Published on October 16, 2020, at 3:15 p.m. by Bailey Broughton. It can not be denied that journalists are integral partners in allowing public relations practitioners to achieve communication objectives for a client or organization. The media coverage that journalists provide to PR professionals in
Published on October 5, 2020, at 8:00 p.m. by Tralene Hunston. It’s undeniable that social media changed the dynamics of how organizations interact with their consumers, shifting from traditional one-way communication to the highly interactive two-way communication models that we see today. Public relations practitioners have become
Published on September 30, 2020, at 6:30 p.m. by Kendal Lambert. Ethics is defined as the branch of knowledge that deals with moral principles. Companies and brands must band together all of the values they hold and want to represent. In today’s changing climate, some
Published on April 9, 2020, at 7:39 p.m. by Macy Krauthamer. Sports are a fantastic way to socialize. They have a special ability to bring people together, regardless of race, age, religion, socio-economic class or gender. That said, women make up nearly half of the
Published on March 2, 2020, at 6:51 p.m. by Macy Krauthamer. Freedom of speech is crucial to the truth now more than ever — especially when it comes to public relations. It gives United States citizens the right to express their opinions and not disparage
Published on February 25, 2020, at 7:22 p.m. by Faith Saucier. Brands: They’re product innovators, customer service experts, competent doers and, now, catalysts for change. Today, they are expected to take a stand, to make a difference, to be positive players in society. Corporations are
Published on February 5, 2020, at 10:56 p.m. by Jordan Axel. What do tragedy and sports have in common? They bring unity to an otherwise divided world. No one is ready to hear the gut-wrenching news that someone they love and admire has passed away
Published on November 4, 2019, at 4:40 p.m. by Justine Groeber. Crisis communication and ethics are two keystones of the public relations industry. Every PR professional is ingrained with the knowledge of how to communicate effectively during a crisis and how to behave ethically in
Published on October 18, 2019, at 3:00 p.m. by Kennedy Schwefler. I’ve caught my dad talking to our Amazon Alexa a couple of times now, asking, “Hey Alexa, are you recording me?” or “Hey Alexa, did you get that?” Ever since the Facebook and Cambridge Analytica
Published on September 24, 2019, at 10:32 a.m. by Emma Bannen and Whitney Blalock. Every public relations professional, student and educator is familiar with ethics. But what does this buzzword really mean in action? The Public Relations Society of America’s code of ethics is the
