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Remembering how 9/11 Changed the World – and Communications

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On September 9, 2001, we celebrated a child’s birthday party. On September 11, 2001, I got up and went through the usual motions of a working mother with three children – ages 12, 9, and 7 – to get off to school. I did get to photograph the cover of the school district’s 2001 annual report. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~.

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Remembering how 9/11 Changed the World – and Communications

wiredPRworks

On September 9, 2001, we celebrated a child’s birthday party. On September 11, 2001, I got up and went through the usual motions of a working mother with three children – ages 12, 9, and 7 – to get off to school. I did get to photograph the cover of the school district’s 2001 annual report. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~.

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In Memoriam: Isobel Parke, APR, Fellow PRSA

PRSay

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. After teaching in Germany and Kenya, Parke served for 12 years as the adult education manager at Moor Park College in Farnham, a town in Surrey, England.

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

Sword and the Script

One question that provided insight into how things have changed was about collaboration, especially with executive leadership. For example, I was part of the B2B technology PR community in 2001, and it was decimated when the so-called tech bubble burst.

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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. On September 9, 2001, we celebrated a child's birthday party. On September 11, 2001, I got up and went through the usual motions of a working mother with three children - ages 12, 9 and 7 - to get off to school. 2011 Update.

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What Is Leadership?

Maxim Behar

Leadership outside business is practically the same as leadership in business because the same principle applies across the board: “If you are a leader, you must be a leader in everything.” The past 40 years of my life have been marked by my attempts to comprehend leadership: What is the difference between leadership and management?

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Prediction: 50% of media relations positions will be eliminated in 10 years

Communications Conversations

On one hand, I see a lot of people still working in an environment similar to 2001. And while it might not be a “fact”, here’s one more important point to consider: In the current state, Boomers and Gen Xers serve in leadership positions (for the most part) within large agencies and large companies.