October 2019 - The Castle Group

What My Internship Taught Me About My Full-Time Job

The summer after my junior year of college I was fortunate enough to have a public relations internship at The Castle Group. My time those few months was eye-opening, educational and inspiring. For the first time, I saw what a PR agency was all about. I got to learn from some of the best in…

Aloha from Maui: Five Questions with Keri McIntosh

We firmly believe that our accomplished team of public relations and event professionals are our greatest asset. From crisis communications experts and media relations mavens to event managers and strategists, our team at Castle does it all. Our Five Questions blog series highlights our team’s areas of expertise with an inside look into their roles…

Seven Reasons Why “The Affair’s” Noah Solloway is the Worst Crisis Communications Client Ever

On the fifth and final season of Showtime’s “The Affair,” Noah Solloway’s past finally comes back to haunt him. Once a media darling, in this era of #MeToo, women from his past, including a publicist and student, accuse him of sexual misconduct. When a Vanity Fair reporter he’s worked with before calls for comment on…

Transitioning from TV News Reporting to Media Relations

When I first became a television news reporter, I didn’t like dealing with public relations people. In fact, I thought they were just spinmeisters who were getting in the way and who insisted on controlling things. And I wanted nothing to do with them – I just wanted the story – process be damned. Dealing…