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In Memoriam: Joe S. Epley, APR, Fellow PRSA

PRSay

For his work there, the Russian Public Relations Association made him a lifetime member in 2005. he worked as a television news reporter and editor in Asheville and Charlotte before transitioning into a PR career. After selling his firm in 2005, Epley and his wife, Dorcas Starnes Epley, retired to Columbus, N.C., were lifelong.

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PR Has Evolved Since First ‘Public Relations Handbook’ in 1967, but Some Values Are Timeless

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In our initial edition of the “Public Relations Handbook,” we discussed how one company had incredibly transmitted information via satellite from the United States to Japan, with a two-way, closed-circuit television between Tokyo and Chicago. Does anyone remember when satellite news conferences were cutting-edge?). million in 1974 to 24.3

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5 Political Podcasts to Follow This Election Season

Cision

Furthermore, according to the Pew Research Center , 24 percent of Americans don’t have cable television — 15 percent are cord-cutters, or people who abandoned satellite or cable TV, and the other 9 percent never had cable in the first place. According to a survey by comScore , as much as 21 percent of Americans listen to podcasts.

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What Content Teams Can Learn From ‘Saturday Night Live’ About Keeping Things Fresh

PRSay

So how have they managed to stay one of the most popular shows on television for more than four decades? Just like SNL doesn’t recycle content from 2005, your team shouldn’t be recycling its work over and over. It doesn’t take comedic genius or a nationally-televised show to take some inspiration from SNL.

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PR 2020: What will it be like?

Marketwired

If you had asked public relations professionals in 2005 what their daily routine would look like, there’s a good chance none would have predicted the landscape of 2016. Facebook and Twitter continue to evolve, just like television and radio did after they were first introduced. [By Jason Mollica]. Now, or in 2020.

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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. Over time, the digital community warmed to the term again.

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Memories of Elizabeth II: Stories by Maxim Behar

Maxim Behar

This was 2005, she was already of a certain age, but nevertheless I continued to insist and Tsar Simeon motivated me a lot in this. Maxim: We can answer, of course, all of them, as I know that both the television and your show have a huge audience. I had a very long correspondence with Buckingham. Of course, we care.