Atomic Public Relations LA Named Agency for Los Angeles County …

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- Atomic Public Relations LA Named Agency for Los Angeles County …
- Aldermen bash city’s spending of millions on public relations
- PR Pioneer From Silent Film Days, Maynard Nottage’s Existence …

Atomic Public Relations LA Named Agency for Los Angeles County …
MarketWatch 
21, 2008

LOS ANGELES, Oct 21, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) –
Atomic Public Relations (. com),
today announced it has been selected as PR agency of record for The Los
Angeles County Affiliate of Susan G.

Aldermen bash city’s spending of millions on public relations
Chicago Tribune, United States 
Johnson said public information officials deal with inquiries from the media and Freedom of Information Act requests for government documents and also perform “outreach with the community. “The Daley aides also faced scrutiny about city contracts with public relations firms such as MK Communications, owned by longtime mayoral supporter Marilyn Katz. MK and six other firms have signed new city contracts that could pay them as much as $5 million in the next five years, according to city records. MK alone has been paid more than $4 million by the administration since 2004, including $705,000 this year, according to the city’s Web site. The firm received a $67,502 payment under its new deal on Oct.

PR Pioneer From Silent Film Days, Maynard Nottage’s Existence …
MarketWatch 
Nottage’s personal papers, which have never been published, were given to Borkowski for his research on Nottage for his book by his heirs in early 2007 after lengthy negotiations. On Friday, The Times reported that:

“As a hard-drinking Hollywood publicist,” the Times said, “Maynard Nottage was linked to some of most dramatic stunts of the silent movie era. But in the smoke-and-mirrors world of public relations, one central question remains unanswered: did the larger-than-life celebrity-maker really exist?” Journalists Evans and Brown challenged Nottage’s very existence by citing the U. Census of 1920 and the archives of the Los Angeles Times which, they claim, make no mention of his name. Their article was an insult to Borkowski’s account of Nottage, questioned the veracity of his book and therefore challenged his work of nearly seven years. Borkowski, himself one of the world’s leading publicists, whose P.
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