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In Memoriam: Joe S. Epley, APR, Fellow PRSA

PRSay

The full-service firm represented a variety of clients ranging from Fortune 100 companies to local nonprofits, many of them clients for more than two decades. He was also a founding partner in Worldcom Public Relations Group, a network of independent firms that grew to include businesses in 35 countries.

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Where To Find Public Relations Entry-Level Jobs

Doctor Spin

Nonprofit organisations. Nonprofits often have PR departments or hire PR professionals to manage their communications and outreach efforts. Local, state, and federal government entities often hire entry-level PR professionals to handle public relations and communications tasks. Corporate communications teams.

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Thoughts on Balancing Your Professional Work and Your Activism

PRSay

Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas, where I now live, and contributed my professional skills to local chapters of Indivisible and Black Lives Matter. Those of us who are activists may be reluctant to go public about our affiliations for fear of losing clients or alienating the boss or C-suite. I have marched the streets of Washington, D.C.,

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Behind the Headlines With Travis Taylor

Cision

After I graduated, Safety Center Incorporated, the Sacramento, California nonprofit behind the initiative, hired me to implement the plan. I’m going to push the boundaries of what clients expect from a public relations agency. I love combining fresh, local ingredients in new ways to create a tasty dish.

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

PRSay

Nearly a decade ago, the PRSA Foundation sponsored research that found only 23 percent of graduate business schools consistently provide instruction in reputation management, corporate communications and related ethical dimensions. She also employs nonprofit organization examples and often draws on other WVU faculty.

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A Search for Identity … Whither Public Relations?

Waxing UnLyrical

I stumbled into the field of public relations some 40-plus years ago so … The obvious … and first … response is “a lot.” Corporate social responsibility must become part of the organizational DNA, led by the public relations professional who inherently understands public awareness, public perception, and public opinion.

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

Communications Conversations

He gained valuable skills in his internship in Washington, DC, where he dealt directly with senior level management to develop government affairs materials and engage members of Congress. His work in analytics while at Penn State was used as part of a presentation to the local minor league affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals.

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