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DICKIES CELEBRATES 100th ANNIVERSARY WITH MADE IN DICKIES CAMPAIGN

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Tuesday, March 29, 2022

FORT WORTH, Texas, March 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Dickies, the world's leading workwear brand, turns 100 with the launch of a new marketing campaign, Made in Dickies. For a century, the Dickies brand has been worn around the world by ordinary people making extraordinary things. The artists, builders, farmers, plumbers, skaters, welders - the makers - deserve to be celebrated. The Made in Dickies campaign sets out to show the world that these people, their work and stories, often left untold, can be iconic.

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  • FORT WORTH, Texas, March 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Dickies , the world's leading workwear brand, turns 100 with the launch of a new marketing campaign, Made in Dickies.
  • The Made in Dickies campaign sets out to show the world that these people, their work and stories, often left untold, can be iconic.
  • Dickies has partnered with global creative agency This Here to produce Made in Dickies and the global amplification events supporting the 100th anniversary.
  • For more information on Dickies, follow the brand on Instagram and TikTok @dickies and visit the brand's website dickies.com .

MedCann and Microdose Psychedelic Insights Announce Confirmed Speakers & Sponsors Plant Medicine Week

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Wednesday, March 9, 2022

Plant Medicine Week will take place April 5-8th 2022, at the Mediterranean Conference Centre, Triq l-Isptar, Il-Belt Valletta VLT 1645, Malta

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  • Valletta, Malta--(Newsfile Corp. - March 9, 2022) - Medical Cannabis World Forum and Microdose Psychedelics Insights , today announced the first line up of confirmed speakers and sponsors for the 1st annual conference, Plant Medicine Week .
  • Plant Medicine Week is a gathering of the latest perspectives and advances from the medical cannabis and psychedelic medicine industries.
  • A four-day conference bringing together an incredible community of experts for a deep dive into the world of plant medicine.
  • Vetted investors, top industry executives, service providers, clinicians will find tremendous value from participating in Plant Medicine Week.

Associated Press Joins Growing List of Media Outlets That Have Retracted, Corrected, or Clarified the False Claim Made Against ShotSpotter Originally Published by VICE Media

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Tuesday, March 8, 2022

The global news organization also corrected its reporting to explain that a ShotSpotter forensic report was in fact admissible as evidence in a 2014 California case.

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  • The global news organization also corrected its reporting to explain that a ShotSpotter forensic report was in fact admissible as evidence in a 2014 California case.
  • After correcting its reporting, the Associated Press notified all publishers who had originally received the uncorrected article.
  • VICE grossly misrepresented how ShotSpotter carefully and faithfully prepares court-admissible forensic evidence and expert witness testimony for criminal shooting proceedings, said Ralph Clark, President and CEO of ShotSpotter.
  • ShotSpotter (NASDAQ: SSTI) is a leader in precision policing technology solutions that enable law enforcement to more effectively respond to, investigate and deter crime.

The Family of Jean-Michel Basquiat Announces Tickets for Jean-Michel Basquiat: King Pleasure© On Sale Beginning Today, February 28th at kingpleasure.basquiat.com

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Tuesday, March 1, 2022

NEW YORK, March 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The family of Jean-Michel Basquiat has announced that tickets for Jean-Michel Basquiat: King Pleasure© are on sale beginning today, February 28th. Tickets can be purchased at the exhibition website, https://kingpleasure.basquiat.com/.  The highly anticipated exhibition will feature over 200 never before and rarely seen paintings, drawings, ephemera and artifacts to give an intimate and multidimensional portrait of Jean-Michel that can only be told by his family. All of the work comes from the family's collection with the vast majority never having been exhibited previously. Jean-Michel Basquiat: King Pleasure© also features recreations of his NYC artist studio on Great Jones St. and the Michael Todd VIP Room of NYC's iconic Palladium nightclub for which Jean-Michel created two paintings. Opening April 9th, the exhibition will span over 15,000-square-feet at RXR's Starrett-Lehigh Building.

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  • All of the work comes from the family's collection with the vast majority never having been exhibited previously.
  • Jean-Michel Basquiat: King Pleasure also features recreations of his NYC artist studio on Great Jones St. and the Michael Todd VIP Room of NYC's iconic Palladium nightclub for which Jean-Michel created two paintings.
  • Yieldstreet joins Spotify , VICE , and Phillips as a participating sponsor of Jean-Michel Basquiat: King Pleasure.
  • PLACE JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIAT- This gallery will contain oral histories from members of Jean-Michel's family and a close circle of friends as well as posthumous awards and exhibitions.

Legal Psychedelic Brand Reaches Major Milestone and Launches New Flavor

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Tuesday, February 22, 2022

To mark the occasion, the disruptors behind the highly popular mood-boosting blend announce today that they are growing their product line with an all-new flavor, Prickly Pear.

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  • To mark the occasion, the disruptors behind the highly popular mood-boosting blend announce today that they are growing their product line with an all-new flavor, Prickly Pear.
  • This new release comes on the heels of a recent launch, Oolong + Orange Blossom, as Psychedelic Water listens to their customers and continues to develope additional flavor profiles to meet the high demand.
  • In its first year, Psychedelic Water expanded into 250+ retail locationsacross the United States, including Erewhon Market andFoxtrot.
  • Over the last 12 months, Psychedelic Water has also become a favorite for those looking for a non-alcoholic substitution.

Coca-Cola Launches Global Innovation Platform Coca-Cola Creations

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Friday, February 18, 2022

Coca-Cola today unveiled its new global innovation platform, Coca-Cola Creations, along with its first limited-edition product, Coca-Cola Starlight.

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  • Coca-Cola today unveiled its new global innovation platform, Coca-Cola Creations, along with its first limited-edition product, Coca-Cola Starlight.
  • Coca-Cola Creations will take the iconic Coca-Cola trademark and lend it to new expressions, driven by collaboration, creativity and cultural connections.
  • Coca-Cola Creations was developed under the Real Magic brand platform, which was revealed in late 2021.
  • Coca-Cola Creations aims to surprise, delight and engage global audiences through magical and unexpected tastes, moments and collaborations something we know our fans have come to expect from us.

Celebrated Journalist/Producer Maggie Freleng Joins Forces with Lava For Good to Tell Stories of the Wrongfully Convicted

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Thursday, February 17, 2022

With a countless number of these stories still waiting to be told, Lava for Good has announced that celebrated journalist Maggie Freleng will join Flom, hosting her own episodes that explore a different wrongful conviction case every week.

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  • With a countless number of these stories still waiting to be told, Lava for Good has announced that celebrated journalist Maggie Freleng will join Flom, hosting her own episodes that explore a different wrongful conviction case every week.
  • She has been named a NPR Next Generation Radio fellow, and counted in Ford Foundations 50 Women Can Change the World in Journalism.
  • Maggie Freleng is a master at her craft, an expert in the field of criminal justice and a fierce advocate for countless wrongfully convicted men and women.
  • To listen to the current slate of Lava for Good series, visit www.lavaforgood.com or find them on all popular podcast streaming platforms.

VIZIO Extends A+E Networks Content Line-up on SmartCast

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Monday, February 7, 2022

Now millions of SmartCast users can dive into A+E Networks favorites, including:

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  • Now millions of SmartCast users can dive into A+E Networks favorites, including:
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  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220207005192/en/
    VIZIO Extends A+E Networks Content Line-up on SmartCast (Photo: Business Wire)
    HISTORY Vault Over 3,500 hours of content offering the breadth and depth of The HISTORY Channels extensive catalogue, complete with series, specials, and documentaries, including some content only available on HISTORY Vault.
  • VIZIOs commitment to offer viewers a wide breadth of compelling content and experiences makes expanding A+E on SmartCast a natural fit, says Katherine Pond, Vice President of Business Development for VIZIO.
  • Our platform gives content providers more ways to distribute their content and advertisers more tools to target and dynamically serve ads.

RUPA BHATTACHARYA JOINS THE CULINARY INSTITUTE OF AMERICA

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Thursday, January 20, 2022

HYDE PARK, N.Y., Jan. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --The Culinary Institute of America has appointed Rupa Bhattacharya executive director of Strategic Initiatives and Industry Leadership.

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  • HYDE PARK, N.Y., Jan. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --The Culinary Institute of America has appointed Rupa Bhattacharya executive director of Strategic Initiatives and Industry Leadership.
  • "I am delighted to announce the appointment of Rupa Bhattacharya to our industry leadership team," said CIA President Dr. Tim Ryan.
  • Bhattacharya is a graduate of Yale University and the French Culinary Institute/International Culinary Center.
  • Founded in 1946, The Culinary Institute of America is the world's premier culinary college.

J-Talks Live explores how newsrooms use TikTok to reach new audiences

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Thursday, January 13, 2022

Indeed, many newsrooms are reaching hundreds of thousands of young followers through the app that they previously struggled to engage with.

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  • Indeed, many newsrooms are reaching hundreds of thousands of young followers through the app that they previously struggled to engage with.
  • "These smart journalists are the innovators of today's newsrooms teaching us how to harness the latest technology tools to tell stories and engage audiences."
  • Jorgenson also launched the newsroom's TikTok channel where he posts short, newsworthy TikToks twice a day, five days a week.
  • He recently wrote Make A TikTok Every Day, which includes 365 "prompts" for TikTok.