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Ferguson: Communicating During the Chaos

Ferguson: Communicating During the Chaos

Posted: April 28, 2015, 2:50 p.m. by Laura Gregory and Sarah Parker. For the past six months, debate has raged regarding police brutality and race relations. At the center of this issue is Ferguson, Missouri, where an African-American 18-year-old was shot and killed by a

What Ferguson Tells Us About Public Relations and Race

What Ferguson Tells Us About Public Relations and Race

Posted: December 3, 2014, 6:50 p.m. by Amber Patterson. Last Monday I witnessed history. I sat in front of my television and watched as St. Louis County prosecutor Robert P. McCulloch announced the decision of a 12-member grand jury. They decided not to indict officer

The Ferguson Effect

The Ferguson Effect

 Posted: October 8, 2014, 1:49 a.m. by Amber Patterson. It is finally silent. We do not hear that much about Ferguson, Missouri, on the 24-hour news cycle anymore. It’s not a main story we see on news tickers, but most importantly it’s no longer a

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