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In Memoriam: Ralph Kam, APR, Fellow PRSA

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As an instructor at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, Hawaii Pacific University, Cha­mi­nade University, and the University of Phoenix, he helped form the professional foundations of many communicators. Kam’s journey with PRSA began in 1982 as a member, and he later assumed several leadership positions.

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Remembering how 9/11 Changed the World – and Communications

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Twenty years ago, today, we remember how 9/11 changed the world – and communications. Reflecting on How 9/11 Immediately Impacted Community PR and Communications. On September 9, 2001, we celebrated a child’s birthday party. We needed to find ways to communicate quickly, accurately and effectively.

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Remembering how 9/11 Changed the World – and Communications

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Twenty years ago, today, we remember how 9/11 changed the world – and communications. Reflecting on How 9/11 Immediately Impacted Community PR and Communications. On September 9, 2001, we celebrated a child’s birthday party. We needed to find ways to communicate quickly, accurately and effectively.

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How September 11 Impacted PR and Email Communications

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September 11, 2001 was a lot like today: sunny, warm, not a cloud in the sky and full of life. In 2012, I wrote an update on a previous post with thoughts on how the September 11 attacks immediately reshaped community, public relations and communications. On September 9, 2001, we celebrated a child's birthday party.

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In Memoriam: Isobel Parke, APR, Fellow PRSA

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She was PRSA’s representative on the Council for Journalism and Mass Communications, as well as on two PRSA education commissions. She was married to Patrick Jackson , a past PRSA president and PR leader who passed away in 2001. Photo courtesy of the Plank Center for Leadership in Public Relations.

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Public Relations and COVID-19: Studies Surface Challenges, Changes and Optimism  

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Public relations has wrestled with messaging during the COVID-19 pandemic, but studies also show it has improved business collaboration and internal communications The events of 9/11 changed air travel. How will it change PR and communications? The recession of 2008 changed housing. The report was published in late May 2020.

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Our Industry, Your Answers: Breaking Down the 2018 JOTW Communications Survey

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Corporate communications and PR can be a lonely business of sorts. As communicators, we are sometimes holed up in self-imposed exile creating content for others to deliver on ever-shrinking budgets. The idea of doing less with more is not uncommon to communicators. Guest Post by Scott Kaminski. Or are we? Let’s hit it.

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