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PR must grow up and appreciate the value of qualifications, learning and research

Stephen Waddington

Qualifications, continuous learning and a mature community of practice that engage theory and practice are among the hallmarks of a mature profession. The public relations industry has a thriving research community but there’s limited exchange between theory and practice. It is fundamentally impacting the communications industry.

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Earned Media vs. Media Relations [PR Tech Sum]

Sword and the Script

Summary of monthly PR tech news: Critical Mention adds a media database; Talkwalker acquires Nielson Social; Watch out for fine print in media monitoring contracts As a term, earned media made a big splash in search trends in late 2004 or early 2005…and then interest waned.

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Behind the Headlines With Jody Fisher

Cision

I led the PR team that worked on the arrival of the Space Shuttle Enterprise to the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum in New York — a huge story, on its own — and the final campaign clip report was spread over several successive PDFs and a single printed report used nearly 10 reams of paper packed into enormous binders.

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Feeling Good: in defence of the New Day

Mark My Words

Since 2005 the circulations have dropped by up to 50% for the Guardian, 40% for the Sun and 30% for the Mail. They didn’t switch from print to online and social- they just drifted from nowhere to a somewhere called facebook. In a digital age all newspapers print old news. Was failure really written from the beginning?

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

Masters in Communications

Mass communication is a subarea of communications studies in the US, and social science with some elements of physical science - especially when designing systems and technology to transmit messages. Typically, it is synonymous with broadcast and print media: radio, TV, and film (small and large screen), print media, and advertising.

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7 Superior Podcasts for Super Listeners Eyeing the Big Picture

Sword and the Script

Started in 2005 as “The Wall Street Journal this Morning,” and nearly shuttered amid a reorganization in 2014, the show got a second life with an acquisition by Compass Media Networks. This program does for podcasts, what native ads have done for online print. This Morning with Gordon Deal. (~30 30 minute daily program).

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The Bare Ass Booze Pitch

Bad Pitch Blog

Following current trends and today''s consumer preferences, Miller stripped his 2005 Chardonnay down to the bare essentials to reveal it''s au natural flavors. For more information about Chaddsford Winery and 2005 Naked Chardonnay, please visit the website at www.chaddsford.com or call 610-388-6221. -