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Osaka Episode puts Media, Sports and Celebrity on Trial

Flack's Revenge

Instead of facing the media – and submitting to threats and fines – Naomi Osaka withdrew, citing depression, anxiety and fear of public speaking. What is an athlete’s obligation to the sport that helped make her a star (she’s the world’s highest paid female in sports)? It’s ridiculous.

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S&T Live Recap: NCAA’s Gail Dent on Her Love of Sports and Lifelong Learning

PRSay

Gail Dent’s Sunday afternoons were spent watching sports on television with her family. Her parents were both sports fans, especially her dad. As a child, she saw how much people enjoyed watching sports, live or on television. She started looking at colleges that offered curriculum in sports management and administration.

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Not all fun & games: Sports tie-ins can cause uneasy moments for clients—agencies beware!

Agility PR Solutions

Many years ago before jumping the fence to the PR side, I was a sports reporter for several New York City newspapers and a wire service. In those days, sports news was considered unimportant, compared to business, political and world news. (It It still is, in my opinion.)

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How Sports #PR has Changed for the Better (Mostly)

Deirdre Breakenridge

As with most fields in Public Relations, there is no arguing that social media is changing the game. This is even more evident in the sports world. Sports organizations would conduct their PR through traditional forms of media; newspapers, television, billboards, things like that. Social media has completely changed this.

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PRSA Introduces Innovative Program to Guide Journalists Transitioning Into PR and Communications

PRSay

So far in 2024, the Los Angeles Times , The Wall Street Journal , Time magazine, Sports Illustrated and National Geographi c, among other outlets, have all conducted layoffs, while journalists at several Condé Nast publications staged walkouts over proposed job cuts. How was your transition into public relations?

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Where To Find Public Relations Entry-Level Jobs

Doctor Spin

Where can you find entry-level public relations jobs? If I were starting today, I’d probably prefer not to wait for public relations entry-level jobs to end up on any of my social feeds. Here’s a list of places where someone might find entry-level jobs in public relations: Public relations agencies. Public affairs firms.

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What is media relations in public relations?

Landis PR

Robin Carr, Landis Communications, Ann Killion sports journalist and author, Joan Ryan, journalist and author. Publishing company Pressbooks defines media relations as “the mutually beneficial relationship between journalists and public relations professionals.” . Public Relations and the Press, a Powerful Partnership .