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Steve Barrett

New York, United States

Vice President and Editorial Director at PR Week

Vice President and Editorial Director at Campaign (US)

Editorial director of top business media brands PRWeek & Campaign US. Views are my own.

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  • 2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Steve Barrett

    The comptroller of Panama said on Monday that the country will file criminal complaints against officials at CK Hutchison Holdings, the Hong Kong conglomerate that runs ports on each end of the Panama Canal, as well as Panamanian government officials, after determining that CK Hutchison’s contract heavily disadvantages Panama, the Financial Times reported.

  • 3 weeks ago | prweek.com | Steve Barrett

    Tuesday was a miserable day for thousands of U.S. federal agency workers responsible for healthcare, including the Federal Drug Administration, Centers for Disease Control, National Institutes of Health, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and other outlets. LinkedIn was swamped with posts and messages from — and about — 10,000 comms, marketing and other workers who had received their layoff notices.

  • 3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Steve Barrett

    Steve BarrettTue, April 1, 2025 at 5:30 PM UTC2 min readThe operators of a tanker contracted by the U.S. military to haul jet fuel are suing after the tanker was struck by a container ship off the coast of England in March. (Photo: Jim Allen/FreightWaves)The operators of a tanker contracted by the U.S. military that was struck by a Portuguese-flagged container ship off England’s coast filed suit Monday in a London court, according to Reuters.

  • 3 weeks ago | prweek.com | Steve Barrett

    Women comprise the majority of the PR profession but it is still important to celebrate their excellence in an industry that continues to have strides to make in important areas such as salary equity, female leaders and DEI. Most of those honored on this year’s PRWeek Women of Distinction list benefited from excellent mentors who played pivotal roles in inspiring and helping them along the way.

  • 1 month ago | yahoo.com | Steve Barrett

    FreightWaves on Tuesday was named a finalist in the 71st annual Jesse H. Neal Awards for its extensive reporting on how supply chain issues impacted the 2024 presidential election. The Best Coverage of the 2024 Election category “recognizes excellence in analysis and news as it happens and as it developed over time,” states the website for the Neals, the oldest and most prestigious competition in business-to-business journalism. The full list of finalists is here.

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