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Barbie dominates August brand coverage

NewsWhip

This latest viral story isn’t based on tradition, however, and instead reignites a comms crisis Burger King faced last summer that resulted in massive public support for an employee who was believed to be under-appreciated. Receive weekly updates with the NewsWhip Note You have subscribed to the NewsWhip daily newsletter.

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Interview with Critical Mention’s VP of Engineering on Media Monitoring

Critical Mention

Matt began his career at Critical Mention in 2006 as a Software Developer before becoming Content Engine Team Lead in 2014. We’re basically capturing local news that’s not available outside of the local area. He played a crucial role in the platform’s transition to Amazon Web Services in early 2017.

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The Field of Emergency Management: Why It Is Not A Profession

Melissa Agnes

Editor’s note: This blog post merely touches on an interesting and important discussion I had with Dr. Tom on The Crisis Intelligence Podcast. As seasoned veterans, they could see how dysfunctional our emergency management agencies have become at the local level. By Dr. Thomas D. Emergency management: profession vs. field.

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The Field of Emergency Management: Why It Is Not A Profession

Melissa Agnes

Editor’s note: This blog post merely touches on an interesting and important discussion I had with Dr. Tom on The Crisis Intelligence Podcast. As seasoned veterans, they could see how dysfunctional our emergency management agencies have become at the local level. By Dr. Thomas D. Emergency management: profession vs. field.

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Back to School! 3 Solo PR Pros on Becoming an Adjunct Instructor

Solo PR Pro

For many solo PR pros, the idea of becoming an adjunct instructor at a local college or university can be appealing. “With more programs moving online, opportunities to teach no longer have to be limited to your local university,” explains Kristie. “It gives me additional credibility among my peers and clients.”

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Ethical Issues in Merging the Science and Art of Public Relations: Aaron Kwittken

Ethical Voices

I started in Washington DC in Public Affairs and Crisis Management. Still am a crisis guy and always will be, I think. I founded Kwittken in 2006, sold it in 2010 to MDC Partners, which is now Stagwell. I am just finishing my term as president of my temple locally. I worked for some great people there.

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Hold the front page: the news business remains a work in progress

Stephen Waddington

It’s why much of the local and regional media is on its knees. Advertising, at least in Europe and the US, has shifted from local and national media to Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google, and to a lesser extent Twitter. Twitter supplied raw data for an 11 year period from 2006 to 2017. Digital news is a commodity business.