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Is Lawsuit Against Marketing Firm’s Role in Opioid Crisis a Precedent for Public Relations?

PRSay

In the complaint, Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey alleges that from 2010 to 2019, Publicis Health partnered with the drug company on dozens of contracts, collecting more than $50 million “in exchange for marketing schemes to get doctors to prescribe Purdue’s opioids to more patients.”. A commitment to ethics. Custin said.

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Reflexivity Memo on PR practice from craft skills to education. A case of ‘plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose’.

PR Conversations

Publication of that collective interview was prompted by my piece called A radical view of PR , which generated 48 comments including, notably, a response from Jim Grunig – one of several in the resulting lively discussion. These developments also gave life to what was known at the time as ‘digital PR’ or ‘E-PR’.

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Behind the Headlines With Lynda Fernandez

Cision

In this interview, Lynda discusses how technology has transformed PR, why the press release is not dead and the strategies brands should adopt to improve their campaigns. After graduating from college with a degree in broadcast journalism, a professor recommended me for a part-time position at the local Fox affiliate.

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The sunsetting of one of Minnesota’s most successful all-time blogs–the MN PR Blog

Communications Conversations

So, I thought it was worth commemorating since the MN PR Blog has been an instrumental part of the local PR community for 15+ years. Ryan posted interviews with key PR leaders. of establishing a compelling communications hub for the Twin Cities PR world, the way the dearly-departed Format magazine used to be for our ad agencies.

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New Year’s Honours 2015

Stuart Bruce

She’s currently the chair of Global Alliance (the confederation of the world’s major PR and communication management associations and institutions), but has also been president of the Chartered Institute of Public Relations (in fact under her leadership we finally achieved chartered status).

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Lee Kuan Yew, His Communication Skills Also Defied Convention

Ishmael's Corner

Still very much a public figure, I saw how his approach to communications deviated from the status quo. Mr. Lee clearly understood that communications that stood out would be more persuasive in rallying a nation and gaining peer status with other countries. The New York Times, September 10, 2010. He had a job to get done.

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A call for a public inquiry into the impact of media and tech on democracy

Stephen Waddington

It’s critical to effective communication, understanding and decision making. The local media and broadcast media has done a good job in holding political campaigns to account against the wave of disinformation online. General Election 2019: Has your local Facebook group been hijacked by politics? Truth matters in a democracy.