Published on December 21, 2017, at 8:00 a.m. by Grace Turner. Last year, the Kremlin announced that it’s seeking a new contract with a Western public relations firm to improve Russia’s image abroad. Considering recent…
Published on October 5, 2017, at 5:26 p.m. by Lexi McKenzie. College is hard. Sure, the classes are challenging, but arguably the hardest thing about beginning college is the lifestyle change and the transition to…
Published on September 27, 2017, at 7:35 p.m. by Hope Runyan. Within the past 10 years, we’ve seen a change in how companies operate. Across the globe, they have made the shift to a more…
Published on September 19, 2017, at 5:27 p.m. by Mallory McDonald. Lying and deception seem like black and white subjects — clearly defined as right or wrong. However, in a field like public relations that…
Published on August 8, 2017, at 9:52 a.m. by Brie Carter. You have a corporate social responsibility and you likely aren’t doing it. The most effective way companies can build authentic public relations is to relate…
Published on July 23, 2017, at 2:20 p.m. by Jessica Banks. I was recently on the subway in New York when I looked up and saw the Smirnoff ad below. The ad reads, “Made in…
Published on July 17, 2017, at 12:15 p.m. by Katie Willem. Eric Alterman in his article “How PR Is Killing Journalism” entertains a very negative view of public relations. His thoughts come from this statement,…
Published on May 25, 2017, at10:23 a.m. by Kayla Sullivan. Tuscaloosa, a city with three colleges, has been no stranger to negative events involving police officers. The in-custody death of Anthony Ware, the shooting of a…
Published on April 26, 2017, at 1:24 p.m. by Erica Cooke. Seattle, the land of coffee and rain. It took a four-hour car ride from Tuscaloosa, Alabama, to a plane ride from Atlanta to O’Hare…
Published on March 3, 2017, at 3:43 p.m. by Melody Schmidt. Corporate social responsibility (or CSR) is defined by the Financial Times as “a business approach that contributes to sustainable development by delivering economic, social and…