WASHINGTON: The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) hired Ketchum for a $1.48 million account to educate consumers on what electronic devices they will need to watch TV when stations across the US begin transmitting exclusively in digital format (DTV) on February 17, 2009.

WASHINGTON: The Internal Revenue Services' (IRS) small business and self-employed division began an awareness campaign designed to share tax information with new small business owners.

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.

WASHINGTON: The Poker Players Alliance (PPA) is launching a voter registration effort during the World Series of Poker (WSOP) in Las Vegas, which begins May 31 and runs through November, with the aim of rallying support for reversing or blocking federal and state laws that prohibit gambling on online poker.

This year, PRWeek will visit eight cities where an industry close to that respective region will be discussed. For each event, leading PR pros from a variety of firms, companies, and other organizations will gather in a roundtable discussion about the issues affecting them and their peers. Keith O'Brien and Tonya Garcia were in New York to discuss financial communications.

The National Association of Home Builders works to portray the industry positively in a 'meltdown'

Profound changes in the way that advocacy groups interact with mainstream media outlets is on the horizon, yet most organizations have not restructured to take advantage of this new frontier.

Health insurance company Humana expanded its ChangeNow4Health campaign with the April 21 launch of Innovation xChange, an online forum to encourage the public to suggest solutions for the healthcare industry

Media scrutiny of the airlines and the FAA amid the ongoing industry crisis has pitted one against the other in a messaging battle.

WASHINGTON, DC: The Association of American Publishers hired Qorvis to handle messaging for three academic publishers' copyright lawsuit against Georgia State University.