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4 Tips for Transitioning From Military Public Affairs to the Civilian Sector

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With more than two decades of experience in public relations and military public affairs, Dr. Sweetser offers advice to those on the cusp of transitioning from military public affairs to the civilian sector. • In the civilian world, you’re competing with professionals who went to school for public relations.

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Painting a Picture of the U.S. Military: Lessons From Public Affairs Officers

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This blog is based on an original article in the Public Relations Journal , a peer-reviewed academic publication presented by the Institute for Public Relations and PRSA. Do you think public affairs officers provided technical support? Photographs. Kaye Sweetser, Ph.D.,

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Ranger Scott Gediman on the Ferguson Fire and 22 Years as Yosemite Park’s Public Affairs Officer

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Over his 22 years as public affairs officer at Yosemite National Park , Scott Gediman has experienced a myriad of crises on the job, from floods and rock falls to hantavirus outbreaks. “It Here in the public affairs office there are just two of us — there used to be five, and then there were four, and then three.

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Reflecting on a Long Military Career and the Rewards of PRSA Accreditation

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Army Public Affairs Officer (PAO). These include my first experience as a student at the Defense Information School (DINFOS), commander and PAO in Afghanistan, and candidate for the Accreditation in Public Relations + Military Communication ( APR+M ) credential. After completing Army basic training at Fort Sill, Okla.,

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IABC Webinar Recap: The 2020 JOTW Communication Survey Review

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We presented a sampling of the findings – along with analysis – from the 3 rd Annual JOTW Communications Survey for 2020. Here’s the recording: Also, see these pieces related to this year’s survey: PR Measurement: How is Communications Proving Value? The IABC Heritage Region recently hosted Ned Lundquist and I for a webinar.

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Leading With Ethics During COVID-19

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Each September, PRSA celebrates Ethics Month, featuring programs presented by the PRSA Board of Ethics and Professional Standards (BEPS). As a nationwide health care system, OEM was able to pull assets from across the country to develop a plan, and they worked with the VHA Office of Communications on both internal and external PR efforts.

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Code of PR Ethics: The Gray Area of Communicating a Point of View

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Do PR professionals present accurate and truthful information? SlideShare boasts 80 million users sharing, as the name suggests slides, especially from presentations or research. Professional communicators that have worked on similar messages know these things go through all sorts of review. LinkedIn acquired SlideShare in 2012.

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