Category: For Immediate Release

  • FIR Interview: Jack O’Dwyer

    Jack O’Dwyer is widely recognized as a voice of influence in, and a critic of, the public relations profession in the United States as well as an observer and journalist focused on the profession. His firm, The O’Dwyer Company, has…

  • The Hobson and Holtz Report – Podcast #415: January 19, 2009

    Content summary: An intro from Steve Crescenzo; Shel’s in Hawaii; Dan York’s FIR Interview with PSNH’s Martin Murray posted; upcoming FIR Interview with Jack O’Dwyer; Michael Netzley reports from Singapore; the Media Monitoring Minute with CustomScoop; News That Fits: Ketchum…

  • FIR Interview: Martin Murray, Public Service New Hampshire

    FIR correspondent Dan York interviews Martin Murray, primary spokesperson for utility Public Service New Hampshire, about the use of social media as a communication channel during a recent ice storm. Get this podcast: Download the MP3 file (13.9Mb, 30:23) Get…

  • The Hobson and Holtz Report – Podcast #414: January 15, 2009

    Content summary: Upcoming FIR Interviews; next FIR Live on BlogTalk Radio on Feb 7; Neville’s webinar today for IABC; Dan York reports from Keene, New Hampshire; the Media Monitoring Minute with CustomScoop; News That Fits: the importance of simplicity, Al-Jazeera…

  • The Hobson and Holtz Report – Podcast #413: January 12, 2009

    Content summary: How to subscribe to FIR; upcoming FIR Interview with Jack O’Dwyer; Michael Netzley reports from Singapore; the Media Monitoring Minute with CustomScoop; News That Fits: the reputation and ethics of Lloyds TSB bank under a spotlight, Ogilvy PR…