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

PRSay

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 The closure affected both the park and the surrounding communities during the height of the summer visitor season. 22 about his experiences.

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Meet PRSA Board of Directors Nominee Jacqueline ‘Jackie’ Clark, APR, Fellow PRSA

PRSay

Each week, PRsay will interview one of the nominees for the 2022 PRSA Board of Directors. Region, Government Relations & Public Affairs. Alma mater: Undergrad: University of Missouri; Graduate: Hauptmann School of Public Affairs, Park University. Name: Jacqueline “Jackie” Clark, APR, Fellow PRSA.

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Behind the Headlines With Connie Partoyan

Cision

In this interview, Connie discusses how the way audiences consume news is changing, why spending time on message development is important and why a dedicated support network is valuable. A lot has changed in that time, especially in how companies, associations and organizations approach public affairs and government affairs.

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Facebook And The Perils Of Opposition PR

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

But one detail that interested communicators was that it brought on PR agency Definers Public Affairs to run political-style oppo against competitors like Google and Apple. The rationale for the down-and-dirty oppo PR is summed up in an earlier interview with Definers founder Tim Miller.

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15 years after: the collective “grilling” of Jim Grunig still delivers visionary insights on the future of PR

PR Conversations

See original post: [link] Everything about this collective interview was innovative. From the multicultural background of the interviewers, the co-operative nature of the venture, to the generosity of Jim to step out of his academic canvas and engage in dialogue exposing his thoughts in the digital world.

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What should you do when you think you received an unlawful order? Dave Honchul

Ethical Voices

He’s a public affairs specialist at the US Department of the Treasury and a docent at the National Museum of the US Air Force. I enlisted in the United States Air Force in 1985 as open general, which meant I didn’t have a job, and the job that I fell into was public affairs.

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Behind the Headlines With Ashley Simmons

Cision

Ashley Simmons, director of communications at the Telecommunications Industry Association, says you must first develop a plan for how you will achieve your goals. It made sense that I should be in the nation’s capital to study public affairs and obtain more real-world experience, so I moved to D.C. I’ve never looked back.