PR Firm Forces Journalist's Firing Over Misdirected Email

A local Richmond PR firm called foul on local Style Weekly journalist Chris Dovi, who accidentally sent a rude email back to the firm, instead of his boss last week. Now Dovi is unemployed, and Goldman & Associates is stuck defending what looks like an overcooked strategy to get attention.

William Weeks, the blind motivational speaker–Goldman client–whom Dovi referred to in the email as a “blind fucker” while expressing frustration over the relentless pitches from the agency.

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