reporter’s PR University presents a new audio conference: “Supercharging Press Releases: New Ways PR Can Use SEO and Smarter Writing Techniques to Reach Wider Audiences”---July 15, 2009 http://tinyurl.com/ncrscg

• Laura Sturaitis, Senior Vice President, Media Services & Product Strategy, Business Wire

bulldogreporter — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 11:11:56 MDT

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Laura Sturaitis directs Business Wire’s media relations and product strategy departments as well as the ExpertSource, licensing & online content development and information services teams. Laura also develops Business Wire’s new media products & services offerings such as EON: Enhanced Online News, Smart News Release and the “BusinessWired” blog. She creates and cultivates Business Wire’s products, services and partnerships with the leading online, social media and technology companies, in order to provide Business Wire members with the best tools to help them craft, deliver and measure their news message and to identify and reach new audiences both via traditional and new media as well as in search engines, online sites, blogs and social media sites. Bulldog Reporter’s PR University presents a new audio conference: “Supercharging Press Releases: New Ways PR Can Use SEO and Smarter Writing Techniques to Reach Wider Audiences”---July 15, 2009 http://tinyurl.com/ncrscg

Paul Furiga, ABC, President, WordWrite Communications

bulldogreporter — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 11:11:20 MDT

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Paul Furiga, ABC, is President of WordWrite Communications. WordWrite is in the business of helping its clients use the timeless power of storytelling to share their great, untold stories for clients ranging from Fortune 1000 companies such as Koppers Inc. to Pittsburgh 250, the official celebration of the 250th anniversary of Pittsburgh. Before forming WordWrite, Paul was a vice president at Ketchum Public Relations, leading the labor relations team, which won a Silver Anvil. Paul also spent two decades in journalism in cities ranging from Cincinnati to Washington, D.C., where he covered Congress, the White House and four presidential nominating conventions. While editor of the Pittsburgh Business Times, it was named best weekly in Pennsylvania. Paul is an Accredited Business Communicator, a designation held by fewer than 10 percent of all communicators. Bulldog Reporter’s PR University presents a new audio conference: “Supercharging Press Releases: New Ways PR Can Use SEO and Smarter Writing Techniques to Reach Wider Audiences”---July 15, 2009 http://tinyurl.com/ncrscg

Michael Singer, News Editor, InformationWeek.com

bulldogreporter — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 15:06:27 MDT

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Michael Singer has been writing about technology since 1996. His most recent stint is serving as news editor for InformationWeek.com He has also written for ABC-7 News, KTVU-FOX 2, and CNET News.com where he covered PCs, handhelds and gadgets. His current contributions to InformationWeek include blogging about digital life, Web 2.0 and startup companies. Michael is also a rabid user of social media like Twitter. Bulldog Reporterâ��s PR University presents a new audio conference: "Journalists Speak on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn: Top Reporters Reveal How PR Can Work with the Press via Social Networks"---Thursday, July 9, 2009

Heather Clancy, Columnist, Entrepreneur; Contributor, The New York Times; Blogger, “Business Brains,” “Connected,” “Channel Marker,” “GreenTech Pastures”

bulldogreporter — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 15:06:02 MDT

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Heather Clancy is an award-winning business journalist in the New York area with close to 20 years experience in the high-tech industry. A monthly columnist on Web 2.0 and mobile technology issues for Entrepreneur, she also covers small business technology trends for the magazine and is a contributor to The New York Times, writing frequently about mobility, green computing and emerging technology trends. Most recently, Heather was editor at Computer Reseller News, the leading B2B trade publication covering news and trends about high-tech channels of distribution. In that role, she set editorial direction and led a staff of close to 30. Her most recent accomplishment was the January 2007 editorial redesign: The publication was subsequently named to BtoB Magazine's Media Power 50. She also worked as a business writer with United Press International, where she covered everything from corporate mergers to the stock market. Bulldog Reporter’s PR University presents a new audio conference: “Journalists Speak on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn: Top Reporters Reveal How PR Can Work with the Press via Social Networks”---Thursday, July 9, 2009 http://tinyurl.com/mko77a

Dylan Tweney, Senior Editor, Wired.com, Editor, “Gadget Lab”

bulldogreporter — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 15:05:31 MDT

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Dylan Tweney is senior editor for Wired.com, where he covers science and technology. In his time at Wired.com, Dylan has been responsible for managing the business beat, the science beat, and (presently) the technology beat. He manages a staff of five reporters and editors and oversee Wired's hardware blog, “Gadget Lab.” In his 15 years of experience as a journalist, his work has been published in Wired, Business 2.0, PC World, and dozens of other publications. Bulldog Reporter’s PR University presents a new audio conference: “Journalists Speak on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn: Top Reporters Reveal How PR Can Work with the Press via Social Networks”---Thursday, July 9, 2009

Dan Patterson, Digital Audio Manager, Correspondent, ABC News

bulldogreporter — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 15:04:57 MDT

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Dan Patterson is the digital audio manager and correspondent for ABC News. He creates and markets new and social media and writes about news, politics, culture, and communication technology. Dan covers technology and politics for ABC, and his work can be found on various ABC segments and shows. Previously, Dan was the chief united nations correspondent for the Talk Radio News Service. In addition to covering the UN, Dan reporterted on the 2008 presidential campaign and produced podcasts from Darfur. Bulldog Reporter’s PR University presents a new audio conference: “Journalists Speak on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn: Top Reporters Reveal How PR Can Work with the Press via Social Networks”---Thursday, July 9, 2009 http://tinyurl.com/mko77a

Kara Swisher, Co-Executive Editor, “D: All Things Digital;” Publisher, “BoomTown”

bulldogreporter — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 15:04:30 MDT

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Kara Swisher started covering digital issues for The Wall Street Journal’s San Francisco bureau in 1997. Her column “BoomTown” originally appeared on the front page of the “Marketplace” section and also online at WSJ.com. Previously, she covered breaking news about the Web’s major players and Internet policy issues and also wrote feature articles on technology for the paper. She has also written a weekly column for the Personal Journal on home gadget issues called “Home Economics.” With Walt Mossberg, she currently co-produces and co-hosts “D: All Things Digital,” a major high-tech blog with interviewees such as Bill Gates, Steve Jobs and many other leading players in the tech and media industries. The gathering (http://www.allthingsd.com/d) is considered one of the leading conferences focused on the convergence of tech and media industries. Previously, Kara worked as a reporter at the Washington Post. She is also the author of “aol.com: How Steve Case Beat Bill Gates, Nailed the Netheads and Made Millions in the War for the Web,” and it’s sequel, “There Must Be a Pony in Here Somewhere: The AOL Time Warner Debacle and the Quest for a Digital Future.” Bulldog Reporter’s PR University presents a new audio conference: “Journalists Speak on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn: Top Reporters Reveal How PR Can Work with the Press via Social Networks”---Thursday, July 9, 2009

• Shoba Purushothaman, Chairman, Co-Founder, The NewsMarket

bulldogreporter — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 13:05:08 MDT

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Shoba Purushothaman is chairman and co-founder of The NewsMarket (www.thenewsmarket.com), the leading online video distribution platform that gives journalists, bloggers and the public access to video content. Shoba has 20+ years of experience in the news and media industries in Asia, Europe and the U.S. She was a business journalist for nine years, including at Dow Jones & Co.’s newswires and the WSJ. With the Internet and digital technologies transforming the news and marketing industries, Shoba co-founded The NewsMarket to create a single web-based platform that brings together professional quality video-on-demand for use by journalists in their reporting. Today, The NewsMarket provides broadcast-standard video to more than 25,000 media outlets in 190 countries and creates video channels for brands, non-profits and government organizations to enable them to communicate directly with the public using video. Bulldog Reporter’s PR University presents a new webcast tutorial: “Mastering Web Video Strategy for PR: New Techniques PR Can Use to Build Buzz on YouTube and Beyond”—Wednesday, July 1, 2009 http://tinyurl.com/nwydqr

Ken Kaplan, Broadcast and New Media Manager, Intel; Blogger, “Inside Scoop;” “Movin’ Ahead”

bulldogreporter — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 12:04:31 MDT

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Ken Kaplan is a broadcast and social media strategist/producer/participant in Intel’s global communications group, helping the consumer and social media team tell stories by producing videos, photos and other online communication. Previously, he worked as a publicist for eight years at then NBC-affiliate, KRON-TV. Ken helped launch and directs Channelintel, Intel's main YouTube channel, and contributes to Intel’s Flickr accounts, co-leads the @intel Twitter account and advises Intel's PR team worldwide how to use new media. Much of his work can be seen on the Intel Pressroom at www.intel.com/pressroom. For Intel, he blogs on Technology@Intel and “Inside Scoop.” In his personal blog “Movin’ Ahead,” Twitter channel www.twitter.com/kenekaplan and on Facebook, he shares his perspective on working with traditional and new media, technology and family experiences in Italy. Bulldog Reporter’s PR University presents a new webcast tutorial: “Mastering Web Video Strategy for PR: New Techniques PR Can Use to Build Buzz on YouTube and Beyond”—Wednesday, July 1, 2009 http://tinyurl.com/nwydqr

Dan Orsborn, PR Practice Leader, SelectResources International (former head of Porter Novelli Los Angeles and the Edelman San Francisco affiliate)

bulldogreporter — Tue, 9 Jun 2009 16:58:21 MDT

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Dan Orsborn is a senior PR strategist and practitioner. He currently serves as senior partner/PR practice leader at SelectResources International (SRI), the nation’s leading agency search consultancy, and was just named a 2008 PR Industry “Power Player” by PRWeek magazine in the Industry Support Category. Since joining SRI, he has built the country’s most active PR agency search and consulting practice conducting dozens of agency reviews for such brands as Nike, Gap, Old Navy, Darden Restaurants, New Balance, Outback Steak House, California Milk Advisory Board and one of the largest global agency reviews in history for Intel. Dan has presented over 30 new business training workshops to PR agencies, taught multiple clients agency management best practices through SRI/University and visited more than 100 PR firms around the country to meet their key executives and learn their unique capabilities. A 26 year PR agency veteran, Dan was formerly the regional office head of two top ten global PR firms— Edelman Worldwide/San Francisco and Porter Novelli/Los Angeles, managing offices of up to 60 employees. He has overseen hundreds of successful client programs for such companies as Bank of America, The Prudential, Gap, Warner Bros. Records, Proctor & Gamble, IBM, Annenberg Foundation and many others. He is a recipient of the prestigious Silver Anvil award, and is a former board member of Public Relations of America-Los Angeles (PRSA-LA) and national chairman of PRSA's Professional Services Section. He’s given more than 75 speeches to industry/business groups and university classes, and published dozens of professional articles on public relations best practices. Bulldog Reporter's PR University presents a 90-minute, best-practices webinar for PR practitioners: “PR Agency Gold: How to Win More RFP Business and Position Your Firm for Growth in the New Economy”---Monday, June 29, 2009 http://tinyurl.com/kre4t4

• Morgan Johnston, Corporate Communications Manager, JetBlue Airways

bulldogreporter — Tue, 9 Jun 2009 11:19:26 MDT

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Morgan Johnston is the manager of corporate communications for JetBlue Airways at the value airline's headquarters in Forest Hills, NY. He has been at JetBlue since July 2002, joining the corporate communications team in February 2007. As manager of corporate communications, Morgan is responsible for new media communications and online outreach projects. He formulates and oversees JetBlue strategy for social networks and maintains JetBlue's presence on Twitter at jetblue. He is also responsible for JetBlue's internal network of multimedia distribution and acts as spokesman for the company to media. Prior to joining JetBlue, Morgan held various roles in media production and new media application, designing and implementing online video. Bulldog Reporter’s PR University presents a new webcast tutorial: “Social Media Showdown: JetBlue and Southwest Web 2.0 Gurus Show How to Use Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn for PR”---Friday, June 26, 2009 http://tinyurl.com/nsgr7t

• Christi Day, Emerging Media Specialist/Spokesperson, Southwest Airlines; Blogger, “Nuts About Southwest.”

bulldogreporter — Tue, 9 Jun 2009 11:18:52 MDT

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Christi Day serves as emerging media specialist and online spokesperson for Southwest Airlines, the nation's largest airline in terms of domestic customers boarded. Christi specializes in emerging media and Web 2.0. Christi consistently works to keep Southwest Airlines in the forefront of the new media world when it comes to messaging and trends. In addition to her online media relations duties, Christi works as the "voice" behind the Southwest Airlines Twitter account (Southwestair) and as a moderator and blogger on “Nuts About Southwest.” She intimately understands the reach of the media and has been the author of several successful story placements creating positive buzz for Southwest Airlines Bulldog Reporter’s PR University presents a new webcast tutorial: “Social Media Showdown: JetBlue and Southwest Web 2.0 Gurus Show How to Use Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn for PR”---Friday, June 26, 2009 http://tinyurl.com/nsgr7t

Chris Wessling, Senior Editor, American Way (circ. 348,754)

bulldogreporter — Tue, 9 Jun 2009 11:06:20 MDT

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Aaron Gell is the editor in chief of Hemispheres, the in-flight magazine of United Airlines. Formerly, he served as the executive editor of Radar, the senior features editor and chief arts critic of W and a senior editor of Mirabella. Prior to that, he helped launch Time Out New York and served as that magazine’s film editor. He has written for numerous publications, including Vanity Fair, GQ, Elle, Details, The New York Times, New York, the New York Observer, Travel & Leisure, Salon and O, the Oprah Magazine. Bulldog Reporter’s PR University presents a new audio conference: “Pitching In-Flight Magazines in the New Economy: How to Reach Millions of Affluent Customers with Business and Lifestyle Ideas”—Thursday, June 18, 2009 http://tinyurl.com/nzpk39

Colleen Birch Maile, Editor in Chief, SkyWest Magazine (circ. 122,000)

bulldogreporter — Tue, 9 Jun 2009 11:05:55 MDT

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Colleen Birch Maile is editor in chief of SkyWest Magazine. SkyWest Magazine serves the nation’s largest regional air carrier, Delta, and focuses on travel opportunities afforded by resort destinations as well as lifestyle advantages presented by smaller communities. It also provides a forum for artists and writers living and working in more out-of-the-way places. Previously, Colleen was editor of Atlantic Southeast Magazine. Her experiences over the years range from reporting and writing columns at daily and weekly newspapers to editing local and regional magazines. Bulldog Reporter’s PR University presents a new audio conference: “Pitching In-Flight Magazines in the New Economy: How to Reach Millions of Affluent Customers with Business and Lifestyle Ideas”—Thursday, June 18, 2009 http://tinyurl.com/nzpk39

Aaron Gell, Editor in Chief, Hemispheres (circ. 385,000)

bulldogreporter — Tue, 9 Jun 2009 11:05:04 MDT

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Chris Wessling is senior editor of American Way, the in-flight magazine of American Airlines. The bi-weekly magazine caters to busy travelers who want to be in-the-know and desire information quickly and easily. Chris and the magazine deliver timely, useful, and interesting information on topics that appeal to their audience of affluent, educated, frequent travelers. Previous to American Way, Chris worked at the Daytona Beach News-Journal as a copy editor and wire editor, the San Antonio Light as a copy editor and wire editor and Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel as national/foreign editor. Bulldog Reporter’s PR University presents a new audio conference: “Pitching In-Flight Magazines in the New Economy: How to Reach Millions of Affluent Customers with Business and Lifestyle Ideas”—Thursday, June 18, 2009 http://tinyurl.com/nzpk39

David A. Kaplan, Contributing Editor, Newsweek (circ. 3,109,228)

bulldogreporter — Tue, 2 Jun 2009 11:41:03 MDT

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Kevin Whitelaw, who joined U.S. News in June 1995, covers national security, intelligence and international affairs. Based in Washington, he has helped anchor U.S. News’s coverage of the war on terrorism—with a focus on its intelligence aspects—and the U.S. invasion of Iraq and its aftermath. Kevin has made seven trips to Iraq since 1998, including two during Saddam Hussein’s rule. He began following the al Qaeda terrorist network before September 11 and spent a month in post-war Afghanistan reporting on the re-emergence of warlordism. He was granted unprecedented access to senior officials across the U.S. intelligence community for a cover story on the director of national intelligence’s (DNI’s) efforts to reform intelligence agencies. He has also written about troubles inside the clandestine arm of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), the growing pains of the new National Counterterrorism Center, and a series of articles tracking the shifting nature of the al Qaeda threat. Kevin has appeared on CBS’s “Up to the Minute,” CNN’s “Headline News” and “This Week at War,” C-SPAN, FOX News Channel, MSNBC’s “News Live,” PBS, and Voice of America’s “On the Line.” Bulldog Reporter’s PR University presents a new audio conference: “Reaching Millions with News Magazines: Editors Advise on Best PR Practices and Hot Topics to Boost Pickup in Today’s Changing Market”---June 11, 2009 http://tinyurl.com/q5sc23

Danielle Sacks, Staff Writer, Fast Company (circ. 731,991)

bulldogreporter — Tue, 2 Jun 2009 11:37:23 MDT

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Danielle Sacks is a staff writer for Fast Company. Danielle covers business issues related to advertising, marketing, culture, education, design, green business and work/life balance. She has written cover stories on “The Tipping Point’s” Malcolm Gladwell, ad industry behemoth JWT and Jochen Zeitz, the German turnaround CEO of Puma. Danielle has chronicled provocative business issues, including her November 2006 piece, “Down the Rabbit Hole,” which deconstructs viral marketing, and her April 2006 piece, “Crack this Culture,” which exposes corporate America’s culture guru for a fraud. She also took a deep dive into Gen Y/Millennials in the intergenerational workplace, in her January 2006 piece, “Scenes from the Culture Clash,” and supervised the magazine’s annual 2007 “Fast 50” package, which highlighted fifty for-profit companies solving critical global issues. In 2006, she was awarded the New York Press Club Nelly Bly Award and was published in Fast Company’s “Greatest Hits: Ten Years of the Most Innovative Ideas in Business” (Portfolio). Bulldog Reporter’s PR University presents a new audio conference: “Reaching Millions with News Magazines: Editors Advise on Best PR Practices and Hot Topics to Boost Pickup in Today’s Changing Market”---June 11, 2009 http://tinyurl.com/q5sc23

Jeffrey O’Brien, Senior Editor, Fortune (circ. 859,803)

bulldogreporter — Tue, 2 Jun 2009 11:36:45 MDT

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Jeffrey O'Brien is senior editor at Fortune, where he covers the intersection of science, technology, culture and business. Previously, Jeffrey was a senior editor at Wired magazine. As a writer and editor, his work has been anthologized in “The Best of Technology Writing 2007” and in “The Best Science and Nature Writing 2005” and “The Best American Science Writing 2006.” He is the recipient of a Jesse H. Neal Award for editing best single issue, which he earned in 1998 as the editor of Marketing Computers (Adweek). Bulldog Reporter’s PR University presents a new audio conference: “Reaching Millions with News Magazines: Editors Advise on Best PR Practices and Hot Topics to Boost Pickup in Today’s Changing Market”---June 11, 2009 http://tinyurl.com/q5sc23

Kevin Whitelaw, Deputy Editor, Nation & World, U.S. News & World Report (circ. 1,828,293 )

bulldogreporter — Tue, 2 Jun 2009 11:36:10 MDT

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David A. Kaplan is a contributing editor at Newsweek, having previously been a senior editor and writer for 20 years. He is the author of three books (“The Silicon Boys,” “The Acccidental President,” and “Mine’s Bigger”) and the 2008 winner of the Loeb Award for best business book of the year. He is at work on a new book, “The Age of Avarice,” and will also be teaching journalism at NYU in the fall. Bulldog Reporter’s PR University presents a new audio conference: “Reaching Millions with News Magazines: Editors Advise on Best PR Practices and Hot Topics to Boost Pickup in Today’s Changing Market”---June 11, 2009 http://tinyurl.com/q5sc23

James E. Lukaszewski, Chairman and President, The Lukaszewski Group, Inc.

bulldogreporter — Tue, 2 Jun 2009 11:06:13 MDT

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James E. Lukaszewski (loo-ka-SHEV-skee) is chairman and president of The Lukaszewski Group Inc., a White Plains, New York-based global crisis consultancy. Jim’s practice is exclusively focused on dealing with the most serious, difficult, challenging, and meaningful bad news situations imaginable. He spends the bulk of his time in the C-suite working directly with managers, leaders and successors. His website, www.e911.com, is often referred to as the University of Crisis Management. His “Crisis Guru Blog,” deals with issues in the headlines from Jim’s very unique and highly experienced perspective. His e-newsletter, “Executive Action: Strategic Management Insights for Leaders, Decision Makers and Their Trusted Advisors” is free and available to anyone who leaves their email address on his web site. It is a unique and powerful resource for all practitioners who advise others on serious, urgent, crucial situations. Jim’s clients are confidential, but are among the largest and most important organizations in their class or category. His clients are in the news constantly. He has the role most staff practitioners would like to have—direct access to the top where his voice is sought after, heard and his recommendations acted upon. Many of his clients call him Yoda. But you won’t have to. Bulldog Reporter’s PR University presents a new webcast tutorial: “Damage Control: Seven Crisis Response Steps PR Can Use to Manage Tragedy in a Web 2.0 World”---June 10, 2009 http://tinyurl.com/lq9mbj

Michael Smart, National News Director, Brigham Young University

bulldogreporter — Thu, 28 May 2009 16:13:35 MDT

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Michael Smart is National News Director at Brigham Young University and an independent communications consultant who has trained audiences from Frankfurt to Tokyo. Participants at PR’s premier conferences value his presentations for both their energy and practical content. Indeed, in just the last few months, Michael has placed stories on the front page of USA Today, on NBC Nightly News and in Time Magazine! Above all, participants in Michael’s events invariably get results—respect from top journalists and placements in major media—using the techniques he offers. No wonder his presentations on pitching and writing have received highest ratings at PRSA International Conferences and Bulldog Reporter’s Media Relations Summits. Bulldog Reporter's PR University presents two intensive full-day workshops: 1) The Ultimate Media Pitching Workshop 2) The PR Power Writing Workshop June 2009 http://www.infocomgroup.net/ms/0609/

Brian Solis, Principal, FutureWorks PR; Blogger, “PR 2.0,” Author, “Putting the Public Back in Public Relations”

bulldogreporter — Wed, 20 May 2009 11:18:44 MDT

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Brian Solis is principal of FutureWorks PR, an award-winning PR and new media agency in Silicon Valley. He is globally recognized for his views and insights on the convergence of PR, traditional media and social media. Considered one of the original thought leaders who paved the way for social media and PR 2.0, his blog, www.briansolis.com, is among the top 1.5% of all blogs tracked by Technorati and is ranked as one of the leading voices in the Ad Age Power 150 index of worldwide marketing bloggers. Bulldog Reporter’s PR University presents a new webcast tutorial:"Advanced Social Media News Release: Newest Techniques for Supercharging Your Company’s Message for Wider Reach and ROI"---Tuesday, June 2, 2009 http://tinyurl.com/ow8usu

• Toni Gerber Hope, Health Director, Good Housekeeping (circ. 4,684,811)

bulldogreporter — Thu, 14 May 2009 15:20:06 MDT

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Toni Gerber Hope is health director at Good Housekeeping, where she oversees the "Good Health" section, featuring medical, nutritional, diet, and fitness news and service. The section targets women in their 30s, 40s, and 50s, focusing on their personal health concerns and their role as health-keepers in their families. In addition, Toni develops weight-loss and fitness packages, often featuring real women from around the country. She works closely with the Good Housekeeping Research Institute, developing feature stories that call upon the expertise (and testing) from several departments, primarily food, nutrition and chemistry. Several times a year, Good Housekeeping publishes long, issue-oriented health articles, which Toni produces. Bulldog Reporter's PR University presents a new audio conference : "Pitching Top Healthcare Journalists: How PR can Match Stories to Emerging Trends and Editorial Hot Buttons on a Still Booming Beat"--- Thursday, May 28, 2009 http://tinyurl.com/pyrqgh

Catherine Winters, Contributor, MediZine, Ladies’ Home Journal, Spry, Consumer Reports on Health, Prevention, Weight Watchers, Health

bulldogreporter — Thu, 14 May 2009 15:19:54 MDT

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Catherine Winters is a veteran health editor and writer. She has contributed to publications such as MediZine, Ladies’ Home Journal, Spry, Consumer Reports on Health, Prevention, Weight Watchers, and Health. She has also served as Acting Health Director of Ladies’ Home Journal. Staff positions include health editor of Good Housekeeping, senior editor of Parents, managing editor of Health and senior editor of YM. Bulldog Reporter's PR University presents a new audio conference : "Pitching Top Healthcare Journalists: How PR can Match Stories to Emerging Trends and Editorial Hot Buttons on a Still Booming Beat"--- Thursday, May 28, 2009 http://tinyurl.com/pyrqgh

Camille Chatterjee, Health Editor, Redbook (circ. 2,209,059 )

bulldogreporter — Thu, 14 May 2009 15:19:33 MDT

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Camille Chatterjee is the health editor at Redbook. Her first job was at Self; since then, she’s worked at such magazines as Psychology Today, More, and Parenting, covering topics as diverse as health (kids’ and women’s), entertainment, finance and toys. She’s appeared on various TV shows, including “Today,” “CNN Headline News, and VH1’s “Fabulous Life Of . . .” series. On radio, she has appeared on NPR and was a regular guest on the syndicated “Cooper Lawrence Show.” Bulldog Reporter's PR University presents a new audio conference : "Pitching Top Healthcare Journalists: How PR can Match Stories to Emerging Trends and Editorial Hot Buttons on a Still Booming Beat"--- Thursday, May 28, 2009 http://tinyurl.com/pyrqgh

Pam O’Brien, Executive Editor, Fitness (circ. 1,536,211)

bulldogreporter — Thu, 14 May 2009 15:19:15 MDT

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Pam O'Brien is the executive editor of Fitness, where she oversees the magazine’s nutrition, fitness, health, beauty and features coverage. She was formerly articles director at Organic Style, supervising news, health, celebrity and lifestyle stories and booking celebrity covers. Prior to that, Pam was the executive editor of Lifetime, where she helped launch the magazine. Pam was also the executive editor of Ladies' Home Journal, and she served as senior editor of More magazine, a publication she also helped launch. She has appeared on many national TV and radio programs, including “Good Morning America,” “The Early Show,” “Today,” “Fox News Live,” “CNN Headline News,” “Extra!,” “Access Hollywood” and “Inside Edition.” Bulldog Reporter's PR University presents a new audio conference : "Pitching Top Healthcare Journalists: How PR can Match Stories to Emerging Trends and Editorial Hot Buttons on a Still Booming Beat"--- Thursday, May 28, 2009 http://tinyurl.com/pyrqgh

• Kelley A. Joyce, Vice President, Global Corporate Communications Practice, Waggener Edstrom

bulldogreporter — Thu, 7 May 2009 16:35:29 MDT

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Kelley Joyce is vice president of Waggener Edstrom Worldwide’s Global Corporate Communications Practice in New York City. She partners with global organizations to define, articulate and own their unique value proposition, industry reputation and brand character. Drawing from the agency’s proprietary Innovation CommunicationsSM methodology, she counsels clients on how to navigate the toughest business issues that keep executives and stakeholder audiences awake at night. Kelley guides corporations through storyline and Master NarrativeSM messaging development, and applies her passion for integrated communications campaigns to make a tangible impact on media, analysts, customers, partners and employees under any circumstance. For more than a decade, Kelley managed the reputations of large public entities as well as aggressive startups backed by venture capital at Horn Group, a strategic communications firm specializing in technology companies. Bulldog Reporter’s PR University presents a new audio conference: “How PR Can Capture Consumers in Recession and Rebounds: Experts Unveil the New Customer Psyche and Emerging Ways to Drive ROI”---Thursday, May 21, 2009 http://tinyurl.com/d9qfs4

• Sean K. Murphy, Director, Chicago Corporate Practice, Senior Vice President, Hill & Knowlton

bulldogreporter — Thu, 7 May 2009 16:34:35 MDT

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Sean K. Murphy is a senior vice president of Hill & Knowlton and oversees the Chicago office corporate communications practice. Sean has more than 20 years of corporate communications experience and specializes in corporate reputation management, crisis communications and CEO positioning. He has done corporate, investor, crisis and public affairs work for clients including: ABN AMRO, Acco Brands, Ameritech, the American Nuclear Society, ComEd, Exelon, LaSalle Bank, Monsanto, True Value, GE Capital Corporation, Helene Curtis, Leo Burnett, MCI, Motorola, The Quaker Oats Company, Spiegel, Sprint, Sun Chemical, the University of Illinois and Wells Fargo. In addition, Sean works with fast growth and emerging companies on their corporate, investor and business-to-business marketing programs. Clients have included AmeriCredit, Argosy Education Group, Career Education Corporation, HyRadix, Horace Mann Educators Corporation and Technology Solutions Company. Bulldog Reporter’s PR University presents a new audio conference: “How PR Can Capture Consumers in Recession and Rebounds: Experts Unveil the New Customer Psyche and Emerging Ways to Drive ROI”---Thursday, May 21, 2009 http://tinyurl.com/d9qfs4

• Marian Salzman, Partner, Chief Marketing Officer, Porter Novelli

bulldogreporter — Thu, 7 May 2009 16:31:49 MDT

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Marian Salzman, in her role as partner and chief marketing officer, drives Porter Novelli’s brand planning and positioning, oversees all brand communication and business development and creates and executes thought leadership and reputation management programs. Named one of the world’s top five trendspotters by global publisher VNU, Marian has lived and worked in the U.S. and Europe and has managed trendspotters around the globe for more than 15 years, with strong expertise in one-to-one persuasion, family dynamics and influence, the new consumer in China and India, narrowcasting and emerging niches. Prior to joining Porter Novelli, she served as CMO at JWT Worldwide, chief strategy officer at Euro RSCG Worldwide and worldwide director of TBWA’s Department of the Future. She was director of consumer insights and emerging media at Chiat\Day and co-founded Cyberdialogue-the world’s first online market research company-in 1992 with partner Jay Chiat. Bulldog Reporter’s PR University presents a new audio conference: “How PR Can Capture Consumers in Recession and Rebounds: Experts Unveil the New Customer Psyche and Emerging Ways to Drive ROI”---Thursday, May 21, 2009 http://tinyurl.com/d9qfs4

Joe Brown, Associate Editor, Wired (circ. 575,000)

bulldogreporter — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 16:06:16 MDT

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Bulldog Reporter’s PR University presents a new audio conference: “Gift Guide Gold: Top Editors Show PR How to Score Product Coverage in a Changing Consumer Climate”---Wednesday, May 20, 2009 http://tinyurl.com/d8w7cv

• Craigh Barboza, Senior Editor, USA Weekend (circ. 23,000,000)

bulldogreporter — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 15:56:34 MDT

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Craigh Barboza is a senior editor at USA Weekend, a national magazine with a circulation of 23 million. In addition to covering entertainment and culture, he oversees regular columns on DVDs, technology and video games. During his tenure, Craigh has written or produced cover stories on celebrities, such as Seth Rogen, Megan Fox, Steven Spielberg, Jay-Z, Matt Damon, Halle Berry and Kanye West, as well as edited special issues dedicated to African-American Reparations, green cars and energy-saving homes. He also created a series of annual Black History special issues that featured the likes of Spike Lee, August Wilson, William Julius Wilson, Judith Jamison, Russell Simmons and Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Prior to taking the position at USA Weekend in 2000, he worked for Sony Music Entertainment as a copywriter, Vibe magazine as a contributing writer and Rap Sheet magazine as an associate editor. Bulldog Reporter’s PR University presents a new audio conference: “Gift Guide Gold: Top Editors Show PR How to Score Product Coverage in a Changing Consumer Climate”---Wednesday, May 20, 2009 http://tinyurl.com/d8w7cv

• Kyle Western, Assistant Editor, Men’s Health (circ. 1,859,701)

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• Ann Abel, Senior Editor, ForbesLife (circ. 860,000)

bulldogreporter — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 15:49:32 MDT

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Ann Abel is a senior editor at ForbesLife magazine, a lifestyle supplement sent to Forbes subscribers. The magazine, published six times a year, is about good-life pursuits. Among the sections Ann works on is “The Eye,” a round-up of luxury goods that encompasses home décor items, furniture, men’s style, watches, jewelry, athletic gear, luggage, electronics and gourmet items. She was previously the executive editor of Luxury SpaFinder magazine. Bulldog Reporter’s PR University presents a new audio conference: “Gift Guide Gold: Top Editors Show PR How to Score Product Coverage in a Changing Consumer Climate”---Wednesday, May 20, 2009 http://tinyurl.com/d8w7cv

John Earnhardt, Senior Manager, Global Media Operations, Cisco Systems

bulldogreporter — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 12:37:57 MDT

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John Earnhardt is senior manager of global media operations for Cisco Systems in the public relations department. He manages the PR team’s media strategy, finance and CFO PR, corporate op-ed program, broadcast media strategy, executive media training and is the “blogger-in-chief” and “tweeter-in-chief” for the company . . . follow him on Twitter @CiscoSystems. Previously, he managed policy communications in Cisco’s global policy and government affairs department where he was responsible for using communications channels to advance Cisco’s state, federal and global public policy objectives. This is where he started the first blog for Cisco in 2005. John also handled media relations on public policy issues in addition to starting and managing Cisco’s political action committee. He joined Cisco in 1999 as corporate public relations manager in the office of the president. Bulldog Reporter’s PR University presents a new webcast tutorial: “Twitter for PR Update: Cisco’s Social Media Leader Shares New Low-Cost Techniques and Tools for Building Buzz and Brand Online”---Thursday, May 14, 2009 http://tinyurl.com/d3porv

Drew Neisser, President & CEO, Renegade

bulldogreporter — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 17:03:35 MDT

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Drew Neisser is president and CEO of Renegade, a non-traditional agency that creates interactive brand experiences. Previously, he worked at Chiat/Day and JWT, where he gained a reputation for innovative thinking and big ideas. He fathered the TrafficCam and named the Toughbook for Panasonic, hatched the HSBC BankCab and put the shock in G-Shock with the legendary “Time Me Up, Time Me Down” press event for Casio watches. Drew has spoken at many industry events including Brandweek’s Next Big Idea Conference, the IAAA “Out of the Box” conference in Amman, Jordan, WOMMA’s Boot Camp and the NYAMA Guerrilla Marketing roundtable. Drew has authored articles for Adweek, AdMap, Brandweek, eMarketer, iMediaConnection, MediaPost and Promo Magazine, among many others. He is an active member of the NYAMA, sits on the board for the Children for Children Foundation, and believes marketing should do its part to make the world a better place—a concept he blogs about at MarketingForGood.net. Bulldog Reporter’s PR University presents a new audio conference: “Low-Cost Guerrilla PR Update: Experts Reveal New High-Yield Stealth Techniques for Building Brand, Buzz and the Bottom Line for Less”---Thursday, May 7, 2009 http://tinyurl.com/cwjzrn

Drew Livingston, President and Chief Strategy Officer, FreeCar Media (FCM); President, BicyTaxi™

bulldogreporter — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 16:59:38 MDT

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Drew Livingston serves as co-founder and chief marketing officer of TrashTalkFCM (TTFCM), a non-traditional advertising and marketing company, and as president of BicyTaxi™, the country’s exclusive distributor of pedicabs for passengers and delivery use. He is responsible for the creation, management and execution of non-traditional advertising campaigns for clients such as Proctor & Gamble, The Coca Cola Company, US Navy, Philips, Citibank, General Mills and HBO. In his role as chief marketing officer, Drew is responsible for such award-winning campaigns as the “Full Throttle Mack Cement Truck Campaign” for The Coca Cola Company, which won a Silver Addy and a Creative Media Award, and the “Starbucks Red Cup Holiday Campaign” which won the Yahoo! Purple Chair Award and a One Show Gold Pencil for Exceptional Innovation in Media. He coined the term “multi-mobile marketing” with Joe Gorelick of POP Solutions, a term used to describe the use of mobile (text) messaging in conjunction with mobile (non-traditional outdoor) media. Bulldog Reporter’s PR University presents a new audio conference: “Low-Cost Guerrilla PR Update: Experts Reveal New High-Yield Stealth Techniques for Building Brand, Buzz and the Bottom Line for Less”---Thursday, May 7, 2009 http://tinyurl.com/cwjzrn

Christian Jurinka, Managing Director of Client Services, Attack! Marketing

bulldogreporter — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 16:56:02 MDT

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Christian Jurinka is the managing director of client services for Attack! Marketing, a nationwide, full-service marketing and promotions agency focusing on connecting brands with their target audience through event and guerrilla marketing. Prior to Attack!, Christian worked at Accenture, formerly Andersen Consulting, in their Network Architecture Practice Area, providing project management of technical infrastructure design projects. At Accenture, Christian helped launch the Technical Architecture service line in their Tokyo office. Prior to Accenture, Christian worked for several consulting firms in Chicago. Bulldog Reporter’s PR University presents a new audio conference: “Low-Cost Guerrilla PR Update: Experts Reveal New High-Yield Stealth Techniques for Building Brand, Buzz and the Bottom Line for Less”---Thursday, May 7, 2009 http://tinyurl.com/cwjzrn

Julian Aldridge, Chief Executive Officer and President, Ammo Marketing; President, Freestyle Interactive

bulldogreporter — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 16:46:20 MDT

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Julian Aldridge is president of Ammo Marketing and Freestyle Interactive, where he is responsible for the overall development and vision of the two companies, whose clients include Electronic Arts, Boost Mobile, Cadbury-Schweppes, Levi’s, Coca Cola, Schick, Brown-Forman, Logitech, Yahoo! and Alberto Culver. Over the past two years, both companies have grown over 100% and are recognized as stars within the Isobar network. At Ammo, Julian brings the discipline and lateral thinking associated with account planning to the creative world of alternative marketing ideation and execution. Julian joined Ammo Marketing in February 2003, from Red Sky Interactive, where he was most recently vice president and practice lead of Agency.com’s Red Sky division, which specialized in the interactive marketing of consumer lifestyle brands such as Miller Brewing Company, Kodak, Paramount Entertainment, The Coca Cola Company and Fairmont Hotels. Bulldog Reporter’s PR University presents a new audio conference: “Low-Cost Guerrilla PR Update: Experts Reveal New High-Yield Stealth Techniques for Building Brand, Buzz and the Bottom Line for Less”---Thursday, May 7, 2009 http://tinyurl.com/cwjzrn

• Jeff Conlin, Vice President, PR & Corporate Communications, Restaurant.com (press.restaurant.com)

bulldogreporter — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 15:38:49 MDT

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Jeff Conlin is vice president, PR and corporate communications for Restaurant.com. Since joining Restaurant.com in 2005, he has helped chart the course for public awareness of the restaurant savings provider with Restaurant.com broadcast and online stories running in the majority of the nation’s top 50 media markets. Before Restaurant.com, Jeff worked on health advocacy and brand identity campaigns in the Chicago office of Fleishman-Hillard International Communications on behalf of TAP Pharmaceutical Products and Astellas Pharma US. He also worked in Ogilvy PR Chicago’s consumer marketing practice for clients including Snap-on Tools Company, Castrol North America, BP, True Value Hardware, Motorola, JPMorgan Chase and others. Bulldog Reporter’s PR University presents a new webcast tutorial:” Seven Habits for Managing an Effective Online Newsroom: Best Practices to Satisfy Journalists, Boost Online Reach and Maximize Digital ROI”---Thursday, April 30, 2009 http://tinyurl.com/cu325f

Ibrey Woodall, Director of Marketing, TEKgroup International (www.tekgroup.com); Website Chair, PRSA Gulfstream and Palm Beach Chapters

bulldogreporter — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 15:37:46 MDT

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Ibrey Woodall is director of marketing for TEKgroup International, where she oversees the marketing and communications functions for TEKgroup International. Ibrey possesses 25 years experience in the industry, 12 of these years with concentration on the Internet. Prior to TEKgroup, Ibrey has held advertising, production and editorial positions at Interzine/Times-Mirror Magazines Interactive, Golfweek Magazine and CRC Press, respectively. Ibrey is a member of the Public Relations Society of America, formerly on the board of directors of the PRSA Gulfstream Chapter, and still serves as website chair for both the PRSA Gulfstream and PRSA Palm Beach chapters. She is an active speaker at public relations functions and has been nominated for the Association of Women in Communications 2006 Woman of the Year (technology division). She was interviewed as the interactive online newsroom expert for Deirdre Breakenridge’s book, “PR 2.0: New Media, New Tools, New Audiences,” and has been published in PR Tactics, PR Week, Bulldog Reporter’s Daily ’Dog, and the South Florida Business Journal. Bulldog Reporter’s PR University presents a new webcast tutorial:” Seven Habits for Managing an Effective Online Newsroom: Best Practices to Satisfy Journalists, Boost Online Reach and Maximize Digital ROI”---Thursday, April 30, 2009 http://tinyurl.com/cu325f

Sarah Skerik, Vice President, Distribution Services, PR Newswire

bulldogreporter — Thu, 9 Apr 2009 12:05:06 MDT

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Sarah Skerik, a 16 year newswire veteran, manages PR Newswire’s core wire service, including SEO, content syndication, audience development, media relations, customer reporting and targeted distribution products. Prior to joining PR Newswire in 1995, Sarah was the director of marketing for the city news bureau of Chicago’s commercial newswire subsidiary, PR News Service. Bulldog Reporter’s PR University presents a new audio conference: “Killer Writing That Sells Like Hell: How to Produce Corporate Communications Copy That Moves Editors and Customers to Action”---Thursday, April, 23,2009 http://tinyurl.com/cb956e

Paul Furiga, ABC, President, WordWrite Communications, LLC

bulldogreporter — Thu, 9 Apr 2009 12:00:41 MDT

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Paul Furiga, ABC, is president of WordWrite Communications, LLC. WordWrite is in the business of helping its clients use the timeless power of storytelling to share their great, untold stories for clients ranging from Fortune 1000 companies such as Koppers, Inc. to Pittsburgh 250, the official celebration of the 250th anniversary of Pittsburgh. Before forming WordWrite, Paul was a vice president at Ketchum Public Relations, leading the labor relations team, which won a Silver Anvil. Paul also spent two decades in journalism in cities ranging from Cincinnati to Washington, D.C., where he covered Congress, the White House and four presidential nominating conventions. While he served as editor of the Pittsburgh Business Times, it was named best weekly in Pennsylvania. Paul is an Accredited Business Communicator, a designation held by fewer than 10 percent of all communicators. Bulldog Reporter’s PR University presents a new audio conference: “Killer Writing That Sells Like Hell: How to Produce Corporate Communications Copy That Moves Editors and Customers to Action”---Thursday, April, 23,2009 http://tinyurl.com/cb956e

Don Bates, Academic Director, Graduate School of Political Management, George Washington University; Fellow, PRSA

bulldogreporter — Thu, 9 Apr 2009 11:50:35 MDT

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Don Bates, APR, Fellow PRSA, is director of the just-launched master’s degree program in public relations at George Washington University’s Graduate School of Political Management in Washington, D.C. He also teaches advanced writing and conducts PR writing workshops for the Public Relations Society of America New York Chapter, and for public relations firms and departments nationwide. Bulldog Reporter’s PR University presents a new audio conference: “Killer Writing That Sells Like Hell: How to Produce Corporate Communications Copy That Moves Editors and Customers to Action”---Thursday, April, 23,2009 http://tinyurl.com/cb956e

Mark Weiner, North American CEO, PRIME Research, Author, “Unleashing the Power of PR: A Contrarian’s Guide to Marketing and Communication”

bulldogreporter — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 14:38:22 MDT

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Mark Weiner is North American CEO of PRIME Research, one of the world’s largest public relations research and consulting providers with 500 analysts around the globe. Mark has devoted his career to helping the world’s most respected organizations to demonstrate and generate a positive return on their investment in public relations. He authored “Unleashing the Power of PR: A Contrarian’s Guide to Marketing and Communication” which was published by Wiley & Sons. Before PRIME, Mark was the global director/senior vice president of research at Ketchum and, prior to that, CEO of Delahaye. Bulldog Reporter’s PR University presents a new webcast tutorial: “Proving the Value of PR: Uncovering and Aligning C-Suite Expectations in Tough Times”---Thursday, April 16, 2009 http://tinyurl.com/c2gjve

Paul Gillin, Online Marketing Consultant, Paul Gillin Communications, Author, “Influencing the New Influencers,” “Secrets of Social Media Marketing”

bulldogreporter — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 14:32:40 MDT

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Paul Gillin for an interactive and practical session designed to answer these questions—and teach you how to apply these low-cost tools to your PR plans to drive maximum results online, especially in the midst of recession. Not only will you learn the secrets of creating compelling online content beyond blogs and in popular applications like Facebook and Twitter, but you’ll also hear how to sell digital PR programs to management, how to measure the value of your social media campaigns and how to stay ahead of new digital trends like the “semantic Web.” In addition, you’ll discover best practices outlining what top brands are doing to incorporate social media into their operations, and walk away with easy first steps you and your team can take as soon as this Webcast tutorial concludes so you can do the same. Bulldog Reporter’s PR University presents a new Webcast tutorial:"Influencing the New Influencers: Web Expert Shows How PR Can Successfully Harness New Social Media to Build Brand, Buzz and the Bottom Line—Even in a Slow Economy," Friday March 27, 2009 http://tinyurl.com/cruqha

John Bell, Managing Director/Executive Creative Director, 360° Digital Influence, Ogilvy Public Relations; President, Word of Mouth Marketing Association (WOMMA)

bulldogreporter — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 13:22:55 MDT

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John Bell is managing director/exectuive creative director for 360° Digital Influence team, Ogilvy PR’s global digital practice designed to manage brands at a time when anyone can be an influencer and we are all influenced in new ways. His team has developed and executed social media strategy for clients as diverse as Lenovo, Unilever, all the way to the department of Health and Human Services. The team’s focus is on engaging through conversations, outreach to new influencers and word of mouth marketing. Prior to Ogilvy, John was creative director at Discovery Communications, where he transformed a single website into 14 web properties from DiscoveryKids.com to Animalplanet.com and more. In the early nineties, when interactive television was imminent, John headed up the visual design studio for the joint ITV venture between Viacom and AT&T. Additionally, John serves as president of the Word of Mouth Marketing Association (WOMMA). Bulldog Reporter’s PR University presents a new webcast tutorial: “Facebook Bootcamp for PR: How to Use Social Media Networks in Communications to Build Brand and Buzz for Less”—Wednesday, April 15, 2009 http://tinyurl.com/cu4gp7

• Garrett Glaser, Principal, Glaser Media, LLC

bulldogreporter — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 15:11:44 MDT

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Garrett Glaser is principal of Glaser Media, LLC. Garrett specializes in media training, public speaking and message design. As a journalist for over 20 years, Garrett traveled the world covering “beats” as diverse as international development, street crime, business and Hollywood. As a business reporter at CNBC, he conducted live interviews with hundreds of CEOS, politicians, analysts, regulators and activists. Earlier, he spent a total of 12 years as a reporter for WABC-TV New York, WPLG-TV Miami, Entertainment Tonight and KNBC-TV Los Angeles. Bulldog Reporter’s PR University presents a new audio conference: “Media Pitching Update: Newsroom Vets Show How PR Can Maximize Press in the Incredibly Shrinking News Hole”—Wednesday, April 8, 2009 http://tinyurl.com/cehzyw

• Dave Satterfield, Sitrick and Company; Former Managing Editor, San Jose Mercury News

bulldogreporter — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 15:09:05 MDT

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Dave Satterfield is a member of the firm of Sitrick and Company, a Los Angeles-based public relations firm. Prior to joining Sitrick in January 2009, Satterfield was managing editor of the San Jose Mercury News, the newspaper of Silicon Valley. He became managing editor in August 2003, after overseeing the newspaper’s business department for the previous two-and-a-half years. Before joining the Mercury News, he worked 17 years at the Miami Herald where he covered banking and the economy, wrote a column for three years and was a member of the team that covered Hurricane Andrew—coverage that won the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service. He was named the Herald’s business editor in 1994. Bulldog Reporter’s PR University presents a new audio conference: “Media Pitching Update: Newsroom Vets Show How PR Can Maximize Press in the Incredibly Shrinking News Hole”—Wednesday, April 8, 2009 http://tinyurl.com/cehzyw

• Susan Feeney, Senior Editor, Planning, “All Things Considered,” NPR

bulldogreporter — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 14:45:18 MDT

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Susan Feeney is senior editor for planning at “All Things Considered,” NPR’s longest-running news magazine. Prior to joining “All Things Considered” in November 2004, where she oversees news planning and projects, she was senior editor of NPR’s other flagship show, “Morning Edition. At “Morning Edition,” she oversaw the show’s coverage of the 2000 election and recount, as well as 9-11 and the start of the war in Afghanistan and Iraq. Before joining NPR in April 2000, Susan was national political reporter and White House correspondent for the Dallas Morning News. She covered presidential and congressional elections and politics in Washington and across the U.S. Susan has covered five presidential elections (1988, 1992, 1996, 2000 and 2004), four as a reporter and one as an editor. Bulldog Reporter’s PR University presents a new audio conference: “Media Pitching Update: Newsroom Vets Show How PR Can Maximize Press in the Incredibly Shrinking News Hole”—Wednesday, April 8, 2009 http://tinyurl.com/cehzyw

Kate Carlisle, Managing Editor/Washington, Los Angeles Times-Washington Post News Service

bulldogreporter — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 14:39:17 MDT

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Kate Carlisle is the managing editor in Washington for the Los Angeles Times-Washington Post News Service, based at The Washington Post. A Massachusetts native educated at Smith College, Kate began her career at the Patriot Ledger in Quincy, Mass. She worked for United Press International and as a Washington correspondent for Thomson Newspapers before joining the Post in 1986. In addition to selecting and editing Post copy to move on the LATWP wire, Kate works with editors around the country and overseas helping them find new ways of using Post and L.A. Times material in their papers. Bulldog Reporter’s PR University presents a new audio conference: “Media Pitching Update: Newsroom Vets Show How PR Can Maximize Press in the Incredibly Shrinking News Hole”—Wednesday, April 8, 2009 http://tinyurl.com/cehzyw

• Christina Bellantoni, White House correspondent, Washington Times (circ. 81,104)

bulldogreporter — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 15:06:44 MDT

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Christina Bellantoni is a White House correspondent for the Washington Times in Washington, D.C., a post she took after covering the 2008 Democratic presidential campaigns. She has been with he Times since 2003, covering state and Congressional politics before moving to national political beat for the 2008 campaign. Previously, Christina worked for the San Jose Business Journal, working in the research department to put together data for the “Book of Lists.” She has won two national journalism awards for Best Scoop in 2001 for her story in Silicon Valley Biz Ink revealing the San Jose Sharks were up for sale. Her stories for the Palo Alto Daily News in 2002 and 2003 won several Bay Area journalism awards. Bulldog Reporter’s PR University presents a new audio conference: “Journalists Speak Out on Twitter for PR: Top Reporters Reveal How the Press Uses Social Media Networks to Generate Story Ideas and Buzz”—Thursday, April 2, 2009 http://tinyurl.com/cz2jv4

• Mike Madden, Washington Correspondent, Salon.com

bulldogreporter — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 15:02:57 MDT

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Mike Madden is the Washington correspondent for Salon.com, where he covers the White House, Congress, government and politics. Madden joined Salon in 2007, after seven years at Gannett's Washington bureau. He lives in Washington, D.C. Bulldog Reporter’s PR University presents a new audio conference: “Journalists Speak Out on Twitter for PR: Top Reporters Reveal How the Press Uses Social Media Networks to Generate Story Ideas and Buzz”—Thursday, April 2, 2009 http://tinyurl.com/cz2jv4

• Julio Ojeda-Zapata, Consumer Technology Reporter, St. Paul Pioneer Press (circ. 252,055); Author, “Twitter Means Business: How Microblogging Can Help or Hurt Your Company”

bulldogreporter — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 14:59:08 MDT

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• Julio Ojeda-Zapata, Consumer Technology Reporter, St. Paul Pioneer Press (circ. 252,055); Author, “Twitter Means Business: How Microblogging Can Help or Hurt Your Company” - box-j_zapata.gif

Julio Ojeda-Zapata is a consumer technology columnist at the St. Paul (Minn.) Pioneer Press, where he is active on Twitter as well as in print and the blogosphere. A new media evangelist, Julio is the author of the just-released “Twitter Means Business: How Microblogging Can Help or Hurt Your Company,” published by Happy About Books. Bulldog Reporter’s PR University presents a new audio conference: “Journalists Speak Out on Twitter for PR: Top Reporters Reveal How the Press Uses Social Media Networks to Generate Story Ideas and Buzz”—Thursday, April 2, 2009 http://tinyurl.com/cz2jv4

• Ari Melber, Net Movement Correspondent, The Nation (circ. 186,834), Columnist, Politico; Guest Speaker, NBC, CNBC, CNN, CNN Headline News, C-SPAN, MSNBC, Bloomberg News, FOX News, FOX Business, NPR, Air America

bulldogreporter — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 14:53:00 MDT

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Ari Melber (www.arimelber.com) is the Net Movement correspondent for The Nation magazine, the oldest political weekly in America, a writer for The Nation's blog and a columnist for Politico. During the 2008 general election, he traveled with the Obama campaign on special assignment for The Washington Independent. He is also a contributing editor at the “Personal Democracy Forum,” a nonpartisan website covering technology’s impact on democracy. As a commentator on public affairs, Melber frequently speaks on national television and radio, including NBC, CNBC, CNN, CNN Headline News, C-SPAN, MSNBC, Bloomberg News, FOX News, FOX Business, NPR and Air America. Bulldog Reporter’s PR University presents a new audio conference: “Journalists Speak Out on Twitter for PR: Top Reporters Reveal How the Press Uses Social Media Networks to Generate Story Ideas and Buzz”—Thursday, April 2, 2009 http://tinyurl.com/cz2jv4

• Christopher Elliott, Host, “What You Get for the Money: Vacations,” Fine Living Network; Ombudsman, National Geographic Traveler (circ. 734,858); Columnist, MSNBC.com

bulldogreporter — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 14:47:47 MDT

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• Christopher Elliott, Host, “What You Get for the Money: Vacations,” Fine Living Network; Ombudsman, National Geographic Traveler (circ. 734,858); Columnist, MSNBC.com - box-c_elliott.gif

Christopher Elliott is a journalist and consumer advocate. His articles, columns and essays offer advice for people who want to become more informed travelers. Chris is National Geographic Traveler’s ombudsman, a nationally syndicated columnist through Tribune Media Services, a columnist for MSNBC.com and a commentator and independent producer for public radio. He’s also the host of “What You Get for the Money: Vacations” on the Fine Living Network. Bulldog Reporter’s PR University presents a new audio conference: “Journalists Speak Out on Twitter for PR: Top Reporters Reveal How the Press Uses Social Media Networks to Generate Story Ideas and Buzz”—Thursday, April 2, 2009 http://tinyurl.com/cz2jv4

Brian Stelter, Reporter, The New York Times (circ. 1,438,585)

bulldogreporter — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 14:39:56 MDT

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Brian Stelter is a media reporter at The New York Times, where he covers television and digital media for the “Business Day” and “Culture” sections. Brian joined the Times in 2007 after three and a half years at Mediabistro, the New York-based media community website, where he wrote the “TVNewser” blog. He has used Twitter to interact with readers since early 2008. Bulldog Reporter’s PR University presents a new audio conference: “Journalists Speak Out on Twitter for PR: Top Reporters Reveal How the Press Uses Social Media Networks to Generate Story Ideas and Buzz”—Thursday, April 2, 2009 http://tinyurl.com/cz2jv4

James E. Lukaszewski, Chairman and President, The Lukaszewski Group, Inc.

bulldogreporter — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 15:12:27 MDT

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James E. Lukaszewski, will help you and your staff better understand how to present various bad news mitigation scenarios to management in ways that can help speed up communication, reduce tension and contention, increase trust and protect reputation. Lukaszewski’s pragmatic, sensible approaches and management templates will arm you and your team with the know-how and the tools necessary for dealing with long-term, largely bad news driven scenarios in ways that will enhance your ability to be a trusted strategic advisor, get called to the table earlier and be heard when it counts most. This is one professional development session that can help you redefine your value to management when your help is most critical. Your job and company or client reputation may depend on it. Bulldog Reporter’s PR University presents a new Webcast tutorial: "Crisis Communications Skills in Hard Times: How to Announce Layoffs, Shortfalls and Cutbacks without Damaging Reputation in Recession"--Tuesday, March 31, 2009 http://tinyurl.com/deve6o

Nancy Minikes, Research Editor, Woman’s World (circ. 1,423,743)

bulldogreporter — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 14:41:44 MDT

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Nancy Minikes has been a research editor for the features department of Woman’s World magazine since March 2000. Nancy is responsible for bringing human interest and health-related stories to the magazine. In her role at the publication, she requests stories and screens pitches from public relations representatives at hospitals, firms and universities, and she finds people and conducts extensive telephone interviews. She also researches and writes the weekly column “It Happened This Week.” Prior to working at Woman’s World, Nancy was a freelance writer and desktop publisher. Bulldog Reporter’s PR University presents a new audio conference: “Winning More Ink in Top Women’s Magazines: Journalists Share Recession-Busting Hot Topics, Advanced Pitching Tips and Best PR Practices for Reaching Millions of Readers”—Thursday, March 26, 2009 http://tinyurl.com/bp88yt

Stephanie Emma Pfeffer, Associate Editor, Family Circle (circ. 3,953,651)

bulldogreporter — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 14:34:42 MDT

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Stephanie Emma Pfeffer is an associate editor at Family Circle, where she edits features on parenting, teens and travel, as well as the celebrity back page. Previously she was an editor at Ladies’ Home Journal, covering family, teens and pop psychology. She has also enjoyed stints at People and Advertising Age. She has an MSJ from the Medill School of Journalism. Bulldog Reporter’s PR University presents a new audio conference: “Winning More Ink in Top Women’s Magazines: Journalists Share Recession-Busting Hot Topics, Advanced Pitching Tips and Best PR Practices for Reaching Millions of Readers”—Thursday, March 26, 2009 http://tinyurl.com/bp88yt

Lea Goldman, Features Editor, Marie Claire (circ. 956,303)

bulldogreporter — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 14:20:53 MDT

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Lea Goldman is features editor for Marie Claire magazine, where she specializes in career and workplace matters. Prior to joining Marie Claire in April of 2008, she was a senior editor at Forbes magazine, where she oversaw the magazine and website’s entertainment coverage, including the publication of that magazine’s annual “Celebrity 100 List of the Top Earning Entertainers in Hollywood.” In partnership with E! Entertainment Television, Lea helped produce and appeared in Forbes’ hour-long TV specials based on Forbes lists. She was also a regular contributor to Fox News Channel programs like “Forbes on Fox” and “Your World with Neil Cavuto.” Bulldog Reporter’s PR University presents a new audio conference: “Winning More Ink in Top Women’s Magazines: Journalists Share Recession-Busting Hot Topics, Advanced Pitching Tips and Best PR Practices for Reaching Millions of Readers”—Thursday, March 26, 2009 http://tinyurl.com/bp88yt

Jeanine Detz, Senior Editor, Shape (circ. 1,633,442)

bulldogreporter — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 13:31:34 MDT

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Jeanine Detz has been a senior editor at Shape since December 2005. She edits and writes many of the magazine’s fitness stories, directs fitness photo shoots, writes a bi-monthly fitness advice column called “Ask Our Trainer,” and pens a weekly blog at shape.com. Detz also oversees the annual “Shape Reader Makeover” feature and various health and lifestyle stories. She previously served as senior editor at Muscle & Fitness Hers and Muscle & Fitness magazines. Bulldog Reporter’s PR University presents a new audio conference: “Winning More Ink in Top Women’s Magazines: Journalists Share Recession-Busting Hot Topics, Advanced Pitching Tips and Best PR Practices for Reaching Millions of Readers”—Thursday, March 26, 2009 http://tinyurl.com/bp88yt

Michael Schiferl, Executive Vice President, Director of Media Relations, Weber Shandwick

bulldogreporter — Wed, 4 Mar 2009 15:19:03 MST

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Michael Schiferl is senior vice president and director of media relations for Weber Shandwick Worldwide. He shapes media strategy and helps garner media placements for a diverse group of clients across the agency’s consumer, travel and corporate practices. Prior to joining Weber Shandwick, Michael was deputy general manager at Daniel J. Edelman, Inc. Michael has been cited frequently in leading industry trades such as PR Week and Ad Age, as well as The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, People Magazine and others regarding media relations strategy. Bulldog Reporter’s PR University presents a new audio conference: “Email Pitching Secrets Guaranteed to Boost Hit Rates for PR: How to Write Subject Lines and Email Copy that Rivets Journalists’ Attention and Delivers Greater ROI in 2009” Thursday, March 19, 2009 http://tinyurl.com/bm9myy

Nancy Brenner, Senior Vice President, Director of Media Relations, MS&L Global Public Relations

bulldogreporter — Wed, 4 Mar 2009 15:16:43 MST

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Nancy Brenner is senior vice president, director of media relations, with MSL Worldwide’s Global Corporate practice. She directs programs for JPMorgan’s Private Bank, PricewaterhouseCoopers and Chubb. Nancy’s career spans more than 15 years working with leading business journalists. She oversees the agency’s “Meet the Media” training program that brings in top editors and journalists from major media to initiate a dialogue and develop relationships with the staff and offers strategic media counsel to clients throughout the agency. Prior to MS&L, Nancy was a vice president with Ogilvy Adams & Rinehart, where she provided strategic corporate positioning and media relations counsel. She has contributed pieces on a range of topics from Madonna, economic indicators and bargain shopping in Barron’s, the Baltimore Sun, the Philadelphia Inquirer, Knight-Ridder and other media. Bulldog Reporter’s PR University presents a new audio conference: “Email Pitching Secrets Guaranteed to Boost Hit Rates for PR: How to Write Subject Lines and Email Copy that Rivets Journalists’ Attention and Delivers Greater ROI in 2009” Thursday, March 19, 2009 http://tinyurl.com/bm9myy

Richard Laermer, CEO, RLM Public Relations; Co-Publisher, “BadPitchBlog”

bulldogreporter — Wed, 4 Mar 2009 15:14:18 MST

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Richard Laermer is CEO of RLM Public Relations, which he founded in 1991. RLM’s client list includes such disruptive firms as Obopay, Intellivent, Smith & Nephew, ZepInvest and “The Singing Revolution” movie. Laermer’s latest book is “2011: Trendspotting for the Next Decade,” out now from McGraw-Hill. He is best-selling author of “Punk Marketing,” in addition to the perennial PR handbook “Full Frontal PR” and 2002’s “trendSpotting.” He co-hosted TLC’s business makeover show “Taking Care of Business,” and has a following as commentator for Public Radio’s “Marketplace.” His and Kevin Dugan’s “BadPitchBlog,” is recipient of PRSA’s Bronze Anvil Medal for Best Blog and he was inducted in the PR Hall of Fame in 2007. A featured blogger on “HuffingtonPost,” Richard is the man behind “Unspun Radio,” available on iTunes and celestial radio stations, and behind the brand new blogsite “Laermer.com.” Bulldog Reporter’s PR University presents a new audio conference: “Email Pitching Secrets Guaranteed to Boost Hit Rates for PR: How to Write Subject Lines and Email Copy that Rivets Journalists’ Attention and Delivers Greater ROI in 2009” Thursday, March 19, 2009 http://tinyurl.com/bm9myy

Gary North, Chief Copy Editor, Variety

bulldogreporter — Wed, 4 Mar 2009 14:58:29 MST

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Gary North is a longtime news editor, copy editor, writer and reporter who has worked for such chains as Knight Ridder, Gannett, Belo and MediaNews Group plus numerous independent publications and websites as well as with affiliates of CBS and PBS. He has also worked as a public information officer and in public relations departments of various nonprofits and for-profits including Southern California Edison. He is a former president of the Los Angeles Newspaper Guild, a founder or co-founder of various journalism organizations, and currently works as features copy chief at Variety and Daily Variety. Bulldog Reporter’s PR University presents a new audio conference: “Email Pitching Secrets Guaranteed to Boost Hit Rates for PR: How to Write Subject Lines and Email Copy that Rivets Journalists’ Attention and Delivers Greater ROI in 2009” Thursday, March 19, 2009 http://tinyurl.com/bm9myy

Heather Hamann, Producer, “Dr. Dean Edell Radio Program”

bulldogreporter — Wed, 4 Mar 2009 13:18:18 MST

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Heather Hamann is the producer of the” Dr. Dean Edell Radio Program,” which she joined in 1999. In her role as producer, Heather is responsible for the overall sound of the show, a job that includes music direction, production and managing affiliate relations. She is the show call screener, helping callers find answers to their questions from Dr. Edell and she has also become a frequent contributor to the show, injecting humor and oddball questions. Heather came to the program from music radio and band management, and on occasion can be heard doing traffic reports for Bay Area radio stations like KFOG and KGO. Bulldog Reporter’s PR University presents a new audio conference: “Email Pitching Secrets Guaranteed to Boost Hit Rates for PR: How to Write Subject Lines and Email Copy that Rivets Journalists’ Attention and Delivers Greater ROI in 2009” Thursday, March 19, 2009 http://tinyurl.com/bm9myy

Bill Daley, Food & Wine Critic, Chicago Tribune (circ. 864,845)

bulldogreporter — Wed, 4 Mar 2009 13:00:02 MST

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Bill Daley is a food and wine critic with the Chicago Tribune. He writes a weekly wine column, “Uncorked,” for the Tribune’s food section called “Good Eating.” Bill also contributes wine advice to the “Solutions” page in Sunday’s “Smart” section. In tackling the food and wine beat, he also covers chefs and food personalities, cooking techniques and trends. He also hosts a weekly segment on food and wine that airs on WGN-AM. Previously, he was a food writer and restaurant reviewer with the San Francisco Chronicle and spent 11 years at the Hartford Courant, where he ultimately became the Sunday magazine’s restaurant reviewer. He has been recognized twice for restaurant criticism by the Association of Food Journalists and has served as that organization’s president from 2002-2004. Bulldog Reporter’s PR University presents a new audio conference:“Placing More Stories in Top Food & Beverage Media: Epicurean Editors Dish Hot Topics and Best Pitching Practices to Help PR Maximize Media Coverage in Competitive Market”---Wednesday, March 18, 2009 http://tinyurl.com/bu8ujx

Julie Miltenberger, Senior Food Editor, Family Circle (circ. 3,953,651)

bulldogreporter — Wed, 4 Mar 2009 12:57:39 MST

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Julie Miltenberger is senior food editor at Family Circle. She began her career working in food photography, food styling and freelance recipe testing. In 1997, she was hired as an associate food editor at Family Circle. Since then, Julie has risen through the ranks, creating over 1,000 recipes for the magazine’s four million readers, to her current position. Besides feature stories, Julie teaches new techniques in her “Food University” column, as well as developing cover concepts in the magazine’s fast-paced kitchens. Bulldog Reporter’s PR University presents a new audio conference:“Placing More Stories in Top Food & Beverage Media: Epicurean Editors Dish Hot Topics and Best Pitching Practices to Help PR Maximize Media Coverage in Competitive Market”---Wednesday, March 18, 2009 http://tinyurl.com/bu8ujx

Nancy Wall Hopkins, Deputy Editor, Food and Entertaining, Better Homes and Gardens (circ. 7,675,910)

bulldogreporter — Wed, 4 Mar 2009 12:51:49 MST

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Nancy Wall Hopkins is deputy editor for food and entertaining for the nation’s largest home and family publication, Meredith Corporation’s flagship Better Homes and Gardens. Nancy is responsible for planning the food pages for BH&G, along with overseeing a staff of two food editors and two assistants. Together they create more than 250 recipes and food ideas, offer easy cooking and entertaining tips and consumer product information to fill the monthly food features of the magazine each year. Nancy is also a frequent judge for national cooking contests such as the Pillsbury Bake-Off, the National Cattleman’s Beef Cook-Off and the National Chicken Cook-Off, as well as the James Beard Awards. Nancy is a member of IACP and Les Dames d’Escoffier. Bulldog Reporter’s PR University presents a new audio conference:“Placing More Stories in Top Food & Beverage Media: Epicurean Editors Dish Hot Topics and Best Pitching Practices to Help PR Maximize Media Coverage in Competitive Market”---Wednesday, March 18, 2009 http://tinyurl.com/bu8ujx

Victoria von Biel, Executive Editor, Bon Appétit (circ. 1,244,502)

bulldogreporter — Wed, 4 Mar 2009 12:34:35 MST

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Victoria von Biel is executive editor of Bon Appétit magazine, where she helps shape the voice of the magazine, from determining story ideas and assigning writers to tasting recipes in the magazine’s test kitchen. She started her career with Bon Appétit magazine in 1997, when she joined the staff as managing editor. Before coming to Bon Appétit, Victoria worked at a variety of magazines, including Vanity Fair and Parenting and she has appeared as a judge on the Food Network’s “Iron Chef” television program and speaks frequently about food and travel writing. Bulldog Reporter’s PR University presents a new audio conference:“Placing More Stories in Top Food & Beverage Media: Epicurean Editors Dish Hot Topics and Best Pitching Practices to Help PR Maximize Media Coverage in Competitive Market”---Wednesday, March 18, 2009 http://tinyurl.com/bu8ujx

Sally Falkow, APR, Principal, Expansion Plus; Blogger, “The Leading Edge”

bulldogreporter — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 15:45:44 MST

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Sally Falkow is an acknowledged expert in Internet marketing strategy—SEO/PR, blogs, RSSfeeds, online news and social media. Over the last ten years, she has translated her extensive experience in PR and communication to the Internet. Her main interest is in the shift in media consumption and how new technology is affecting the practice of public relations. She is certified as an Accredited Public Relations Practitioner by the Public Relations Society of America, and she is a Senior Fellow of the Society for New Communication Research. Sally has authored several e-books on internet marketing strategy and the use of new technology in PR. She has lectured in Communication Theory, Public Relations Strategy and Consumer Behavior at the university level. Bulldog Reporter’s PR University presents a new Webcast tutorial: "Advanced SEO Workshop for PR: Search Marketing Expert Shows How a New SEO Strategy Can Give PR More Impact and Power"---Thursday, March 12, 2009 http://tinyurl.com/bnhke7