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Astroturfing has no place in modern public relations or public affairs

Stephen Waddington

Propaganda has no place in modern public affairs or public relations. Lobbying firm CTF has allegedly run social media campaigns on behalf of its clients that appeared to originate from grassroot activities. Astroturfing should be called out in the strongest terms.

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Where To Find Public Relations Entry-Level Jobs

Doctor Spin

Digital marketing- and social media agencies. With the rise of digital PR and social media marketing, agencies specializing in these areas often hire entry-level PR professionals. Event planning firms may hire entry-level PR professionals to assist with public relations efforts for events and promotions.

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Teamwork Is a Contact Sport

Waxing UnLyrical

in team sports. The modern-day work environment doesn’t do a whole lot to help the situation either , especially for those of us who work in public relations and find ourselves communicating more and more via social media platforms. Social media interaction isn’t exactly a team sport.

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Top 10 Influential PR Businesses to Follow in 2020

Critical Mention

BIGfish is an award-winning team of talented storytellers, creatives and publicists that integrates traditional PR with digital media to best support its innovative clients. Their blog covers topics from PR tips, company culture, social media and more. Approach: We listen. Work hard play nice. Create a best place to work.

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Behind the Headlines With Ashley Simmons

Cision

It made sense that I should be in the nation’s capital to study public affairs and obtain more real-world experience, so I moved to D.C. Having a multifaceted approach to their public relations campaigns is important too. My favorite social media platform is…Twitter; it’s my leading source for news.

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EKA: How Media Monitoring Aligns with Strategic Communications

Critical Mention

Englander Knabe & Allen (EKA) is a strategic communications firm in Southern California that specializes in assisting organizations with reputation issues, media strategy and implementation. EKA is a leader in providing public and private sector experience and assistance when making critical decisions. ” Until next time!

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Downing Street’s communications revolutionary

Stephen Waddington

The Parliamentary Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) Committee led by Damian Collins scrutinised the referendum campaign. Few in the media have called it out. There’s a growing body of work that describes how the referendum played out. Carole Cadwalladr has been investigating the story for three years for The Guardian.