Peter Finn
Washington, D.C.
International editor at The Washington Post. Author of "A Guest of the Reich" and co-author of "The Zhivago Affair."
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FINN Acquires Australia's Honner
FINN Partners has acquired Honner, a 25-member Sydney shop that serves the financial communications and corporate sectors. The move bolsters FINNs APAC team to about 250 members. Philippa Honner, founder of the firm, becomes a FINN managing partner and financial services leader for the APAC region. She will report to Howard Solomon, FINN founding managing partner and APAC lead, who also heads the firms efforts on the US West Coast.
The Mystery Machine: BU’s Underutilized Athletic Bus
Photo provided by Rampage student photographer Elle Gunter. Despite being a valuable resource for Bluefield University’s sports teams, the BU athletic bus has been underutilized, according to Athletics Director Corey Mullins. “We must use the bus as much as possible,” Mullins said. “With the exceptions of football and golf, every other sports team uses the bus.” Mullins explained that while several teams have used the bus, it still could see more frequent use across the Athletic Department.
Leading Campus Security with Gary Ruth
Photo from the Bluefield University Directory At Bluefield University, safety about more than patrols and rules. It is about teamwork, trust, and leadership. Campus security starts with its supervisor, Gary Ruth, who has dedicated decades to keeping students and staff safe. His team sees him not only as a leader but as someone who sets an example for how security should be approached.
IABC > Catalyst
Podcast Mind the Gap: 2025 Global Communication Report Recap Innovation When Words Shape Movements: Communicators at the Forefront of Change Innovation What’s Next for IABC? Updates From the Commercial Strategy Task Force Career Roadmap Adapting Across Sectors: Communications Lessons From Agency, Corporate, and Consulting Environments Business Acumen The Hybrid Shuffle: The Dance Around Returning to the Office Business Acumen Can Internal Communications Drive Revenue?
One Coach, Two Teams: Keven John to Lead Both BU Volleyball Programs
Photos provided by Rampage student photographer Rachel Hendrick. Two teams, one coach. That is the challenge facing veteran coach Kevin John as he now leads both the men’s and women’s volleyball programs at Bluefield University. Coach John came to Bluefield in the fall of 2023 to revive the men’s volleyball program, bringing with him more than 30 years of coaching experience at a variety of levels, including club volleyball, USA volleyball, NAIA, and NCAA Division I, II and III.
Kyle Pietrzak: A Leader on and off the Volleyball Court
Kyle Pietrzak grew up with both his parents loving volleyball. Naturally, he gave the sport a try and loved it, and so his parents did everything in their power to push him toward his dream. Today, Pietrzak is living his dream as a member of the Bluefield University men’s volleyball team where he is valued not only on the court, but also off the court for his respect for others.
Decades of trust-building in Vietnam, coming undone by Trump
On April 30, 1975, the Vietnam War came to an end, as North Vietnamese closed in on the South Vietnamese capital and thousands of American personnel frantically evacuated. The war left a devastating legacy: More than 3 million Vietnamese died and more than 58,000 U.S. troops were killed. The remains of more than 300,000 Vietnamese soldiers and 1,200 U.S. service members are still missing.
Campus Ministries: Building Faith at BU
Photo provided by Rampage student photographer Talan Poe. Bluefield University Campus Ministries plays a pivotal role in shaping the spiritual lives of students. Key figures in that process are Mason West, director of Campus Ministries, and Abigail Bradley, student leader for Bluefield University Student Ministries (BUSM). Both work together to create a vibrant, faith-centered community on campus.
Social/Party Incentives Increase the Risk of Heavier Alcohol Use in Impulsive Individuals
The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of the article. Data will be made available upon request.
Beyond Adoption: Leading the Responsible AI Evolution
Where is your organization on its generative artificial intelligence (AI) implementation journey? When visiting with CEOs, AI experts, and change leaders, I hear the entire gamut. Some organizations have created full governance and approval processes for AI tool selection, while others have created change management strategies and teams to implement Copilot or ChatGPT.
Students Express Frustrations with MyBU
Sports journalism • 2028 Photo provided by Rampage student photographer Zander Slouth. For many students at Bluefield University, MyBU is an essential tool for managing academic and financial information. However, numerous students have voiced frustrations about its usability, citing issues with accessibility, navigation, and functionality. BU student Charles Howard described his struggles with MyBU’s search function.
Hoops and Healing: Merdy Mongozi Overcomes Open Heart Surgery
Sports journalism • 2028 Merdy Mongozi plays a key role for the Bluefield University’s men’s basketball team, despite not playing on the court. Originally from Kinshasa of the Democratic Republic of Congo in Africa, Mongozi came to Bluefield from William Penn University in Oskaloosa, Iowa, in the fall of 2023 to play basketball for the Rams. Soon after, he realized he needed open heart surgery, a reality BU athletic trainers helped discover during the ‘23’-’24 season.
Letter: A presidential candidate's personal integrity
What we know. Our Constitution is the construct for our democracy, guiding our decisions and framing the intellectual integrity for our nation. Not saying so would be the deepest flaw in one's personal belief system. Builders of our country are from many nationalities and ethnic origins, regardless of gender. Their contributions were and continue to expand our knowledge and broaden life's opportunities.
The rise and fall of Sue Gray
By Peter Finn, Lecturer in Politics, Kingston University Sue Gray has resigned as the chief of staff to Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer. This resignation came alongside the drip drip of information about donations to key members of the inner circle of the Labour government, including to Starmer himself.
The rise and fall of Sue Gray
Sue Gray has resigned as the chief of staff to Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer. This resignation came alongside the drip drip of information about donations to key members of the inner circle of the Labour government, including to Starmer himself.
Assessing ChatGPT as a Tool for Research on US State and Territory Politics
Introduction Artificial intelligence (AI) is driving change across academic disciplines and societal spheres. As is often the case with new technologies, some observers are wary of its impacts (Ferrer et al., 2021) and others are cautious about government responses (Schopmans, 2022).
If Utah hosts another successful winter Olympics, environmental quality of life commitments will be a big factor
The Olympics are coming! The Olympics are coming! Again! Thanks to the continuing efforts of our organizing committee, continuing international winter competitions using the original 2002 athletic sites and overwhelming enthusiasm of our citizens. But what new challenges must we face to host the world again and earn its admiration? Yes, some infrastructure and communication upgrades.
During the election, the ‘official record’ is documenting UK history in real-time
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During the election, the ‘official record’ is documenting UK history in real-time Original
Imagine an ever-growing, detailed archive documenting every significant event and decision of the UK government. This is the UK official record, a diverse collection that now includes a significant digital footprint. As the 2024 general election approaches its final stages, here’s how this vast record is capturing both the predictable and surprising moments of this election season.
FINN Announces Key APAC Leadership Changes
News and Insights May 15, 2024 Annouchka Behrmann Promoted to Managing Partner, Hong Kong; Cathy Feliciano-Chon Expands Role to Managing Partner, Strategic Development, Focused on Driving Growth in the APAC Region Global integrated marketing and communications agency, FINN Partners, today announced the promotion of Annouchka Behrmann, formerly Senior Partner, to Managing Partner, Hong Kong, while Cathy Feliciano-Chon assumes expanded role as Managing Partner, Strategic Development, Asia...
How a narco revolt pushed a peaceful nation to the brink
Ecuador has long been an ecotourism hub and a safe haven, mostly immune from the guerilla violence endured for decades in neighboring Colombia and Peru. But the country has experienced a shift in recent years, becoming a center for drug trafficking and organized crime, as global demand for cocaine surges to new levels. On Jan. 9, this new reality came into full focus through coordinated attacks that shook the country to its core, culminating on live TV for all of Ecuador and the world to witness.
Jon Huntsman is just the man to lead that effort
It is clear by now to most of us the party of Lincoln, Roosevelt, Eisenhower and Reagan has descended to a cult supported by morons and go-alongs rationalizing fidelity to a self- anointed bombastic fraud hell bent on retribution, destroying the environment and posturing with dictators.
A daily diary exploration of contexts and experiences associated with planned drinking decisions in young adults
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Vote like your life depends on it
With another wake up call from Pat Bagley's cartoon documenting Donald Trump's dangerous character failures and Ron Molen's eviscerating portrayal of the Republican Party's refusal to govern for all American citizens, the next 10 to 12 months will be critical for our nation. The cult leader maintains a sizable approval margin over his other nominee candidates, despite his growing indictments and refusal to accept any responsibility or regret for poor judgment.
FINN Partners Named 2023 Best Large Agency to Work For by PRovoke
News and Insights April 14, 2023 Originally posted by Provoke Media on April 10, 2023 Backstory Founded in 2011 when Peter Finn spun off from Ruder Finn into a standalone business, FINN Partners has expanded organically and via acquisition into one of the largest independents in the U.S. There’s a strong consumer practice, including deep domain expertise in fashion and beauty and travel and lifestyle marketing; a fast-growing global health capability capable of competing with the best...
Reassuring solutions to Utah's impending environmental catastrophe are again raining down from the Capitol
Once again the Utah Legislature is giving us reassuring solutions to our most concerning environmental impending catastrophe: Prayers, blue suit day, tax refunds (for a couple of Big Macs a month), chopping down trees and a multi-billion dollar pipeline from the Pacific Ocean to save the Great Salt Lake.
A Playbook for Success : 4Hoteliers
For every client won and every dollar earned, someone else is losing. In the musical chairs of business, consuming self-interest is justifiable; when the music stops, don’t be left without a seat. Through the decades, I’ve seen iconic agencies founded by bold, creative leaders rise and prosper. I’ve also seen them lose their way, or even disappear. In some cases, those agency names remain, combined, like law firms, with other once-great identities. By good fortune, I was born into this business.
Embracing Purpose and Social Impact: A Playbook for Success
News and Insights October 4, 2022 “Work hard, play hard.” “Winning isn’t everything, it’s the only thing.” “Nice guys finish last.” These familiar axioms characterize what many consider the zero-sum game of corporate competition. You either win or lose. For every client won and every dollar earned, someone else is losing. In the musical chairs of business, consuming self-interest is justifiable; when the music stops, don’t be left without a seat.
U.S. was targeted with foreign propaganda and disinformation in WWI
Placeholder while article actions load When we found Herbert Corey's memoir of World War I in the Library of Congress, it was a rough first draft produced on thin, ragged paper with a typewriter that cried out for a fresh ribbon.
FINN Partners Named PRovoke 2022 North America Midsize PR Agency of the Year
News and Insights May 5, 2022 Originally posted on PRovoke Media. Background Founded in 2011 when Peter Finn spun off a significant chunk of Ruder Finn into a standalone business, FINN Partners has expanded organically and via acquisition into one of the largest independents in the US.
David Finn - FINN Partners
News and Insights October 19, 2021 I am sad to share the news that my father, David Finn, passed away yesterday afternoon. He was 100 years old and had not been well for quite some time. David was one of the pioneers in the PR industry. I was amazed to read stories about his 100th birthday earlier this year in PR and Advertising trade publications from all around the world. He was a pioneer in finding ways for business to become involved with the arts.
Quantitative insights into the phase behaviour and miscibility of a photovoltaic active layer from the perspective of neutron spectroscopy
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Letter: These perilous times call for a bold vision and pragmatic action
(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) The sun sets on the last day of the Legislature’s 2021 general session at the Utah Capitol in Salt Lake City on Friday, March 5, 2021. By Peter R. Finn | The Public Forum | July 22, 2021, 12:00 p.m. Prayers. Yes we need them. But we are reminded: “The Lord helps those who help themselves”. The West is burning up with scorching heat and persistent wildfires most from dry lightning and a few from careless individuals. Gov.
Washington Independent Review of Books
Imagine being an entitled “guest” of the Third Reich. Gertrude Sanford Legendre was just such a person in the ironically named A Guest of the Reich, a page-turner of a narrative that recalls the adventures and misadventures of a wealthy American socialite who hardly suffered during a self-indulgent life that included six months of genteel captivity inside Nazi Germany after D-Day in 1944 and into 1945.
Effect of polar side chains on neutral and p-doped polythiophene
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Letter: Fixing Postal Service is the most important issue
Yes, the COVID-19 pandemic is our nation’s number one concern but, despite lack of timely, intelligent administrative leadership and refusers to adopt safety protocols, we will (one day) be successful in its defeat. It’s not optional. Yes, the Black Lives Matter movement is creating a greater urgency to more fully address still persisting minority inequalities and policing reevaluations.
The Art of Intelligence Lessons from a Life in the CIA’s Clandestine Service by Henry A Crumpton.
May 25, 2012 In January 2000, the National Security Council directed the CIA to locate and track Osama bin Laden, in a possible prelude to a military strike. In the risk-averse world before Sept. 11, 2001, neither the Pentagon nor the CIA’s leadership could countenance allowing even limited forces in northern Afghanistan or neighboring countries to carry out the directive. At the time, Henry A.
The Hunt: The Search for Osama bin Laden
A different sort of search requires a new set of tactics Note: Please upgrade your Flash plug-in to view our enhanced content. The Phases (Select from the chapters below) by Peter Finn, Ian Shapira and Marc Fisher, May 6, 2011 Finally, after weeks of searching the caves and mountains of Tora Bora for traces of Osama bin Laden, CIA field commander Gary Berntsen believed his men had a good peg on the terrorist. Berntsen called in the big bomb - the BLU-82, a 15,000-pound device the size of a car.
Letter: Ignorance and denial have hurt us all
Our self-proclaimed “stable genius” asserted that climate change was a Chinese hoax, removed our country from the Paris Climate Accord and continues to eviscerate EPA guidelines increasing risk for our clean water and air standards.
Primary Primers: Why we should be cautious of candidate 'surges'
The 2020 Democratic primary contest has not yet begun, and yet several contenders have already experienced what some commentators have called a ‘surge’, where their polling numbers rise dramatically in a relatively short period of time. Peter Finn and Robert Ledger write that the term is a catch-all which hides a diverse collection of reasons as to why a candidate’s support may increase at the national or state level.
Notorious Iranian militant has a connection to alleged assassination plot against Saudi envoy
October 14, 2011 When nearly $100,000 landed in an undercover FBI bank account from a source linked to an Iranian paramilitary force, officials began taking seriously an alleged plot to assassinate the Saudi ambassador that at first had seemed outlandish. And as the investigation unfolded over recent months, a name emerged that chilled some in the U.S. government.
Primary Primers series for the 2020 Election
Primary Primers series for the 2020 Election November 21st, 2019 Blog Admin Welcome to our Primary Primers series for the 2020 US Presidential election. Ahead of the 2020 election, this series, curated by Rob Ledger (Schiller University) and Peter Finn (Kingston University), explores key themes, ideas, concepts, procedures and events that shape, affect and define the US presidential primary process.
Peter King, IRA supporter and enthusiastic counter-terrorism advocate
In 1985, the Irish government boycotted the St. Patrick’s Day parade in New York City, the biggest celebration in the Irish-American calendar. The cause of its umbrage was Peter T. King, that year’s grand marshal and someone the Irish government said was an “avowed” supporter of a terrorist organization, the Irish Republican Army.
CIA recipe for invisible ink among newly released WWI-era documents
April 19, 2011 So you want to open sealed envelopes without getting caught? Here’s the secret, according to one of the six oldest classified documents in possession of the Central Intelligence Agency: “Mix 5 drams copper acetol arsenate. 3 ounces acetone and add 1 pint amyl alcohol (fusil-oil).
Washington Independent Review of Books
Imagine being an entitled “guest” of the Third Reich. Gertrude Sanford Legendre was just such a person in the ironically named A Guest of the Reich, a page-turner of a narrative that recalls the adventures and misadventures of a wealthy American socialite who hardly suffered during a self-indulgent life that included six months of genteel captivity inside Nazi Germany after D-Day in 1944 and into 1945.
Getting Down to Business
Peter Finn State of the Industry & The Impact of COVID-19 What happened?
Letter: So much is at stake
As many contributors to this forum have eloquently, unequivocally and strongly presented the president’s violations of Oath of Office, a change must happen either by the 25th Amendment or in November 2020. The largely sanctimonious hypocrisy of supporting Republicans belies, you would think, their true convictions and certainly damages their party’s historical integrity.
The legend of Gertie: How an adventure-seeking socialite became the first American woman in uniform captured by the Nazis
Gertrude "Gertie" Legendre with future husband Sidney, right, and others in Abyssinia in 1928-29. Gertrude "Gertie" Legendre with future husband Sidney, right, and others in Abyssinia in 1928-29. Photo: Special Collections, College Of Charleston Libraries Photo: Special Collections, College Of Charleston Libraries Image 1 of / 12 Caption Close Image 1 of 12 Gertrude "Gertie" Legendre with future husband Sidney, right, and others in Abyssinia in 1928-29.
Book World: The socialite spy who was imprisoned by the Nazis - in a luxury hotel
The life of a young woman named Gertrude "Gertie" Legendre was so exotic that it sounds like the plot of a stage play or a motion picture. Gertie was raised in privilege in the Old South, moved with her family to New York at the height of the Jazz Age and took up big-game hunting in Africa in her 20s, where she was befriended by Haile Selassie, the emperor of Ethiopia.
The legend of Gertie: How a globe-trotting, adventure-seeking socialite became the first American woman in uniform captured by the Nazis
One afternoon in the summer of 1920, Gertrude Sanford sat on a log along a ridge in Wyoming’s Teton Range. The sun fell in bright shards through the treetops, but it was cool high up in the mountains, and the air was sweet with the smell of pine, fir and spruce. Gertrude — known as Gertie — was wearing a Stetson hat, kerchief, lumberjack shirt, sheepskin chaps and boots. Her rifle lay across her lap, gripped tightly at the trigger guard as she waited in the vast silence for the sound of hoofbeats.
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