Jess Ruderman

Beyond honored to have contributed to this coverage during my time at @nytimes. Special congrats to @danielle_ivory who continuously guided us through difficult work from the beginning stages of covid to the war in Ukraine. Very proud of my two time Pulitzer winning team!!!!

the prophecy has been fulfilled!

@ClubConcrave smoke watch today: "One of us will be awake at all times. We'll be on shifts like this is the army, except it's the conclave.” prweek.com/article/191599…

today is @ClubConcrave's day prweek.com/article/191599…

Oh my god.

@BNYglobal global chief communications officer Garrett Marquis is departing the financial services company after four years in the lead comms role. More from @PRWeekUS ⤵️ prweek.com/article/191641…

“How fancam-able is the new Pope? That’s the real question.” — PopeCrave

honored to be recognized by her excellence, the holy Pope Crave 🙏

Earlier this week, Griffis shared that he had exited the health agency. I spoke with him about what drove his decision, the current state of healthcare comms & what the future of public health messaging looks like under the Trump administration ⤵️ prweek.com/article/191203…

Communications professionals need to exercise caution when evaluating information from HHS under the new administration, former CDC director of communications Kevin Griffis says. prweek.com/article/191203…

Chatted with the infamous #SnowWhite red carpet bunny (owner) prweek.com/article/191110…

I have an essay in this week's @business Weekend Edition about ticket stubs and memory and how the ways we catalog our own pasts have been changed by the internet. I'm really proud of it and I hope you'll read it. Gift link: bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Weber confirmed this month that the agency had shuttered its Minneapolis office in favor of a hybrid model. A spokesperson for the agency told me the Dallas office has done the same🔗 prweek.com/article/190560…

The layoffs come ahead of TWSC parent Interpublic Group's planned acquisition by rival holding company Omnicom. IPG CEO Philippe Krakowsky said in a memo to staff last week that the company is looking to speed progress on “strategic centralization." prweek.com/article/190741…

Interpublic Group agency The Weber Shandwick Collective has laid off about 20 staffers globally, affecting employees at TWSC flagship firm Weber Shandwick & Resolute Digital, a spokesperson for the collective confirmed. prweek.com/article/190741…

Another day, another It Ends With Us lawsuit. Justin Baldoni is now suing Blake Lively & Ryan Reynolds for $400 million in damages. For @PRWeekUS, I broke down what qualifies as astroturfing & how to navigate libel & defamation for Hollywood clients. prweek.com/article/190196…

The PR industry has a significant presence in CA, with a number of firms headquartered or with offices in the LA & Beverly Hills region. I spoke with CEO Shelley Reinstein on how her team is working w/ clients to aid first responders & displaced individuals in their communities.

‘The old rules of PR no longer apply’: Comms pros on what the ‘It Ends With Us’ legal battle means for PR — The battle is leading PR and communications professionals to question the ethics of PR as a practice. prweek.com/article/190102…

Edelman's workforce reduction this week resulted in the elimination of 330 positions. Staff across multiple levels at Edelman proper, many of whom have served over a decade at the DJE Holdings agency, have shared that they were impacted by the layoffs. prweek.com/article/189905…

Spotify wrapped? Give me Otter wrapped

FGS Global has restructured its management team, including a new shareholder and executive committee, ahead of its acquisition by private equity group KKR. The transaction values the firm at $1.7 billion and is expected to close by the end of the year. prweek.com/article/189838…