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

PRSay

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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Leading With Ethics During COVID-19

PRSay

Each September, PRSA celebrates Ethics Month, featuring programs presented by the PRSA Board of Ethics and Professional Standards (BEPS). 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.

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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. This applies to the media also. It is not advisable to have an employee of a communications firm present in the interview situation. million users Facebook : 3.59

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Public Relations Objectives

Doctor Spin

PR professionals craft compelling narratives and critical messages that resonate with stakeholders , influencers , and publics , and they disseminate these through various channels, including traditional media, social media , and direct communications. Establish and develop mutual relationships with key publics.

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An Ethical Test: Why I Blew the Whistle on Corruption at My Organization

PRSay

As PR practitioners, every day presents a new opportunity to reinforce our commitment to ethics. Such a scenario presented itself to me in 2010 and 2014. Such a scenario presented itself to me in 2010 and 2014. I had been enjoying my time as a public affairs officer at the Phoenix Veterans Affairs Health Care System (PVAHCS).

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Thoughts on Balancing Your Professional Work and Your Activism

PRSay

In those cases, do we swallow our discomfort and remain professional above all else, or do we join the employees who are rising up as internal activists? According to a 2012 article in Public Relations Review , activists were practicing public relations some 80 years before companies began to appropriate and refine the concept.

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Behind the Headlines With Matt Sutton

Cision

If you’re not providing the media with anything of value, they won’t give your story a second glance. In this interview, he shares the pitch that got him the most coverage, his strategies for building relationships with the media and why social media is so important. You’ve worked with a number of public affairs organizations.