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What’s Trending for 2023?

PRSay

If possible, link your pitch to audio soundbites of the written quotes or to video of the interview (including B-roll footage). Most agencies know nonprofit organizations that could benefit from some initial pro-bono PR or social media assistance. To give your pitch context and depth, also link to an FAQ and a backgrounder.

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Spotlight on a Solo PR Pro: Meet Doug Levy

Solo PR Pro

After college, Doug was a typical journalism nomad, working in newsrooms in Chicago, New York and Washington, D.C. Although it wasn’t necessarily something he had planned all along, Doug admits that transitioning from a role in journalism to one behind-the-scenes in PR made perfect sense on his career journey.

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Behind the Headlines With Fred Lake

Cision

In this interview, Fred discusses why research is essential for developing a strategy, how to prepare for crises and the constant evolution of the PR industry. So, I looked at my high school curriculum, and journalism was the only class that would allow me to write every day. How did you get your start in PR?

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Evolving Roles and Responsibilities in Public Relations

Deirdre Breakenridge

Their study, “ Roles in Social Media: How the Practice of Public Relations is Evolving ” was published by PR Journal in Summer / Fall 2016. My previous interviews with new professionals had suggested new practitioners were enacting more managerial type roles on social media, but I didn’t know if those findings were generalizable.

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Personal Branding: Always Be Prepared for Your Next Job Opportunity

Cision

Vaco recruiter Piper Ochsner additionally advises candidates to be prepared to deliver a similar video-worthy introduction in person, as well, and suggests that a candidate’s ability to answer the inevitable interview opener “Tell me a little about yourself” can make or break an interview. Get published.

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Clearly UnConfidential: A Conversation With Zoe Fox

Waxing UnLyrical

What do you get when you take a journalism student interested in development issues and the nonprofit world, and send her to India for some hands-on experience? You get Zoe Fox , Mashable’s “social good” reporter , who primarily covers social media and sustainable technology for nonprofits.

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Q&A with Andie Davis, Account Executive

Landis PR

As the one-year anniversary of the crash approached, we interviewed Luke, created a pitch package with b-roll, put together a media list that covered local media, Texas media and media that covered the crash and helped CNS develop a case study for their website. Then, the rest is history! What is your favorite part of your job? The clients.

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