Dynamic Online Newsrooms: Building Influence in the Digital Era.

Google your company’s name and see what comes up. Do the stories at the top of the search results reflect the business you are running? If not, why not? Maybe it’s because your company has a better story to tell than is being told.

    Edelman Survey Finds Trust in Government Officials and CEO's Suffers Severe Worldwide Breakdown

    Edelman Survey Finds Trust in Government Officials and CEO’s Suffers Severe Worldwide Breakdown

    Blame for the financial and political chaos of 2011 landed at the doorstep of government, as trust in that institution fell a record nine points to 43 percent globally, according to the 2012 Edelman Trust Barometer released by global PR firm Edelman.

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    A Texas-size PR Firestorm in the Making, Dr Pepper Kills A Texas Tradition - Dublin DP

    A Texas-size PR Firestorm in the Making, Dr Pepper Kills A Texas Tradition – Dublin DP

    Where is Governor Rick Perry when you need him most? As Perry gallivants around South Carolina, Plano based Dr Pepper Snapple (DPS) has killed off a 121-year-old Texas tradition and cost 14-employees of the Dublin Dr. Pepper plant their job – Dublin (TX) Dr Pepper is no more.

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    Newsroom Ink Announces Launch of 'www.HealthNewsTexas.com'

    Newsroom Ink Announces Launch of ‘www.HealthNewsTexas.com’

    As a New Year dawns, so does a new news site designed to give insight into the needs, stories, and opinions of healthcare providers, executives, educators, politicians, corporations and humanitarian organizations involved in providing the best possible healthcare for patients in Texas and around the world – HeathNewsTexas.com.

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    Texas Public Relations Association Dead  After More Than 50 Years

    Texas Public Relations Association Dead After More Than 50 Years

    It is both the end of an era and a wakeup call for other communication organizations. After more than a half century of serving the Texas PR community, the Texas Public Relations Association is officially disbanding the organization on the final day of 2011.

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    IABC Chair Adrian Cropley: Newsroom Ink's “BeHeardAustin.com is Brilliant!”

    IABC Chair Adrian Cropley: Newsroom Ink’s “BeHeardAustin.com is Brilliant!”

    Communication leadership is about increasing value. One communicator from Australia has been watching BeHeardAustin.com with a close eye, Adrian Cropley is the sitting chair of the IABC.

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    Texas Public Relations Association Finds Dynamic Newsrooms the Right Tool to Advance the Business

    Texas Public Relations Association Finds Dynamic Newsrooms the Right Tool to Advance the Business

    You’ve probably seen M.C. Escher’s drawing, “Metamorphosis.” In it, leapin’ lizards are transformed from buzzin’ bees to fish to birds, then a cityscape – and finally, a chess board. Escher unites seemingly unrelated things into a stunning, symmetrical illustration.

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    Newsroom Ink Announces Launch of 'www.HealthNewsTexas.com'
    Newsroom Ink Announces Launch of ‘www.HealthNewsTexas.com’

    As a New Year dawns, so does a new news site designed to give insight into the needs, stories, and opinions of healthcare providers, executives, educators, politicians, corporations and humanitarian organizations involved in providing the best possible healthcare for patients in Texas and around the world – HeathNewsTexas…

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    LA Times Uncovers Bad Brand Journalism
    LA Times Uncovers Bad Brand Journalism

    Mike Adams was without question a productive journalist. Covering the Central Basin Municipal Water District in the southeast Los Angeles area, he wrote more than 20 stories over the course of a few months on the water wholesaler for the online news site - News Hawks Review - the bad boys and girls of internet news. Mike A…

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    Intel's Free Press Newsroom Founder Bill Calder Takes it to the Next Level
    Intel’s Free Press Newsroom Founder Bill Calder Takes it to the Next Level

    In the movie Moneyball, Oakland Athletics General Manager Billy Beane, played by Brad Pitt, knew that he had to change the perception of how the game of baseball should be played in order for his team to compete against teams with deeper pockets for player salaries. A year ago Intel changed how the chip industry “game” …

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    Edelman Survey Finds Trust in Government Officials and CEO's Suffers Severe Worldwide Breakdown
    Edelman Survey Finds Trust in Government Officials and CEO’s Suffers Severe Worldwide Breakdown

    Blame for the financial and political chaos of 2011 landed at the doorstep of government, as trust in that institution fell a record nine points to 43 percent globally, according to the 2012 Edelman Trust Barometer released by global PR firm Edelman.…

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    BeHeardAustin.com: New Chapter of Online News Association formed in Austin
    BeHeardAustin.com: New Chapter of Online News Association formed in Austin

    A group of local journalism and communication professionals interested in changing the landscape of digital media and technology for the presentation of online news has formed an Austin chapter of the Online News Association (ONA).…