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PR Professional Finds Her Way to the Cannes International Film Festival

Ishmael's Corner

One of our young account professionals, Melissa Lewelling, will be headed to the prestigious Cannes Film Festival next month. Out of literally thousands of films, her creation called “More Than a Number” was one of 30 films selected by Campus Movie Fest to be shown in the Short Film Corner. A) No question.

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Conference Recap: Morgan Spurlock on Creating World-Changing Content

PRSay

Morgan Spurlock , award-winning filmmaker and host of CNN’s “Inside Man,” delivered the opening keynote at the PRSA 2017 International Conference in Boston on Sunday. Storytelling, Branding and Influencing. Storytelling and marketing are the same thing,” he said. Now is the best time in history to be a storyteller.

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PR Rock Stars: Minnesota Timberwolves’ and Lynx’s Kirsten Wenker

Communications Conversations

I went to school wanting to be a sports reporter and interned at NFL Network, FOX Sports North and KABC-TV in LA in their sports department primarily covering the Lakers. I knew I still wanted to be in the business of storytelling, which led me to pursue a career in PR. You got your degree in journalism, like many in our field.

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The Power of Storytelling: Plotting The Future of Media

Flatiron Communications

One day my friend invited me to attend a private screening of her “brother’s new film.” The two-day conference was aptly titled “The Power of Storytelling: Plotting the Future of Media.” The Flack #PaleyIC JOurnalism Media STorytelling The Paley Center for Media William S. ” I asked.

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Unconventional paths to PR: How did we all get here? (Part 2)

The Hoffman Agency

While some of us pursued degrees in PR or journalism, many stumbled upon the industry from something vastly different: from accounting, history, law, to other creative backgrounds. I love storytelling and how the fast-paced PR world lets me develop and use a plethora of skills that I wouldn’t have been able to as a lawyer.

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22 PR Rock Stars of the Future

Communications Conversations

Melissa Thibodo is the whole package – she is incredibly bright with PR strategy, she is among our top student writers and editors in the journalism school, she has unparalleled relationship building skills, and she has a strong foundation of real-world experience. Kathryn Duke, @dukekathryn. Karie Mooney, @karies_korner.

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Meet the Media: Laura Harris, News Anchor & Automotive Reporter for NEWSnet

Bianchi Biz Blog

As an anchor I anchor two shows daily, covering national and international headlines, breaking news, business and health. In my journalism career, the story I’m most proud of is a documentary short video I did on PTSD. How long have you been in journalism and how did you get started? My name is Laura Harris.