NEW YORK: Pfizer readjusted its communications strategy for its anti-smoking drug Chantix on the heels of concern regarding its possible side effects.

White House spokeswoman Dana Perino and other executive branch employees may appear shocked by former press secretary Scott McClellan's tell-all book, but White House reporters are not.

WASHINGTON: The Defense Department's inspector general (IG) as well as the General Accountability Office (GAO) began investigations last week into the Pentagon's private briefings of retired military analysts.

The now-famous story of Megan Meier, a 13-year-old Missouri girl who killed herself after receiving cruel messages from what she considered an online MySpace friend, is a tragedy for her and her family.

San Diego State University (SDSU) partnered with the DEA and District Attorney's Office to crack down on drug use, which had infiltrated the university. The DEA launched a drug bust on May 6, titled Operation Sudden Fall, and netted 96 people, 75 of which were students.

Government agencies are increasingly making online tactics part of their outreach to various audiences.

SAN FRANCISCO: California's Supreme Court decision to overrule a ban on gay marriage opened the door to new advocacy group campaigns - both for and against same-sex marriage.

Merck's $58 million payout should be a lesson to Big Pharma and its marketers. Although the pharmaceutical industry and PR agencies serving clients are eager to get into more social media work, this case will hinder those efforts.

The White House yesterday accused NBC News of "deceitful editing to further a media-manufactured storyline" about the President, concerning statements made likening foreign relations with Iran with Nazi appeasement.

We couldn't pinpoint it initially, then, over lunch, we had a simultaneous revelation: we're experiencing acute déjà vu. When we were employed by a large PR conglomerate, we'd benefitted from the dot-com boom, endured the bust, and then weathered 9-11.