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

PRSay

We recently completed 21 focus groups and in-depth interviews with graduates of the Defense Information School’s Mass Communication Foundations (MCF) course. When conducting interviews, capturing raw footage in the field, lighting a shot or running a soundboard for Facebook Live, proper techniques remain important, the service members agreed.

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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. I’m excited about meshing the legacy of the show and my ideas,” she told PRsay in a phone interview. Beginning on Oct. ICON continues on Oct.

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Meet Board of Directors Nominee Dr. Kaye Sweetser, APR+M, Fellow PRSA

PRSay

Each week this fall, PRsay will interview one of the nominees for the 2021 PRSA Board of Directors. Current title : Professor of Public Relations, San Diego State University; Director of the Glen M. Broom Center for Professional Development in Public Relations; Public Affairs Officer, U.S.

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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. And we’re going to do about half of that in 2021, and probably the remainder in 2022. And that doesn’t mean just one flight.

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#20: Building the bridge between infrastructure and data-driven media intelligence

NewsWhip

JUNE 18, 2021 | 11:30am EST / 4:30pm GMT. Infrastructure is a pillar of today’s society but it is also a major topic at the center of policy and public debate. Brett: So, I guess is that, when we chatted before, I mean, that’s really the definition of a data-driven public affairs agency, correct? Zach: Yeah.

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#15: Real-time decision-making with Kate LaVail of McDonald’s

NewsWhip

APRIL 9, 2021 | 12:30pm EST / 5:30pm GMT. And so those three groups work along with a number of external functions within McDonald’s, such as public affairs and government relations, sustainability to really develop a honed intelligence that is both strategic and also very much focused on the reputational role of McDonald’s.