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Poll: Americans Wary of News Coverage on 2024 Elections

PRSay

A new poll finds that about half of Americans (53%) say they’re extremely concerned or very concerned that news organizations will report inaccurate information during the 2024 presidential election. Some 44% worry that accurate information will be presented to favor one side or the other.

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Ranger Scott Gediman on the Ferguson Fire and 22 Years as Yosemite Park’s Public Affairs Officer

PRSay

Over his 22 years as public affairs officer at Yosemite National Park , Scott Gediman has experienced a myriad of crises on the job, from floods and rock falls to hantavirus outbreaks. “It Here in the public affairs office there are just two of us — there used to be five, and then there were four, and then three.

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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. were lifelong.

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Helsinki, Finland – Growth Path Ahead

Landis PR

It has held this title since 2018 in the World Happiness Report. According to the Digital News Report 2023 survey by the Reuters Institute at Oxford University the proportion has risen in three consecutive years. Many factors that contribute to this success are also very relevant for the business environment. At the heart is trust.

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PR Measurement Tips

The Proactive Report

Data and measurement has become an integral part of PR reporting today. Public Affairs is one sector of PR that has very different goals, but they are goals nonetheless and can be measured. Public Affairs is one sector of PR that has very different goals, but they are goals nonetheless and can be measured.

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How public relations responded to COVID-19

Stephen Waddington

A CIPR report tells the story of how public relations has been successfully used during the COVID-19 pandemic through a series of 21 case studies. A series of case studies published by the CIPR showcases how the public relations profession stepped up in the response to COVID-19. million hours of Zoom calls.

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3 Lessons In Crisis Communications - Vegas Style

The Stalwart Blog

While no one ever wishes to be a part of such a tragedy, the way in which law enforcement and local government officials handled the onslaught by the press was remarkable. The circumstances surrounding the mass shooting were impossible to predict, but it became very apparent early on that the public affairs team trained for things like this.