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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. Lobbying firm CTF has allegedly run social media campaigns on behalf of its clients that appeared to originate from grassroot activities. Facebook provides tools to target and amplify content.

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Helsinki, Finland – Growth Path Ahead

Landis PR

It also provides information on key economic indicators, government initiatives, and advice for foreign companies looking to navigate Finland’s media environment. The Government led by Prime Minister Petteri Orpo has a very ambitious program to balance the State budget and support growth. million users Facebook : 3.59

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What will you post on Facebook or Twitter in 14 days’ time?

Stuart Bruce

The UK government’s new bill restricting trade unions has an alarming proposal in it that has potentially devastating negative consequences for people working in public relations, digital communications and social media including members of the CIPR and PRCA. Please share this blog post to help spread the word.

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Downing Street’s communications revolutionary

Stephen Waddington

It spotlights the need for urgent legislation to govern political campaigning. It’s one of the greatest marketing and public relations campaigns of my lifetime. It’s one of the greatest marketing and public relations campaigns of my lifetime. Vote Leave made use of every aspect of modern communications.

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Purdah communication and resource rules

Stephen Waddington

Purdah places restrictions on government and public bodies during elections. Complaints of misuse of government resources Although restrictions only began today claims of the misuse of government resources began before the purdah period. A similar approach applies to blogs and social media. What is purdah?

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Davos World Communication Forum promises great speakers and debate

Stuart Bruce

A highlight of this year’s WCF is that we also have three government ministers speaking from South Africa, Czech Republic and Morocco as well as senior government communicators and spokespeople from Lebanon, Egypt, Slovak Republic, Hungary, Dijbouti and Kazakhstan. Conference Speaking MENA Middle East public relations'

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An “Interview” with ChatGPT: What is Public Relations? How Has PR Changed? Will Artificial Intelligence Replace Comms Pros?

Sword and the Script

PR can also involve managing events, speaking at conferences, and developing social media campaigns. PR is a broad field that encompasses many different tactics and strategies for managing communication between an organization and the public. This is reflective of a traditional view of public relations.