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S&T Live Recap: From the Marines to Johns Hopkins, a Communicator’s Storytelling Journey

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Even as a kid, I used to watch TV news from around the world and take my dad’s newspaper and try to read it,” he said. “I Melton writes stories about the Johns Hopkins physics laboratory “not only for people outside the lab, but also for people internally to the lab, so we can share successes, share ideas and collaborate.”

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In Praise of Trade PR For B2B Companies

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Of course, it’s still possible to be published on the opinion page of a prestigious national newspaper, but the topic must have broad national or international relevance. Trade allow more in-depth storytelling. Others require membership fees. Coverage begets more coverage, and a strong trade program is a terrific foundation.

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International Conference Preview: Frank X. Shaw Talks Diversity, Disruption and 10 Years at Microsoft

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In anticipation of his keynote address at PRSA’s 2019 International Conference in San Diego on Oct. I worked for my school newspaper, and when I joined the Marines I was a public affairs officer. We ran a base newspaper. Then there’s the specific technical skills of media relations and internal communications.

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A PR Intern’s Guide to Agency Lingo

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PR intern’s guide to agency lingo. PR people and reporters work very closely every day, and are very much in the same business of storytelling. Earned media – Interns need to learn this term first, since it’s among the things clients bring on agencies for. Truth is, it’s not that dark.

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The Science Behind Why Wordplay Is an Effective Communications Tool

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During a lesson about puns, alliteration and wordplay in my Art of Storytelling Master Class , a communicator asked, “Don’t you risk confusing people?” You can thank your Broca for helping you sort through the data equivalent of 174 newspapers every day, ads included, without having to process every word. I’ve had it!

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Philanthropist Craig Newmark on Ethical Communication

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4 guest for the “PRSA Storytellers Series: Leading With Ethics — A View From the Top,” a live webinar hosted by the PRSA Board of Ethics and Professional Standards. If social media platforms and newspapers “can throttle back the rate of infection by information super-spreaders, that will solve a lot of the problem,” Newmark said. “I

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Advice From a 94-Year-Old Veteran of the Military and Public Affairs

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Learn everything you can about what they’re doing internally and externally. I don’t think newspapers will exist as we know them, and TV will be changed a great deal, too. For example, reading the newspaper or seeing news on TV today, I can tell when someone has good knowledge of what they’re trying to convey. Just show up.