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How the APR Changed My Future

PRSay

At the end of my buyout period, I joined a client — the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta. Today, in the first half of 2021, my rearview mirror sees an amazing team of volunteer board leaders and phenomenal staff colleagues who are rolling up their sleeves to achieve monumental change. She earned her credential in 2001.

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Meltwater Quietly Goes IPO [PR Tech Sum]

Sword and the Script

Welcome to 2021! For the last couple years, I’ve been curating news from the PR technology community into a monthly summary I call the PR Tech Sum. However, the exchange posted an announcement and YouTube video , which contained some interesting facts: Jørn Lyseggen founded Meltwater “in shack number 15 on Tjuvholmen, Oslo in 2001.”.

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Selfish Altruism: Ned Lundquist on Origins of the JOTW and an Appeal to Take the Annual Comms Survey

Sword and the Script

He’s really done wonderful service for the communications field and has built a 6,000-person strong community in the process. Nearly two decades later, Ned and I would team up to survey his subscribers for the annual JOTW Communications survey. Now in its fifth year, the survey is open to respondents.

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The crisis gets personal

Stephen Waddington

Domestic disputes, worklife chaos, hyper connectivity fatigue and planning for Q4 2020 and 2021. Hyper connectivity is exhausting The isolation of lockdown has seemingly created a need for connection in our networks and communities. Start planning for Q4 2020 and 2021 What comes next? Start planning for Q4 2020 and 2021.

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The Essential Guide to Mass Communication: History, Methods, Ethics, and the Future

Masters in Communications

The ownership of so-called "smart" televisions - those with internet connectivity and streaming services - was around 80% in 2021 (21). On September 11 th , 2001, a British MP said "this is a good day to bury bad news" as the world focused on the 9/11 attacks. There are potentially sinister reasons for doing this.

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