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Accreditation Goes Virtual

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During 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic has forced organizations across the nation to reconsider how they conduct business, including the process of earning Accreditation in Public Relations (APR). With 14 years of experience in public information, the former journalist and mother of three boys sent in her application last August.

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Are we (finally) starting to phase out the a++holes?

Communications Conversations

Are we starting to see the phasing out of **holes in communications leadership positions? Not qualities that define great leadership. Let’s just look at a few people who have seen success of late, and who are climbing the leadership ladder in communications here in Minneapolis/St. Personal comments. I can sense a trend.

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Thoughts on Balancing Your Professional Work and Your Activism

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Murrow College of Communication at Washington State University in the fall of 2020. Until recently, she was director of public affairs for Fort Worth Housing Solutions, a large housing authority whose mission is to provide housing solutions where people can flourish. . Margaret Ritsch, Ed.D., Photo credit: halfpoint.

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Spotlight on a Solo PR Pro: Meet Nicole Castro

Solo PR Pro

She specializes in media relations, content solutions and social media management for her clients, and she was fortunate to see her business grow in 2020, despite losing some clients to pandemic-related budget cuts. In 2017, Nicole launched Nicole Lauren Consulting as a solo PR pro. I jumped at it,” she said. “I

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ICON 2021 Preview: PBS Journalist Yamiche Alcindor on Illuminating the Human Experience

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She is now just the ninth host for the longest-running prime-time news and public affairs program on television. Especially after a year like 2020, when we saw so much death and sorrow, we should be even more concerned with how people are able to function. Naomi Osaka is one of my heroes. She’s an amazing young woman.

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7 Rules for a New Era of Communications

PRSay

During the pandemic, economic crisis, racial tensions and partisan arguments that have marked 2020, we have started communicating differently. We even have new words and phrases to reflect these times: We “doomscroll,” poring over bad headlines. We protect meetings from “Zoom-bombings” and give “elbow bumps.”

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A Navy Leader on the Role of Accreditation in Developing Strategic Communicators

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With more than 20 years of service as a public affairs officer, Admiral Brown has led countless successful communication campaigns, earning a Silver Anvil Award, an Award of Excellence from PRSA, a Thomas Jefferson award from the Department of Defense, and numerous Rear Admiral Thompson Awards for Excellence in Navy Public Affairs.