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

PRSay

Some sailors are responsible for documenting sensitive incidents at sea and for collecting intelligence. As with civilian PR, social media has assumed a dominant role in military public affairs. Some Navy vessels also have their own broadcasting systems onboard, which require specialized skills to operate.

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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. I had all the information.

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5 “Founding Fathers” Of PR

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

He helped Pennsylvania Railroad Company manage the press’s coverage of a fatal 1906 railway accident by using a document called a press release. Dan Edelman (1920-2013) brought products to the public’s attention in a way that was new at the time – by getting their stories in newspapers and on television.

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A Challenging Road to Accreditation???

PRSay

Technology has made studying easier; she uses a computer with screen reading software to access PDF documents and create written materials such as the panel presentation questionnaire and portfolio. The screen-reading software allowed me to access all of the documents I needed to complete my panel presentation and study for the exam.”.

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Five Steps to Manage Client-Agency Relationships

Landis PR

This is a living document, so don’t forget to update prodigiously. I’m talking about a two-pager (google sheet, tracker, project management software, whatever) that itemizes activities in weeks, months, quarters. The goal is that no one from agency or client side ever has to wonder, “what’s going on this week/month/quarter.”

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Five Habits That Improve a PR Pro’s Productivity

Landis PR

I like to set a timer on my smartwatch to remind me to stand up and move – even if it’s just to refill my water bottle, do a quick stretch or taking a quick walk while I’m reading a document. Ultimately, there are many smart ways to be more productive at work – and none of them involve logging more hours.

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PR and Change… On the Edge of Tomorrow

Waxing UnLyrical

I was cutting my teeth as a Public Affairs Intern for the U.S. Army’s Training and Doctrine Command when a whizbang new piece of equipment came along that enabled us to transmit documents through telephone lines from one geographic location to another… the fax machine.