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The 22 Responsibilities of PR and What They Entail

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Owned Media & Content Strategy Owned media consists of publishing content on brand-owned channels such as a customer-facing blog, email campaign, or social media outreach. PR pros will need to either write content themselves or help to drive strategy with a team of writers, editors and guest blog contributors.

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How to Prepare for the Big Interview: Q&A With Brad Phillips

Cision

Use that time to write a quick news story about the interview topic that quotes only their joke—and makes them look ridiculous in the process. Brad Phillips is the author of “ The Media Training Bible: 101 Things You Absolutely, Positively Need to Know Before Your Next Interview.”

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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. This research by the PRSA MBA/Business School Program committee will also help refine the curriculum.

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Speed Matters in a Crisis Situation: Shark Week Case Study, Part 3

Shift Communications

The first step is to determine which client representative is prepared and available to address inquiring media – this will inform the reactive messaging direction and which media to target. Also, some reporters may only be on the hook (sorry) to write one Shark Week story. So whom should G.W. Truthfully, ol’ G.W.

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Media Training Lessons From Oprah Winfrey’s Interview With Prince Harry and Meghan Markle

PRSay

Oprah Winfrey’s prime-time television interview with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle on March 7 provided a reminder of the principles PR professionals should follow to prepare clients for media interviews that create positive coverage and help manage crises. Conduct research on the media outlet and interviewer.

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Behind the Headlines With Cheryl Byrne

Cision

It was a perfect fit for me, combining my love of politics with writing, which I found to be one of my strongest skills. I started working for them the day the news became a front page local story and a national business story. They called it program marketing; essentially it was public relations and communications.

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Local Reporters Give Advice on How PR Pros Can Build Media Relationships

PRSay

When I get a pitch from someone in India who’s done a capital raise, that’s great but we’re not gonna write about that because it’s not here,” Jacobs said. Sometimes he receives story pitches about things happening in other states or even other countries, which come across as thoughtless, he said. Understand newsworthiness.

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