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What the Uvalde Shootings and Other Crises Reveal about Press Conferences

PRSay

DPS held the follow-up press conference where the director characterized the local police’s action as the “wrong” decision. The local District Attorney, Christina Busbee, issued a statement that they wouldn’t be issuing statements. They have purview over the State Police and Texas Rangers and began the investigation. in Dallas.

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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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Meet the Media: Sebastian Blanco, Automotive Freelance Reporter

Bianchi Biz Blog

Freelancing means you never know what you’ll be writing about on any given day, so my portfolio has broadened in surprising ways since starting this freelance version of a career back in 2017. That’s a broad request, but it ended up being a lot of fun to track down and write. Cooking, hiking or playing board games.

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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

As a passionate advocate of reflective practice and lifelong learning, it’s always useful to look back at my previous writing/thinking. Craft skills in 2008 – such as writing or editing – were an entry point for many, expected by employers, and readily supplied by educational institutions.

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3 Creative Ways Public Relations can Partner with Human Resources and Recruiting to Attract Talent

Sword and the Script

At the time of this writing, the rate is currently 3.8%. While the rate has been trending down since 2010, it’s still largely been an employer’s market since the housing market popped a couple years before then. Of course, the PR tie-in is natural – you can and should invite local reporters, bloggers and influencers.

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The Value of Strategic Communications in the PRSA MBA/Business School Program

PRSay

In 2010, PRSA commissioned a study conducted by MWW and Kelton to explore the gap for strategic communications training in MBA programs. For example, case studies and practical experience such as news release writing and connecting with senior executives are opportunities highly valued by MBA students.

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Home sweet home – return to blogging, address well known

PR Conversations

We are hugely thankful for all his support since the Redux version of PR Conversations was launched in 2010. In 2010, Toni stepped back to allow the new Redux version of the site to develop. Our focus as ever will be on considered and engaging long-form writing that we believe offers something different to other blogs.