BEIJING: Protests in London, Paris, and San Francisco have marred the Olympic Torch Relay events and fueled the continued politicization of this year's Games in Beijing.

This week's issue is filled with stories of companies and individuals that should have been able to see the issues ahead, but could not - or would not - change course.

WASHINGTON: Destination DC, formerly known as the Washington Convention and Tourism Corporation, launched a branding effort on April 2 to promote the city's "hidden" attractions, as well as its famous locales.

Despite a massive showing of fan support, CBS announced on March 21 that it was canceling Jericho, for a second time.

WASHINGTON: The 13th annual Kick Butts Day on April 2, sponsored by the Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids', will feature grassroots events that support federal legislation to tighten regulations on tobacco by designating it as food.

When it comes to branding, the Versace's are all over the map. While Donatella, trademarked by her bold look and iconic visibility, talks business and purple luggage, her brother Santo talks politics.

Paul Kiel, reporter/blogger at Talking Points Memo, has worked at Harper's Magazine, and written for The L Magazine, In These Times, and The Washington Monthly. He's now an Internet-age scribe at Talking Points Memo, the first blog to win the George Polk Award. He talks with PRWeek about the highs and lows of being a professional blogger.

David A. Paterson, who will be sworn in today as New York's 55th governor following the sex scandal that ended Eliot Spitzer's tenure, has made sure to have a hand in all aspects of today's "swearing-in."

WASHINGTON: Share Our Strength announced new branding -- including a tagline, logo, and revamped Web site -- that aims to better tie together the nonprofit's various campaigns to end childhood hunger in the US.

Call it an early spring reorganizing. Media firms have made sweeping management changes, none more than Ziff Davis Media, which filed Wednesday for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.