On the Podcast: BP, the Cannes Lions, and the Future of Newsweek

On the PRNewser podcast today, we discussed the latest from the BP disaster front, including some research on the effectiveness of the Tony Hayward apology ad. In better news, the Cannes Lions are the hottest award in PR, with a 32% increase in submissions this year.

We then turned to our guest Joe Pompeo, media reporter at The Business Insider to find out what’s going on with the Huffington Post, and the Newsweek sale. Is the right-wing Newsmax a real contender to acquire Newsweek? Listen in to find out what Pompeo’s sources are saying.

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