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The Field of Emergency Management: Why It Is Not A Profession

Melissa Agnes

They refer to emergency management as a profession, yet indicate that following Hurricane Katrina in 2005 “…emergency managers were having a difficult time explaining their roles to policy makers and to the public. References. 1 (Printed in Wikipedia, “Lorne M. Now we leave it to you. Retrieved 2009-11-07.

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The Field of Emergency Management: Why It Is Not A Profession

Melissa Agnes

They refer to emergency management as a profession, yet indicate that following Hurricane Katrina in 2005 “…emergency managers were having a difficult time explaining their roles to policy makers and to the public. References. 1 (Printed in Wikipedia, “Lorne M. Now we leave it to you. Retrieved 2009-11-07.

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Back to the future of PR at FutureComm15

Stuart Bruce

Getting a journalist to write a great case study that appears in a trade magazine (earned) and then buying re-prints of the article (paid) that can be used for direct mail to prospects (paid). PR actually sat in the attic and was frequently referred to as the poor relations. But that’s perhaps because that’s what I do.