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A Former Public Affairs Officer for the U.S. Marine Corps on Why He Pursued His APR

PRSay

Marine Corps public affairs conference in New Orleans in 2011. I sat in the audience of roughly 200 Marine Corps public affairs officers and observed a debate on the value of sending them to a newly-formed, yearlong master’s degree program in communications, and if having the APR really added credibility.

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Brexit – 12 immediate actions for PR, corporate communications and public affairs professionals

Stuart Bruce

Public relations, corporate communications, public affairs and corporate affairs professionals will have an essential role in helping employers and clients to navigate this period of momentous change. Therefore the UK will likely leave the EU in October 2018.

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How to Change a Law

Ronn Torossian

Back in February, the public affairs team at the Police Federation of England and Wales launched its “Protect the Protectors” campaign, designed to raise awareness of rising assault rates targeting emergency service workers and force a government response. They got it.

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Is there still a place for PR wire services in the 2018 communicator?s toolbox?

Communications Conversations

My big question: Do these wire services still have a place in the 2018 communicator’s toolbox? Susan Beatty, vice president-public affairs and communications, U.S. Maybe it’s a combo of both. But, despite my opinions, PR wire services are still around–primarily Business Wire and PR Newswire.

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Do You Work in Comms? Please Take the 5th Annual JOTW Comms Survey for 2022

Sword and the Script

Every week it’s filled with job opportunities in PR, public affairs and media – it’s a great place to find a PR job. If you’d like to see the results of previous surveys, you can find them on SlideShare: 2018 edition , 2019 edition , 2020 edition and 2021 edition.

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IABC Webinar Recap: The 2020 JOTW Communication Survey Review

Sword and the Script

If you haven’t signed up for Ned’s Job of the Week Newsletter — please do — it’s free for both employers and job seekers and it’s filled with jobs across PR, public affairs, communications and marketing.

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Remembering Dr Roger Hayes

Stephen Waddington

Roger’s career spanned 40 years, working in journalism, strategic communications and public affairs. Over bacon and eggs, Roger impressed on me the opportunity for professionalism in public relations, and the need for robust educational and a professional competency framework. We caught up with Roger who was on rare form.