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Bobby Allyn @bobbyallyn.bsky.social · 6d

Right-to-publicity and defamation laws vary by state and may not always apply to deepfakes, meaning there could be "little legal downside to just letting things ride unless and until someone complains”

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OpenAI blocks MLK Jr. videos on Sora after 'disrespectful depictions'

OpenAI is preventing people from making AI videos of King on its Sora app after the estate of the civil rights leader complained about the spread of offensive and vulgar portrayals.

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Roger Darnell @rkdarnell.bsky.social · 6d

Thank you, friends. 🙏😊🥂

After starting out with a bold idea back in 2000, I have now spent 25 years doing work I love: helping bold leaders and brands make their marks in this world.

Here’s to every client, collaborator, and mentor who’s been part of this journey, and to what comes next. #DWA25

The Darnell Works Agency has been selected as PR Agency of the Year for Corporate LiveWire's 2025 GLOBAL Innovation & Excellence Awards. Established in 2010, Corporate LiveWire is one of four core products from UK-based publishing and media company Fenice Media, Limited, along with The Luxury Travel Guide, The iGap Travel Guide, and The iFestival Guide. With an international presence, Fenice Media's platforms connect its clients with a unique, global audience. Providing business professionals with the latest news on important business, legal, travel, and lifestyle developments from around the world, Corporate LiveWire is a leading media platform for this exclusive market. Corporate LiveWire provides both free media content and opportunities for subscriptions to regular books and magazines in print and digital formats, while also hosting the annual Global Innovation & Excellence Awards.

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Roger Darnell @rkdarnell.bsky.social · 9d

Last week’s recognition stirred up a lot of gratitude – and more than a few memories (like this one from CES in 2000). 😄

I’ve been reflecting on the journey, the people, and the impact we’ve achieved together. Through it all, your support and kind words mean the world. 🙏

#DWA25

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Roger Darnell @rkdarnell.bsky.social · 13d

The Darnell Works Agency is UK-based Corporate LiveWire’s PR Agency of the Year 🎉🎈🎊

Our work isn’t about noise – it’s about helping our clients shape perception, build trust, and create lasting impact.

#DWA25 #PRWithPurpose #ClientImpact

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The Darnell Works Agency Named "PR Agency of the Year" in 2025 Global Innovation & Excellence Awards

This recognition highlights the agency’s commitment to delivering bold, media-savvy communications that elevate ambitious brands and leaders

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Creativepool @creativepool.bsky.social · 16d

Get ready to participate in cutting-edge developments in all different realms of the creative industry in the latest Global Creative Calendar by @rkdarnell.bsky.social. creativepool.com/magazine/fea... #creativity #events

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Roger Darnell @rkdarnell.bsky.social · 20d

Happy Autumn, everyone! The latest installment of my original travel series “Rare Air” is live at rkdarnell.com, featuring the Watauga River near Boone on a beautiful day seven years past. #RareAir

Scene featuring the Watauga River near Boone, North Carolina, on a beautiful fall day seven years past.

Roger Darnell @rkdarnell.bsky.social · 21d

Latest edition of my free Big Ups newsletter publishes today: “Dare you”

Subs: 😊 rkdarnell.com

📸: Anastasiia Tarasova via Unsplash

#effort #fulfillment #try

Roger Darnell @rkdarnell.bsky.social · 22d

Ready to acquire new skills, expand horizons, and have some serious fun? 👋🎇

Check out DWA’s Ultimate #Events Calendar for October: up.darnellworks.com

Please DM feedback, ideas, and tips. Let’s go?

📸: Nirmal Rajendharkumar via @unsplash.bsky.social

Photo by Nirmal Rajendharkumar showing an aerial view of New York City at night. Captured with the SONY ILCE-7M3 and published on Unsplash on 3 February 2020.

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Roger Darnell @rkdarnell.bsky.social · 23d

#TransformationTuesday wisdom courtesy of Kobe Bryant (1978-2020): “The most important thing is to try and inspire people so that they can be great in whatever they want to do.”

📸: QuoteFancy

Kobe Bean Bryant was an American professional basketball player. A shooting guard who also played small forward, he spent his entire 20-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA.

Roger Darnell @rkdarnell.bsky.social · 24d

2025 Earth Partner Prize submissions are due on 10 October (up to $17,000 in funding). Young creatives (ages 14 to 30) from all backgrounds and identities are encouraged to present original works that reflect on environmental and social challenges facing the planet. Learn more at earthpartner.com

Through the Earth Partner Prize, Art Partner seeks to involve young people in discussing environmental matters by offering a high-visibility platform for emerging talent—especially from underrepresented communities.

Roger Darnell @rkdarnell.bsky.social · 27d

ICYMI: Via Ads of Brands | Commercial Production and Post Company Bella Formally Expands International Production Expertise adsofbrands.net/en/news/comm...

#commercialproduction

Commercial Production and Post Company Bella Formally Expands International Production Expertise

Bella’s team of accomplished directors, photographers, editors, and production experts

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Roger Darnell @rkdarnell.bsky.social · Sep 12

Sincere congratulations to all the nominees and winners in this year’s @creativepool.bsky.social Annual global competition! creativepool.com/annual/2025/...

The Creativepool Annual 2025 winners were announced at its fabulous venue, Sinfonia Smith Square on 11th September 2025.

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Creativepool @creativepool.bsky.social · Sep 1

Get ready to participate in cutting-edge developments in all different realms of the creative industry in the latest Global Creative Calendar by @rkdarnell.bsky.social. creativepool.com/magazine/fea... #creativity #events

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Roger Darnell @rkdarnell.bsky.social · Sep 5

Courtesy of Hyperquake’s Managing Director of Brand Building, Josh Belcher: For modern brand leaders, the path is no longer linear. How does your brand prioritize the NOW ⚡️, NEAR ✨, and NEXT🚀? www.hyperquake.com/blog/brand-s...

To stay ahead, brands must be able to operate across multiple time horizons at once. They need to manage the now, the near, and the next.

Roger Darnell @rkdarnell.bsky.social · Aug 29

ICYMI: Via shots | Fivestone Studios enters a new era under the leadership of new Managing Director Jesus Garcia Galvez magazine.shots.net/news/view/je...

#immersive #digital #experiential

Fivestone is a digital experiential studio that leverages strategy, design, technology, and storytelling to create wonder and drive human connection. Drawing strength from five shared cultural touchstones – Honor, Bravery, Vision, Generosity, and Excellence – our groundbreaking multidisciplinary talents passionately resolve giant-sized storytelling challenges using emerging technologies and patent processes. What can we help you create?

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Roger Darnell @rkdarnell.bsky.social · Aug 28

Latest edition of my free Big Ups newsletter publishes today: “Free time”

Please don't subscribe — unless you want to live larger and sweeter than ever 😊 rkdarnell.com

📸: Madison Inouye via @unsplash.bsky.social

#fulfillment

Roger Darnell @rkdarnell.bsky.social · Aug 27

Ready to acquire new skills, expand horizons, and have some serious fun? 👋🎇

Check out DWA’s Ultimate #Events Calendar for September: up.darnellworks.com

Please DM feedback, ideas, and tips. Let’s go?

📸: Luís Lança via @unsplash.bsky.social

Photo by Luís Lança showing a coastal clean-up event happening at Saco da Capela, Ilhabela, in São Paulo, Brazil. Captured with the DJI Air 3 drone and published on Unsplash on 22 October, 2023.

Roger Darnell @rkdarnell.bsky.social · Aug 26

Submissions are due 8 September for Booooooom’s “Tomorrow’s Talent 5” Art Book. This fifth installment of its renowned Tomorrow’s Talent series aims to feature 60+ #artists and #illustrators who are making exceptional work. Learn more at booooooom.com

Booooooom is one of the internet's most prominent online art platforms, dedicated to discovering and promoting emerging artists. Founded in 2008 by Vancouver-based artist Jeff Hamada, the website features curated art, design, film, and photography with a focus on new contemporary art.

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Roger Darnell @rkdarnell.bsky.social · Aug 22

25 years into doing the work we love, we’ve received word of a special recognition that speaks directly to our mission: helping bold leaders and brands make their marks.

We can’t share details yet — but we’re honored, humbled, and more inspired than ever to keep raising the bar.

Stay tuned. #DWA25

With its proven expertise in developing highly successful marketing, PR, and media strategies, The Darnell Works Agency is the go-to PR firm for bold business leaders and their organizations. Offering unmatched writing talent and inside-media expertise, agency principal Roger Darnell sets his clients apart atop their industries. Already central to billions of positive media impressions worldwide, the agency's collaborations with leading business executives and media luminaries continue soaring to new heights.

Roger Darnell @rkdarnell.bsky.social · Aug 1

From Director Michael Lippert, goingbarefoot, and Cutters Studios: “Sloane: A Jazz Singer” will have its PBS broadcast debut August 7th on PBS North Carolina!

Tune in August 7 at 9:30 p.m. EST on PBS NC: www.pbsnc.org/blogs/pressr...

#pbs #documentaries #jazz #filmmaking

In this important, beautifully documented feature film from goingbarefoot, late jazz legend Carol Sloane finally gets her due. Sixty years ago, Carol Sloane was a highly acclaimed jazz singer who was regularly invited to appear, alongside pop-culture’s Who’s Who, on Johnny Carson’s The Tonight Show. A top-tier Columbia records talent with dozens of records to her name, her extensive achievements include opening for Oscar Peterson at The Village Vanguard, and being named to the Rhode Island Music Hall of Fame in 2016. Often compared to Ella Fitzgerald in her heyday, in truth, Sloane spent most of her life struggling to pay her rent. See – and hear – her unforgettable story now.

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Creativepool @creativepool.bsky.social · Aug 1

Get ready to participate in cutting-edge developments in all different realms of the creative industry in the latest Global Creative Calendar by @rkdarnell.bsky.social. creativepool.com/magazine/fea... #creativity #events

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Roger Darnell @rkdarnell.bsky.social · Jul 31

Latest edition of my free Big Ups newsletter publishes today: “Secret friend”

Live larger and sweeter than ever — subscribe now! rkdarnell.com

📸: Engin Akyurt via @unsplash.com

#mentalhealth

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Roger Darnell @rkdarnell.bsky.social · Jul 30

Ready to acquire new skills, expand horizons, and have some serious fun? 👋🎇

Check out DWA’s Ultimate #Events Calendar for August: up.darnellworks.com

Please DM feedback, ideas, and tips. Let’s go?

📸: Andre Furtado via @pexelsofficial.bsky.social

Photo by Andre Furtado: Striking shot of The CN Tower, Toronto’s most iconic attraction. Published on Pexels 18 Nov. 2016.

Roger Darnell @rkdarnell.bsky.social · Jul 29

#TransformationTuesday wisdom courtesy of Leo Buscaglia (1924-1998), also known as “Dr. Love,” an American author, motivational speaker, and a professor in the Department of Special Education at the University of Southern California.

📸: Brainyquote

Courtesy of Leo Buscaglia (1924-1998), also known as “Dr. Love,” an American author, motivational speaker, and a professor in the Department of Special Education at the University of Southern California.

Roger Darnell @rkdarnell.bsky.social · Jul 27

Have you seen The Shot Chart?

The Darnell Works Agency’s quintessential zine dives back into our most historic, fascinating, and impactful collaborations.

Read Issue 3: Gamers in Custom Publications at darnellworks.com 🎮

#storytelling #gaming #communications