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Brexit – 12 immediate actions for PR, corporate communications and public affairs professionals

Stuart Bruce

Public relations, corporate communications, public affairs and corporate affairs professionals will have an essential role in helping employers and clients to navigate this period of momentous change. Establish an internal management working group supported by the appropriate professional advisers as required.

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Ranger Scott Gediman on the Ferguson Fire and 22 Years as Yosemite Park’s Public Affairs Officer

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Over his 22 years as public affairs officer at Yosemite National Park , Scott Gediman has experienced a myriad of crises on the job, from floods and rock falls to hantavirus outbreaks. “It Here in the public affairs office there are just two of us — there used to be five, and then there were four, and then three.

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A Navy Leader on the Role of Accreditation in Developing Strategic Communicators

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With more than 20 years of service as a public affairs officer, Admiral Brown has led countless successful communication campaigns, earning a Silver Anvil Award, an Award of Excellence from PRSA, a Thomas Jefferson award from the Department of Defense, and numerous Rear Admiral Thompson Awards for Excellence in Navy Public Affairs.

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Insights Into the Role of Communicators at the U.S. Department of Defense

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As with civilian PR, social media has assumed a dominant role in military public affairs. Just like their civilian counterparts, military public affairs practitioners must create social media content and manage social media platforms, some as their first assignments.

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Leading With Ethics During COVID-19

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As a nationwide health care system, OEM was able to pull assets from across the country to develop a plan, and they worked with the VHA Office of Communications on both internal and external PR efforts. Our internal communications team provided communications support for our facilities across the country.

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Exploring the modern corporate communication function

Stephen Waddington

The Institute for Public Relations and PR NEWS have published a study of corporate communication teams and their contribution to organisations. The Evolving Communication Function reports that the strength of internal relationships and reporting lines are the greatest indicator of the performance of a corporate communication team.

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International Conference Preview: Frank X. Shaw Talks Diversity, Disruption and 10 Years at Microsoft

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In anticipation of his keynote address at PRSA’s 2019 International Conference in San Diego on Oct. I worked for my school newspaper, and when I joined the Marines I was a public affairs officer. There’s the leadership and management standpoint; at a relatively young age you are responsible for leading a group of people.