Posted At: October 21, 2009 1:43 PM by Philip Turkowitsch, Contributing Writer On Feb. 25, 2009, a Turkish Airlines aircraft crashed upon landing at Amsterdam International Airport. Nine people were killed and another 86 were injured in this tragic accident. I happened to watch a report on CNN that day, when all of a sudden the […]
Posted At: October 21, 2009 by Josh Morris There is a need for the education of our youth concerning the risks associated with creating profiles and posting personal information online. “I stress to my students all of the time the importance of trying to maintain their reputations; trying to make them understand that once something is […]
Posted At: October 21, 2009 1:23 PM by Meg Watson During the past year, headlines have been filled with news of layoffs. According to the Layoff Tracker atForbes.com, more than 600,000 Americans have been laid off since Nov. 1, 2008. The economic recession forced companies such as General Motors, Boeing and Eli Lilly & Co. to […]
Posted At: October 21, 2009 1:22 PM by Sara Sanderson Is the language of AP style still viable for PR practitioners? With today’s digital world and international interaction in the field of public relations, many professionals are discussing whether or not AP style will be imperative in the future. From an educator’s perspective Doug Fisher was […]
Posted At: October 21, 2009 1:21 PM by Enelda Butler The current state of the U.S. job market is less than stellar. According to a recent study by the National Association of Colleges and Employers, employers are expected to hire seven percent less graduates from the Class of 2010 than they hired from the Class of 2009. […]
Posted At: October 21, 2009 1:21 PM by Jessica Boyd When you hear the words “spin doctor,” what image comes to mind? If you see the popular 90s music group The Spin Doctors, think again. Most people think about only one group of people: public relations professionals. “Spin doctor” has almost become a synonym for “public […]
Posted At: September 23, 2009 by Jaclyn White When many students majoring in public relations think about post-graduate work, they imagine sexy jobs at PR agencies or big corporations, or saving the world with a nonprofit company. The option of working in higher education PR rarely occurs to them. But it should. The work of a […]
Posted At: September 21, 2009 1:28 PM by Niki Gautier Mama always said not to judge people, but in this case, Mama is wrong! I had the chance to sit with Sharon Nichols, a third-year law student at The University of Alabama who has become a public relations inspiration. Nichols has won a prestigious award from […]
Posted At: September 21, 2009 1:24 PM by Meghan Zimmerman Images speak louder than words. At least that seems to be what most firms are thinking when they attempt to drill their media campaign messages into the thoughts and eventual actions of their target publics. As more and more firms allow the images to do the […]
Posted At: September 21, 2009 12:25 PM by Alysar Alameddin It seems like everywhere people look, something new is going green. Public relations agencies can now be added to the list. Environmental PR Group, based in Tampa Bay, Fla., is a public relations, marketing and advertising firm that has gone green in every aspect of running a […]
