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

PRSay

These communications professionals practice public relations, write short- and long-form copy, operate overseas radio stations, manage social media for military units, explain military concepts, prepare senior leaders for interviews, manage production workflows, archive materials and create graphics and multimedia content.

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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

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

PRSay

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 was a radio station. Then there’s the specific technical skills of media relations and internal communications.

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What should you do when you think you received an unlawful order? Dave Honchul

Ethical Voices

He’s a public affairs specialist at the US Department of the Treasury and a docent at the National Museum of the US Air Force. I enlisted in the United States Air Force in 1985 as open general, which meant I didn’t have a job, and the job that I fell into was public affairs.

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The Changing Face of Public Relations in Government; Off Script #30: Merritt Allen of Vox Optima

Sword and the Script

She says she worked in radio long before earning a commission, but the Navy saw fit to assign her as a weapons officer. Incidentally, her arrival at her first duty station in the Philippines coincided with a volcanic eruption and, in need of communications help, her commanding officer reassigned her to public affairs.

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BAME voices takeover #FuturePRoof for fourth book

Stephen Waddington

Topics range from audience targeting, social media, partnership working, reputation, pitching to radio and community building through to public affairs, internal comms, leadership, coaching and the psychology of decision-making. A chapter a day will also be published on the website and shared via @weareproofed on Twitter.