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Insights Into the Role of Communicators at the U.S. Department of Defense

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As with civilian PR, social media has assumed a dominant role in military public affairs. Just like their civilian counterparts, military public affairs practitioners must create social media content and manage social media platforms, some as their first assignments.

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Exploring the modern corporate communication function

Stephen Waddington

The Evolving Communication Function reports that the strength of internal relationships and reporting lines are the greatest indicator of the performance of a corporate communication team. The corporate communication or public relations function is underserved an area of study, in contrast with other areas of management.

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What people think vs. What people think about

Onclusive

The key to public perception, public affairs, and public relations. A lot of effort in public relations and marketing communications goes into influencing what people think, but influencing what people think about is equally, if not more important. That was recently demonstrated by Gregory J.

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

PRSay

This fall, PRSA presents ICON 2021 in person and online. She is now just the ninth host for the longest-running prime-time news and public affairs program on television. Alcindor, who’s also an NBC News and MSNBC contributor, will deliver an in-person keynote address at ICON 2021 in Orlando, Fla. Beginning on Oct.

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M3 Communications Group, Inc. with 6 BAPRA Bright Awards

Maxim Behar

At a glamorous ceremony, the prestigious international jury honored the agency for its successful projects in 2019/2020 among a total of 150 entries. impressed the jury in one of the most contested categories, "Event or Launch" and with which it achieved a triple success, are campaigns with international scope and global significance.

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Crisis Management Lessons From Boeing’s 737 Max Disasters

PRSay

Gordon Johndroe , vice president of global media relations and public affairs for the Chicago-based aircraft manufacturer, spoke to members of PRSA’s Corporate Communications Section in the Nov. 5 webinar “Crisis Management on an International Stage: Takeaways from Boeing’s Biggest Crisis and Time Spent in the West Wing.”.

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7 Rules for a New Era of Communications

PRSay

James Grunig and Todd Hunt’s “excellence theory” has long told us that, in public relations, listening is as important as speaking. Right now, that advice is more crucial than ever as we begin 2021. We need to educate ourselves and ask for feedback internally and externally. The importance of elephant-whispering.