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• The Scoop: WSJ reporter’s release emphasizes importance of free press

  02-08-2024 17:27
  
  Jobs report may indicate economic struggles ahead; Threads reaches major user milestone.After 491 days of unjust detention in Russia, Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich is free and back home in the United States.
  Gershkovich, 32, spent the last year-plus behind bars on a false allegation of espionage. A Russian court sentenced him to 16 years in a high-security penal colony following a hurried and secret three-day trial, according to the Wall Street Journal.
   
   
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• Why Allison launched Allison Worldwide Health Group

  16-09-2026 21:48 via prweek.com
  The Stagwell subsidiary is launching an integrated health communications offering to formalize Allison’s commitment to the medical marketing space.
  
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• Whalar Group hires TikTok alum to lead strategic partnerships

  16-09-2026 20:25 via prweek.com
  Kimberly Wu started as Whalar Group’s first SVP of strategic partnerships and growth on September 8.
  
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• Tatting up for a job: Is it worth the risk?

  16-09-2026 17:39 via prweek.com
  One tattoo led to an agency career. Other tattoos from a recruiting event led to a communications crisis. Both sides shared their stories with PRWeek.
  
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• AI and comms tech updates from SolComms, Modern Currency PR, Highwire and Moburst

  16-09-2026 16:28 via prweek.com
  As the race to keep up with the latest LLM models continues, organizations are rolling out their own products and platforms. Here’s a look at the latest announcements.
  
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• Kraft Heinz tests giant Capri Sun pouches based on years of fan requests

  16-09-2026 13:00 via prweek.com
  The brand is turning to fans on Reddit and TikTok to ‘test-and-learn’ its largest pouch yet.
  
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• Children’s clothing retailer Carter’s brings on Ruder Finn to support rebrand

  16-09-2026 11:00 via prweek.com
  The independent comms firm also added Vytalogy Wellness and Sweet Loren’s to its client roster.
  
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• Precision Strategies names Adam Cubbage as first CEO

  15-09-2026 22:07 via prweek.com
  Precision was founded in 2013 by Stephanie Cutter and Teddy Goff, both aides to former President Barack Obama.
  
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• White House, Airbnb alum Jay Carney joins SV Angel

  15-09-2026 17:39 via prweek.com
  As SV Angel’s head of public policy and communications, Carney will lead the launch of the venture capital firm’s national AI policy initiative, Project Blueprint.
  
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• Mastercard taps We. Communications as global comms AOR

  15-09-2026 16:41 via prweek.com
  The global payments company previously worked with Ketchum.
  
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• Mission North launches new practice to target AI's physical industries

  15-09-2026 11:00 via prweek.com
  The newly formalized offering will service clients utilizing AI to transform the machinery underneath everyday life.
  
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• Keke Palmer brings ’80s aerobics to Verizon’s new iPhone 18 Pro push

  14-09-2026 21:19 via prweek.com
  The carrier’s second star-led spot in two months doubles down on pop culture over network claims.
  
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• Tubi goes global with ‘Find Any Feeling For Free’ campaign

  14-09-2026 20:44 via prweek.com
  Nine new spots headline the streamer’s biggest push yet as monthly users reach 110 million.
  
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• How CampusLaunch’s Gen Z founder is monetizing sorority culture for major brands

  14-09-2026 19:55 via prweek.com
  Jake Motyl breaks down how his agency leverages Greek life virality to build on-campus experiences for brands such as Nike and BodyArmor.
  
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• Turo hires Brittany Rossi as US comms head

  14-09-2026 19:06 via prweek.com
  Rossi most recently worked at Edelman and Tourism New Zealand.
  
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• Which non-fashion brand has New York Fashion Week ‘in the bag’?

  14-09-2026 17:47 via prweek.com
  Brands from Burger King to Duolingo have gotten in on the event with bizarrely shaped statement purses.
  
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• Microsoft comms head Frank Shaw to leave at year’s end

  11-09-2026 20:00 via prweek.com
  Shaw has been in the role for nearly two decades.
  
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• PR exec Antoinette Forbes missing for a week

  11-09-2026 19:43 via prweek.com
  Forbes’ current and former colleagues are boosting awareness of her disappearance on LinkedIn.
  
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• Q&A: ‘Opine with the spine’: Autodesk CMO Dara Treseder on leading through the AI shift

  11-09-2026 18:07 via prweek.com
  The former Peloton and GE marketer breaks down the software company’s new campaign, how she’s broadening its brand story and why B2B buys are deeply emotional.
  
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• Jennifer Garner, Cindy Crawford and Serena Williams on how personal brands fuel business success

  11-09-2026 17:56 via prweek.com
  The three celebrities spoke at the Forbes Women’s Power Summit 2026 on Thursday.
  
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• The Social Skinny: Anthropic researchers warn AI could ‘kill all humans’ within the decade

  11-09-2026 12:00 via prweek.com
  A weekly roundup of app and tech news.
  
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• Serving a Grand Slam: How the USTA scales comms and content around the US Open

  11-09-2026 12:00 via prweek.com
  USTA comms head Brendan McIntyre breaks down the operational lift behind creator credentials, sponsor activations and preserving etiquette amid record crowds.
  
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• Chief innovation officer Chad Latz to exit Burson after 17 years

  10-09-2026 20:59 via prweek.com
  Latz joined Burson, then Cohn & Wolfe, in 2009 as global president of the digital innovation group.
  
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• Longtime top Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett to headline PRWeek Conference

  10-09-2026 20:28 via prweek.com
  Currently CEO of the Obama Foundation, Jarrett was former President Barack Obama’s longest-serving top adviser in the White House, a private-sector CEO and a bestselling author.
  
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• Ford Motor Company hires Michael Albano as director of product, brand communications

  10-09-2026 20:08 via prweek.com
  Most recently, Albano was Cadillac’s executive director of communications.
  
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• Duo drama: 10 brands react to Apple’s foldable iPhone Duo

  10-09-2026 20:00 via prweek.com
  From Duolingo’s crashout to Samsung claiming ‘leftovers,’ brands are scrambling to poke fun at Apple’s new device and defend their own ‘foldable’ tech.
  
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• Finn Partners opens fifth Midwest office

  10-09-2026 13:30 via prweek.com
  Now with a location in Minneapolis, the firm said the Midwest is its fastest-growing region.
  
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• Eos collabs with Ayan Broomfield to bring inclusion to the US Open

  09-09-2026 20:16 via prweek.com
  The brand smoothly crashed the tournament to support increased diversity in tennis.
  
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• Life is short. Make the most of it.

  09-09-2026 19:09 via prweek.com
  PRWeek VP, editorial director Steve Barrett reflects on a summer that should have encompassed Washington, DC, London and Cannes, but instead revolved around hospitals and intensive care units.
  
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• How 5 brands are performing marketing magic ahead of the release of ‘Practical Magic 2’

  09-09-2026 18:59 via prweek.com
  What M&M’s, Charlotte Tilbury, Pinkberry, Blaze Pizza and Wayfair are doing to celebrate the sequel to the witchy cult classic.
  
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