New York?BBC World has selected BBDO New York as its creative agency to help launch a 24-hour BBC World News channel in the U.S. BBDO will handle strategic and creative campaign development. Advertising is expected to roll out in June. BBC World has also selected Mediaedge:cia for media buying and planning, and Weber Shandwick for PR. Billings were undisclosed.
April 20 (Bloomberg) -- At least two protesters infiltrated a news conference with World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz in Washington today, briefly disrupting the proceedings.
Otis Elevator Company, a unit of United Technologies Corp. , was selected to design and install one-of-a-kind glass elevators for Washington D.C.'s Newseum, the world's first interactive museum of news.
In his seven months as a correspondent for Yahoo's news division, Kevin Sites has lugged some 20 pounds of computer and photography gear into some of the most dangerous conflict zones in the world, filed dozens of news stories, video dispatches and photo essays from places that don't even have telephones (much less broadband connections) and endured the loneliness of being a "solo journalist" -
Q: How do you end up ranked 10th in the world in an international competition when you've only scored two points? A: Ask the dedicated hacks at the Crawley News, who somehow found themselves holding a prestigious title after giving up their Good Friday to take part in the town?s 74th annual marble competition.
