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The #PRStudChat Community Discusses PR, Twitter & Politics on Tuesday, October 11th

Deirdre Breakenridge

With the 2016 Presidential Election Campaign being coined “The Twitter Election” there is no question that Twitter is topical. On Tuesday, October 11, 2016, at 8:30 p.m. There is a lot to learn (and will be learned) from this mainstream news channel. John Gray, Co-Founder of Mentionmapp.

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The journey from lockdown

Stephen Waddington

In the UK a three day simulation exercise called Exercise Cygnus took place in 2016 to consider the potential impact of a pandemic influenza outbreak. A challenge that governments face is having an open dialogue with citizens. In the US the situation is exacerbated by the tension between federal and state government.

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How Communicators Can Help Their Clients Navigate Misinformation and Biased News

PRSay

The traditional notion of “bad press” is negative coverage in a reputable journalism outlet that exposes legitimate complaints about a company — for example, coverage of a shareholder lawsuit, or a scandal about workplace conditions in a local or national newspaper. PR teams have been handling these kinds of events for years.

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The Challenges for Health Care Communicators as a New Normal Emerges From the COVID-19 Crisis

PRSay

The campaign also includes TV spots and messages distributed through government-relations and community-affairs channels. The hospital system’s media team has also been busy arranging more than 30 interviews per week with local, regional and national media, and implementing virtual press conferences to share important messages.

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Maxim Behar Among PRCA MENA Regional Award Judges 2021

Maxim Behar

It was founded in London in 1969 and launched PRCA MENA in 2016 with the aim of raising standards in PR and communications. About PRCA: The Public Relations and Communications Association ( PRCA ) is the world’s largest professional PR association, representing more than 35,000 PR professionals in 70 countries worldwide.

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4 Ways PR Creates Brand Attachment

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

In 2016, Apple’s CEO Tim Cook took a controversial stand (on its news site and in TV interviews ) against the U.S. government when it refused to unlock the San Bernadino shooter’s iPhone. Airbnb opened a pop-up open house for four days in London as part of its 2016 “Live There” campaign.

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Honoring The Heroes Among Us – How the Orlando PR Community Responded to the Pulse Nightclub Shooting

PRSay

PR professionals from the local hospital systems, spokespersons for local municipalities and emergency management agencies, representatives from the local blood bank, and PR representation of the nightclub, among others, stepped up to perform the critical function of communicating at a time of extreme uncertainty.