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How can News Portals Effectively Garner Community Attention?

Institute for Public Relations

Seungahn Nah researched the potential of news portals as influencers on civic engagement, specifically regarding community engagement and public affairs. Active news portals that … Continue reading How can News Portals Effectively Garner Community Attention? News portals were classified in two different ways: 1.)

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Astroturfing has no place in modern public relations or public affairs

Stephen Waddington

Propaganda has no place in modern public affairs or public relations. Community building on Facebook is often used by brands and organisations as a means of building support for a campaign. It corrodes trust and pollutes public discourse. Astroturfing should be called out in the strongest terms.

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How the Affirmative Action Ruling May Affect the Business Community

Institute for Public Relations

This is an issue that public affairs and communications teams will … Continue reading How the Affirmative Action Ruling May Affect the Business Community → If future graduating classes are less diverse, the greatest effect could be on leadership pipelines.

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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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The Importance of Community Relations in Healthcare

Landis PR

You probably don’t think about sponsored support groups, school educational campaigns or recruiting efforts…but these are all community relations efforts that are vital components to any integrated communications program in healthcare. AND, they provide an important service to the community.

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The Different Types of Public Relations: A Complete Guide

Stern + Associates

To find success in such highly competitive markets as those we see today, businesses must establish, carry out, and surveil different forms of public relations strategies. That’s because it’s important to properly communicate to customers, investors, and other stakeholders why they should remain interested in the company.

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The many paradoxes of public relations

Stephen Waddington

My study was originally motivated by observing how public relations contributed to organisational innovation and was elevated during COVID-19. Herein lies the challenge in studying public relations. A universal theory of public relations There is no universal definition or theory of public relations.

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