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The 2020 Public Affairs Resource List | Business Wire Blog

Business Wire

And with this attention, the discussion of Public Affairs and Public Policy quickly emerges. More and more consumers are turning their attentions to the role companies play in the local and global society.

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Painting a Picture of the U.S. Military: Lessons From Public Affairs Officers

PRSay

Government, Department of Defense, Department of the Navy or the Department of Homeland Security. Beyond their primary role as conduits between the American public and the military , military public affairs officers often want to build relationships with entertainment stakeholders. Photographs. Kaye Sweetser, Ph.D.,

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A Former Public Affairs Officer for the U.S. Marine Corps on Why He Pursued His APR

PRSay

Marine Corps public affairs conference in New Orleans in 2011. I sat in the audience of roughly 200 Marine Corps public affairs officers and observed a debate on the value of sending them to a newly-formed, yearlong master’s degree program in communications, and if having the APR really added credibility.

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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. Jim Waterson writing in The Guardian highlights dark Facebook Pages that CTF has run on behalf of the Airbus, Canary Wharf Group and the Saudi government. Astroturfing should be called out in the strongest terms.

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What people think vs. What people think about

Onclusive

The key to public perception, public affairs, and public relations. A lot of effort in public relations and marketing communications goes into influencing what people think, but influencing what people think about is equally, if not more important.

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Do Companies Bear Responsibility to Address ‘Environmental Justice’?

PRSay

One-third of executives surveyed said that corporate departments such as environmental, social and governance (ESG) and sustainability should address the issue of environmental justice, followed by public affairs/government relations departments.

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What You Can Do With a Public Relations Degree

5W PR

Public affairs specialist Public affairs specialists with a public relations degree work in government agencies, non-profit organizations, and corporations to communicate with the public and influence policy decisions.