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Don’t Listen to Samantha Jones

Don’t Listen to Samantha Jones

Published on Dec. 8 at 11:23a.m. by Sydney Palmer. If the average person were to describe what they thought a public relations job entailed, they would likely mention attending glamorous events with celebrities, posting on social media or having lots of free time. Those in

Missing in Action: Where Are the Men in Public Relations?

Missing in Action: Where Are the Men in Public Relations?

Published on Sept. 22, 2022, at 3:07 p.m. by Seth Self. P.T. Barnum. Ivy Lee. Edward L. Bernays. These names are some of the most famous in the field of public relations, known across classrooms and in textbooks as founding members who helped the field develop into

The Complex Legacy of Early PR Leader Ivy Lee

The Complex Legacy of Early PR Leader Ivy Lee

Published on December 15, 2017, at 7:25 a.m. by Grace Turner. Ivy Lee: founder, pioneer and trailblazer of public relations. We study him and other PR giants, such as Edward Bernays, Arthur Page and Betsy Plank, for their contributions to our field. However, we must

PR Women Who Changed History

PR Women Who Changed History

Published on April 26, 2017, at 10:02 a.m. by Dr. Meg Lamme, APR, Contributing Writer To celebrate National Women’s History Month, the Museum of Public Relations, co-founded by Shelley Spector and Barry Spector of Spector & Associates, an independent PR firm in New York, held a

The Trailblazers of PR History

The Trailblazers of PR History

Published on April 3, 2017, at 8:20 a.m. by Erica Cooke. They are the giants who came before us. They are the ones we read about in books and hear about in our Principles of PR class — the ones who set the groundwork for

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