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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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Hidden PR Tools In Top Movies

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

Almost Famous (2000) — Media Relations. The iconic publication sends a 15 year-old reporter to travel with the band on tour in order to write an in-depth piece. Both the inexperienced reporter and the naïve band members make the media relations mistake of getting too close to be objective.

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AI and Journalism: What’s Next?

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Usage continues to grow, as 74% media pros have “worked, or experimented with ChatGPT or other generative AI for work,” and some 78% have used AI “to write at least one sentence in a story.” His writing has appeared in Adweek, Forbes, the Dallas Morning News and PRWeek.

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What the Uvalde Shootings and Other Crises Reveal about Press Conferences

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Another lesson we can take from the Uvalde and BP tragedies is that crisis communication plans should simulate crisis scenarios to train PR people and identify who will be responsible for making statements to the media. It’s worth the few minutes and will potentially save hours or days of backtracking later. in Dallas.

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PR professionals’ skills and competencies not fit for modern future proof public relations

Stuart Bruce

As well as ‘strategic management’ (77%) the other top skills sought when recruiting senior candidates for public relations roles are leadership and management (82%) and knowledge of current affairs and industry trends (73%). Also on the up by six points is public affairs and lobbying.

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The Value of Strategic Communications in the PRSA MBA/Business School Program

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For example, case studies and practical experience such as news release writing and connecting with senior executives are opportunities highly valued by MBA students. Students write about a current event and critique the assessment. She is a public affairs and media consultant based in Washington, D.C.

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An “Interview” with ChatGPT: What is Public Relations? How Has PR Changed? Will Artificial Intelligence Replace Comms Pros?

Sword and the Script

PR practitioners use a variety of methods to get their message out, including press releases, media relations, social media, and more. What are some examples of public relations? Media relations: This involves building relationships with journalists and getting media coverage for an organization or individual.