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About PR News

Now in its 61st year, PR News is the most trusted, executive level, reader-supported publication that helps enhance the business impact of PR.

Each week, PR News will provide you and your team with the ideas, tactics and tools to maximize your organization’s communications efforts. Each issue contains action-oriented feature stories, behind- the-scenes case studies and unparalleled access to communications-related market research, metrics and data.

Written for corporate PR and agency professionals and the challenges they face, PR News is your blueprint for the strategies, tactics and insights you need to become an even more effective and successful communicator.

You won’t find PR 101, breaking news stories or agency wins and losses in this publication. What you will find are quick, yet deeply-researched articles that cater to high-level strategic thinkers who are looking for creative ways to get more mileage out of their campaigns, obtain more face time with the CEO, learn more about innovative measurement techniques, deal effectively with crises or simply want to continue honing their communication skills.

Subscribers also receive access to the subscriber-only section of www.prnewsonline.com. The archive section allows you to search current and past issues of PR News, including case studies, media hot sheets, news briefs and articles on topics such as crisis communications, measurement, employee communications and more. All the information you need from 1996-present is right at your fingertips.

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Courtney Barnes, Editor



Courtney M. Barnes is the Editor of PR News, where she manages editorial content and writes on corporate communications and public relations, with particular expertise digital communications, integration and leadership/management issues. She also edited the PR News 100 Top Case Studies Guidebook and is currently editing the Digital PR Guidebook. In addition to her writing and editing responsibilities, Barnes moderates PR News Webinars, facilitates the brand’s Thought Leaders Strategic Integration Roundtables, and speaks at industry events.

Barnes is currently the co-editor of PR News’ sister publication min magazine, which is an annual publication that highlights the 21 Most Intriguing people in the publishing industry.

Prior to joining PR News as Editor, Barnes was an associate with Communications Consulting Worldwide, a measurement-based consultancy affiliated with Fleishman-Hillard. She has also worked for Conde Nast Traveler and Washingtonian magazine.

Barnes graduated from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism with a B.S. in journalism and a B.A. in Middle Eastern Studies.



Diane Schwartz, VP & Group Publisher



Diane Schwartz is Vice President & Group Publisher of the Media Communications Group at Access Intelligence, a business-to-business media information company based in Rockville, Maryland, with offices worldwide. Diane oversees the editorial, marketing, PR and sales of a rapidly expanding group, whose brands include PR News, CableFAX Daily, Media Industry Newsletter, min’s b2b, min magazine, PR News Press, prnewsonline.com, minonline.com and others.

In her 12-year career with Access Intelligence (formerly PBI Media), Diane has launched nearly three dozen newsletters, events, e-media ventures and ancillary products. A 20-year publishing veteran, Diane is a past-president (2005) of the Specialized Information Publishers Association DC Chapter and currently serves on the SIPA board; she is the chairperson of the American Business Media CEBA Committee (Creative Excellence in Business Advertising) and serves on numerous other PR, media and business committees.

A mother of two, a wife to one, an avid biker, tennis player, writer and traveler, Diane lives and works in New York.