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S&T Live Recap: From the Marines to Johns Hopkins, a Communicator’s Storytelling Journey

PRSay

After the Marines, Melton attended the Military Visual Journalism Program at Syracuse University, where he honed his photography skills. He later realized that he preferred public relations to journalism. He trusted me to tell his story. And now, that part of his story is gone.” I like telling a good story,” he said.

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McDonald’s Serves Up Failure and Fries in Business Storytelling

Ishmael's Corner

Every PR agency and internal PR function strives to communicate positive stories about the organizations it supports. When we capture storytelling assets for one of our clients, no one proactively comes forth to share the time that something went horribly wrong. The ramifications for PR are counter-intuitive.

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International Conference Preview: 5 Questions With Journalist Laura Ling

PRSay

20, Ling will share more of her story as a keynote speaker at the PRSA 2019 International Conference in San Diego. In an interview with PRsay, Ling offered her thoughts on news readership, storytelling platforms and appreciating the little things in life. Inaccurate tweets can spread like wildfire with dangerous implications.

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The 22 Responsibilities of PR and What They Entail

Onclusive

Internal Communications Internal communications are crucial in determining how things are accomplished in any organization. Experts have often debated the interesting PR problem of measuring the effectiveness of internal communications. How do you know what’s working?

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10 Networking Events for PR Professionals

5W PR

International Journalism Festival The International Journalism Festival in Perugia, Italy, is Europe’s largest annual media event. It aims to help attendees convert challenges, such as economic pressures and changing follower behaviors, into opportunities.

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The 20 Responsibilities of PR and What They Entail

Onclusive

Internal Communications. Internal communications, which also falls under corporate communications, is more nuanced than simply casting out an email. Internal communicators must be savvy enough to turn dry content like company policies into info employees actually want to read. Multimedia Development & Visual Storytelling.

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The Plane Truth: Why Pittsburgh International Airport Is Breaking Its Own News With ‘Blue Sky’

PRSay

The media landscape is continuing to change,” says Bob Kerlik, vice president of media relations at Pittsburgh International Airport. Other recurring Blue Sky subjects will range from developments about the Pittsburgh International Airport to updates and insights into the world of aviation. A former resident of Washington, D.C.,

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