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ICON 2023 Preview: Award-Winning Journalist Michele Norris on Discussing Race and Creating Community

PRSay

In 2010, she launched what became a Peabody Award-winning initiative, “ The Race Card Project ,” which fosters conversation among individuals about their differences. I printed up 200 postcards at my local Kinko’s and passed them around on my travels when I kicked off a 35-city book tour.

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W Bellevue: Where Green Meets Global Glamor, and Where PR Meets Influencers

Barokas

June 15 marked a momentous occasion, the Grand Opening of W Bellevue, the newest hotel opening for W since 2010. Over the last few months, we have been working with W Bellevue as the team prepares to open its doors to tech business travelers, staycationers, and locals looking for a new place to sip cocktails and unwind.

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W Bellevue: Where Green Meets Global Glamor, and Where PR Meets Influencers

Barokas

June 15 marked a momentous occasion, the Grand Opening of W Bellevue, the newest hotel opening for W since 2010. Over the last few months, we have been working with W Bellevue as the team prepares to open its doors to tech business travelers, staycationers, and locals looking for a new place to sip cocktails and unwind.

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The Field of Emergency Management: Why It Is Not A Profession

Melissa Agnes

William Waugh and Kathleen Tierney, two highly respected colleagues, have written about the profession of emergency management in their 2007 book, Emergency Management: Principles and Practice of Local Government (Washington, DC: ICMA Press, pp. 1 (Printed in Wikipedia, “Lorne M. In conclusion. References. Retrieved 2009-11-07.

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The Essential Guide to Mass Communication: History, Methods, Ethics, and the Future

Masters in Communications

Today, we use many information sources to see what is going on around us, locally, nationally, and globally, with more emerging all the time. Typically, it is synonymous with broadcast and print media: radio, TV, and film (small and large screen), print media, and advertising. Mass communication aims to meet these needs.

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How September 11 Impacted PR and Email Communications

wiredPRworks

My husband was away on business in Rotterdam and I was excited to be dressed in a snappy navy pant suit for a meeting with our local school district about photographing the annual report. Producing a letter took time to write, print or copy and mail. I marveled at how beautifully the day was starting out.

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The Field of Emergency Management: Why It Is Not A Profession

Melissa Agnes

William Waugh and Kathleen Tierney, two highly respected colleagues, have written about the profession of emergency management in their 2007 book, Emergency Management: Principles and Practice of Local Government (Washington, DC: ICMA Press, pp. 1 (Printed in Wikipedia, “Lorne M. In conclusion. References. Retrieved 2009-11-07.

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