Incorrect word usage? Inconceivable!
We admit it – we’re drawn to anything that references the movie “The Princess Bride,” a 1987 film classic starring Cary Elwes and Robin Wright. One of the characters in the film, a criminal named Vizzini,...
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Christine’s Story: The Power of the Narrative
This blog post was written by Nicole Crawford, GillespieHall's American Lung Association Account Executive. I met Christine Brader at an event in Harrisburg, Pa. The American Lung Association was sponsoring Advocacy Day, a legislative push for...
What are you breathing?
The American Lung Association released its 13th annual State of the Air report on April 25. It’s a classic good news/bad news story. The good news? There has been great progress in cleaning up air pollution...
More newspapers erect “Pay Walls” for online content
This is a trend that we’ve noticed at GillespieHall. Our local newspaper, The News Journal, is one of 80 Gannett papers with new pay walls for its online content, designed to help offset revenue declines....
U.S district judge rules graphic tobacco warning labels violate 1st Amendment
We’re having a hard time with this ruling. On the one hand, as a communications firm, we strongly support the First Amendment and will go to battle any day to support it. On the other...
What does 2012 have in store for social media in public relations?
Yes, we know that the only thing more dangerous than making predictions is making predictions and then publishing them for everyone to read. But here we go anyway. GillespieHall expects social media to continue to...