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April 3, 2009
The PR Fuel Mailbag: Employee Blackmail, Public Relations Disasters, and More Fun

It’s time for another dip into the PR Fuel mailbag. This time we answer some questions from PR Fuel readers, including public relations professionals, who are dealing with some serious issues: a threatening ex-employee, a shaky merger, a recalcitrant journalist, and a strange resume request. All this, plus some public relations web sites to add to your browser’s bookmarks. (Read more…)
February 25, 2009
When the Public Relations/Journalism Relationship Goes Very Wrong

I received a very strange voicemail message from a journalist today, laced with hints of blackmail and future slander. Cool and calm, the journalist was sincere, threatening, filled with an inflated sense of self-importance, and sometimes downright strange. (Read more…)

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