Ragan Insider Kevin Allen
Alabama minor league team cancels gun raffle
The Huntsville Stars were planning a “Second Amendment Night” promotion, but league officials warned against it.
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Ragan Insider Alan Pearcy
12 job openings in the PR and marketing world
Drive away in a new gig with NASCAR or insure your career with an opportunity from Farmers. That, and more, in this week’s roundup.
Ragan Insider Andrew Knot
With former player facing charges, Patriots announce jersey exchange
Former Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez has put the team in a tight spot. Its solution? Let fans swap his jerseys for another player’s.
Ragan Insider Brad Phillips
The two worst media disasters in June
Even in unrelated situations, it seems lies and admission go hand in hand. This is certainly the case for the two public figures caught up in this past month’s biggest crises.
Ragan Insider Matt Wilson
Bishop’s arrest exacerbates Vatican’s PR headaches
Nunzio Scarano is accused of illegally transporting 20 million euros from Switzerland to Italy. It’s ‘just the start’ of a corruption crackdown to come, says one expert.
Ragan Insider Matt Wilson
Clorox ends up in hot water over blog post on dads
The bleach brand published a blog post titled “6 mistakes new dads make,” then took it down when furious stay-at-home fathers complained about stereotyping.
Ragan Insider Kevin Allen
Carnival CEO gives up the helm
After a series of highly publicized and sometimes fatal mishaps on cruises, the company’s top executive is moving aside. He’s still chairman of the board, though.
Ragan Insider Matt Wilson
Paula Deen slams ‘hurtful lies’ on ‘Today’
The beleaguered celebrity chef painted herself as a person who made a simple mistake. UPDATE: Walmart, Caesars dump her later in the day.
Ragan Insider Alan Pearcy
15 job openings in the PR and marketing world
ACT tests its luck at finding an internal communications manager, and Dunkin’ Donuts looks for a consumer relations coordinator as impressive as its most famous counter staffer. That, and more, in this week’s roundup.
Ragan Insider Matt Wilson
Walmart briefly posts profane, mysterious Facebook status
The status, which seemed to take issue with Facebook itself, quickly disappeared, with no acknowledgement of its existence from Walmart.
Ragan Insider Kevin Allen
Houston eatery renames burger after In-N-Out threatens legal action
The sandwich formerly known as the ‘UB Double Double’ is now aptly named the ‘Cease-and-Desist.’ You want fries with that?
Ragan Insider Matt Wilson
Online outcry spurs a more-inclusive class photo
His second-grade class portrait initially had Miles Ambridge set off from his classmates. His parents and advocates on social media persuaded the school to take a new picture—with Miles in the front row.
Ragan Insider Kevin Allen
Kickstarter admits fault in not scuttling offensive project
In a transparent move rarely seen, the crowdsourcing site published a blog post apologizing to ‘everybody’ and declaring it was wrong.
Ragan Insider Matt Wilson
A&F discontinues T-shirt mocking T-Swift
The singer’s fans were outraged by Abercrombie & Fitch’s shirt, which identified Taylor Swift only by her initials.
Ragan Insider Matt Wilson
Amid racism allegations, Paula Deen booted from Food Network
The move comes on the heels of a lawsuit against the celebrity chef alleging racism and harassment. In a deposition, she conceded having used the N-word.
