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What You Can Do With a Public Relations Degree

5W PR

They handle employee communications, manage press releases, coordinate public announcements, and maintain the company’s public image. They engage with stakeholders, develop advocacy campaigns, and manage issues related to public policy and government affairs.

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The Different Types of Public Relations: A Complete Guide

Stern + Associates

Customers, investors, suppliers, employees, and even the community can be stakeholders. Better community relations can increase sales, employee morale, and reputation. When a crisis happens, it is important for a business to have a plan in place to communicate with the public. There are many ways to build community relations.

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The ESG opportunity for public relations 

Stephen Waddington

Investment and financial performance will drive economic recovery from COVID-19 but it will need to be balanced with Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) performance and risk. We argue that issues related to ESG have been the domain of public relations and public affairs practitioners for at least 50 years.

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Jobs in Public Relations

5W PR

There are different types of PR specialists who are experts in their fields–fields such as public affairs, or social media. With public affairs, for example, PR professionals are required to communicate with media outlets and governments on behalf of clients. Employee Relations Managers.

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An Ethical Test: Why I Blew the Whistle on Corruption at My Organization

PRSay

I had been enjoying my time as a public affairs officer at the Phoenix Veterans Affairs Health Care System (PVAHCS). As federal government employees, we learned we could provide an evidence file to members of Congress, the Office of the Medical Inspector and the Office of the Inspector General.

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Can Military Influencers Ethically Use Their Status to Sell Services?

PRSay

The Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees of the Executive Branch preclude servicemembers from using “public office for…private gain, for the endorsement of any product, service or enterprise, or for the private gain of friends, relatives or persons with whom the employee is affiliated in a nongovernmental capacity.”.

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Should Public Relations Change Its Name?

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

As the practice of public relations has changed over the decades, so has its name – morphing from “publicity” and “press office” in the 1920s to broader and more inclusive terms like “public relations,” “public affairs” and “corporate communications.”

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