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PR Has Evolved Since First ‘Public Relations Handbook’ in 1967, but Some Values Are Timeless

PRSay

About 2,200 local print newspapers have closed since 2005, cutting the number of newspaper journalists by more than half between 2008 and 2020. Rereading our original chapter on crisis communications underscores the changes that have taken place in corporate America and public relations since then. million in 1974 to 24.3

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Get Your Message Across Loud and Clear: How to Train a Spokesperson

Doctor Spin

I’ve been training spokespersons and pitching their stories since 2005. In this blog post, I’ll detail my process of how I start training corporate spokespersons (and why I always bring a video recorder). Cover photo by Jerry Silfwer ( Prints / Instagram ). So we record another try with a few self-corrections.

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Trust Me, PR is dead – long live public relations

Stuart Bruce

Can you remember who Time magazine’s person of the year was in 2005? The editor’s reply was: “F**k the research, just make it up… We’ll print it anyway.” Business corporate communications Media Politics public relations' Trust in people like themselves. But this isn’t a new concept.

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Forget “Better PR” — The PR Industry Needs Education

Doctor Spin

We got to experience the hippie web (2005-2015) revolving around earned and owned media. ” Conversely, I hear senior professionals disregard younger ones since “they don’t understand the fundamentals of corporate communication.” Cover photo by Jerry Silfwer ( Prints / Instagram ).

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The PR Industry Needs More Than Just Better PR

Doctor Spin

We got to experience the hippie web (2005-2015) revolving around earned and owned media. ” Conversely, I hear senior professionals disregard younger ones since “they don’t understand the fundamentals of corporate communication.” Cover photo by Jerry Silfwer ( Prints / Instagram ).

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How To Avoid Stress and Mental Illness in Public Relations

Doctor Spin

In contrast, we might be brainstorming names for a corporate insurance podcast that is likely to be forgotten in six months. What right do PR professionals have to complain about our corporate jobs? Cover photo by Jerry Silfwer ( Prints / Instagram ). Construction workers and engineers build homes, hospitals, and roads.

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7 Superior Podcasts for Super Listeners Eyeing the Big Picture

Sword and the Script

Started in 2005 as “The Wall Street Journal this Morning,” and nearly shuttered amid a reorganization in 2014, the show got a second life with an acquisition by Compass Media Networks. This program does for podcasts, what native ads have done for online print. This Morning with Gordon Deal. (~30 30 minute daily program).

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