public relations

I often get media inquiries and I check them to see if a request would fit one of my clients. Usually they’re straightforward and I don’t think much about them, but recently, I saw this one from a freelance writer: For a story in a national publication, I’m looking for input from experts and pizza restaurant…

There is a brief article by S.V. Date on NPR’s website called “NRA’s ‘Anti-Gun’ List Includes Some Not-So-Obvious Names” which says that the NRA’s list has over 500 names on it. I’m surprised the NRA would keep such a list, but what doesn’t surprise me are the celebrities who say one thing and do another.

There is worldwide coverage of the story about Urooj Khan, the Chicago man who won the lottery and ended up dead from cyanide poisoning. It’s a real-life mystery that all kinds of media are covering. So you’d think anyone connected to Khan would be careful about what they’re saying in the press. However, it seems

Dec. 21 is long gone, and the world didn’t end, as the Mayans supposedly predicted. Even though that day is history and people have continued their routines, I still think the topic is interesting, especially when attorneys are involved. I read about one attorney in the article “UFO lovers, light-seekers and lawyers await Maya end

Sometimes when we’re doing publicity, we might be afraid to mention the unmentionable. Like death: it makes us squeamish and fearful. And cremation doesn’t fare any better. After all, how many times have you heard the word and thought, “What a great promotional opportunity”? Yet that’s what the Cremation Society of Illinois did: they had

When I think of the U.S. Supreme Court, a serious atmosphere comes to mind because they make decisions that affect our nation, policies, and even life and death. Here in Chicago, law firms also tend to be serious because if every detail is not covered, then the attorneys can lose a case and even affect

Sample page of the amicus curiae brief in the form of a cartoon  Here is something that I have never seen or heard of before: an amicus curiae brief in the form of a cartoon that was submitted in connection with an Apple antitrust case. I found out about it at Legal BlogWatch where Bruce Carton

One big news story is about Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. and his lengthy absence while he deals with all his problems. I read the Chicago Sun-Times story, “Despite federal probe, mental illness,Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. expected to be re-elected,” by reporters Natasha Korecki and Art Golab, and I couldn’t believe my eyes. Jesse Jr. has had

In Bruce Carton’s blog post, “‘Cats Do Not Talk’: Kitty Litter Ad Litigation Expands Into Class Actions,” he describes a lawsuit that seems frivolous, but really shows that making claims can make you look stupid. The case involves Clorox, which had advertisements that showed that cats preferred their kitty litter over Arm & Hammer’s product,