Hollywood publicist Howard Cowan died May 14 at the age of 87, the Associated Press reported. Cowan founded Rogers & Cowan with his mentor, Henry Rogers, in 1950, and eventually went on to form Warren Cowan & Associates in 1994.

CRESTVIEW HILLS, KY: Tropicana Entertainment tapped FD Ashton Partners to handle communications related to its May 5 Chapter 11 filing to restructure $2 billion in debt.

Papa John's Pizza recently found itself apologizing for the actions of one of its franchises.

If done correctly, this forum for information is an effective way to engage the media.

WASHINGTON: APCO Worldwide is providing media relations support for a coalition of drug companies hoping to persuade the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to permit distribution of peer-reviewed articles on "off-label" use of drugs to doctors.

Certain elements can be prepared beforehand and used in a pinch if the time comes, finds Craig McGuire

Although various sectors of the US economy - most notably the housing market - face grave difficulties at the moment, agency executives say that the tough times also present great opportunities for their corporate and financial practices.

The land of Disney is not the happiest place on Earth these days. A photo of its teen princess Miley Cyrus (a.k.a. Hannah Montana), shot for the May issue of Vanity Fair, has been making the rounds on the Interwebs and causing an uproar with parents, some who threatened to build Hannah-Montana-paraphernalia bonfires.

Even after the acquittal of the detectives, the battle continues in the court of public opinion

Miley Cyrus, aka Hannah Montana, is backpedaling after a recent photo shoot for Vanity Fair magazine in which the squeaky-clean teen star appeared topless, covered only by a sheet.