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Obama Goes Into Campaign Mode with Media

Tue, 16 Feb 2010 08:35:47 CST

Facing criticism that President Obama isn't connecting with the public, the White House is infusing its communications strategy with some of the discipline and outside-the-box thinking that made Obama's presidential campaign famous. Sensitive about talk that the president was sometimes overexposed last year, the administration will now be more frugal...

Axelrod Still Obama's Guardian, Attack Dog

Jason Farago — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 09:01:13 CDT

Barack Obama’s coterie has grown substantially since taking office, but nobody has as much access as David Axelrod, campaign strategist turned special adviser. Though he spends his days fine-tuning every speech, poring over polls, and orchestrating political battles, the New York Times reports, Axelrod is wary of any comparison to...

Financial PR Firms Walk a Thin Line

Harry Kimball — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 18:24:29 CST

An insider trading case has exposed the potentially problematic relationship between PR companies and corporate clients, and it could have dire consequences for at least one firm, Reuters reports. A Lehman Brothers employee is charged with leaking merger information he got from his wife, a partner at the Brunswick Group...