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What the Uvalde Shootings and Other Crises Reveal about Press Conferences

PRSay

In the oil and gas industry, for instance, public affairs employees are sometimes called into the office in the middle of the night to participate in crisis drills, wherein they take phone calls from actors playing the part of reporters, who may ask them questions about an oil spill.

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What U.S. Service Members Can Teach Us About Communications

PRSay

In March, I was selected to participate in this year’s Joint Civilian Orientation Conference (JCOC) , the oldest and most prestigious public-liaison program in the U.S. The program is staffed and supported by a team of top-notch public affairs professionals who plan and execute this multi-pronged, multi-day effort.

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Maximising resilience of health and well-being assets in crisis situations

PR Conversations

It may be that practitioners highlight the issue during planning discussions, engage with HR or their leadership team. However, I’d like to see this in the form of practices such as collaborative communities of practice and what Yrjö Engeström calls negotiated knotworking.

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PR Rock Stars (of the future): 19 new college grads ready to take over the world

Communications Conversations

He’s a good listener, helps other students with ideas and critique, and is looked up to for his natural leadership abilities. For Yunsoo, her favorite part about PR is the way it allows her to exercise her passion for people and for sharing messages with style, tact, and authenticity. Nominated by Marcia DiStaso, Penn State University.

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