Communications Conversations

AUGUST 27, 2019

It began as a way to standardize rules around editing based on mass media–specifically, mainstream print media. In the golden age of print, AP Style reigned supreme because editors and reporters used it–therefore, PR types like us were forced to learn it and use it. Think about the genesis of AP Style. Sensing a trend here?

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Ethical Voices

JANUARY 30, 2023

I saw a column from Scott in a local newspaper and reached out to invite him to be a guest. My background is in radio and television journalism. I spent about the first 15 years of my career doing radio, television and also some print journalism over the years. And we spend a lot of time doing that on social media.

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Stephen Waddington

DECEMBER 15, 2021

The PRCA has published guidelines to help communicators improve the accessibility of their communication. Further reading Accessible communications guidelines published by PRCA, Stephen Waddington, 21 April 2021, [link] In To Be Clear: A Style Guide for Business Writing, Philip Collins, 3 June 2021, [link].

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Masters in Communications

FEBRUARY 12, 2022

Typically, it is synonymous with broadcast and print media: radio, TV, and film (small and large screen), print media, and advertising. The printing press emerged around 600 years ago, but printed media technically existed for thousands of years.

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