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Health Care’s Communication Filtered

Health Care’s Communication Filtered

Published on August 1, 2017, at 9:21 p.m. by Katie McKinzey How healthy are your facility’s communication skills? In health care public relations, change is constant. There are multiple audiences needing individual answers/messages relayed to them. The media especially always wants the details of the

Shark Week Hoo Ha Ha

Shark Week Hoo Ha Ha

Published on July 30, 2017, at 5:52 p.m. by Elizabeth Selmarten. If you’re like me, you know the most wonderful time of the year has been upon us: Shark Week. If you’re also like me, you have had a Twitter countdown followed by a live-tweet

Potential PR Practitioner

Potential PR Practitioner

Published on July 28, 2017, at 5:45 p.m. by Katie Willem. The Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) offers career advice for those considering going into the field of public relations. This advice is obviously catered toward people early on in their college careers, and

Presentation Is Everything: A Look at First Impressions

Presentation Is Everything: A Look at First Impressions

Published on July 19, 2017, at 9:20 p.m. by Katie McKinzey. If you have seen the movie “The Devil Wears Prada,” you know who Miranda Priestly is. As the editor-in-chief of the fashion magazine Runway, Miranda Priestly knows the do’s and don’ts of what to

How to Approach a Journalist

How to Approach a Journalist

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, in which he says, “The relationship between journalists and PR

Personality Matters

Personality Matters

Published on June 26, 2017, at 11:20 a.m. by Katie Willem. Have you ever wondered why you think differently than those around you? Why you grasp concepts and ways of thinking at a different rate, or in alternative terms than your classmates and peers seem

Public Relations: New Age Seduction

Public Relations: New Age Seduction

Published on June 20, 2017, at 1:10 PM by Katie Willem. Getting hired in the field of public relations isn’t easy. In fact, the hiring process can be quite demanding. Most of the time, it takes more than a résumé full of accomplishments and a

Pizza Hut Museum at Wichita State

Pizza Hut Museum at Wichita State

Published on May 16, 2017, at 8:15 a.m. by Kahla Anderson and Josh Downey. America loves pizza, and pizza lovers love Pizza Hut. Two brothers, Dan and Frank Carney, while attending Wichita State University, founded the restaurant in 1958. The brothers borrowed $600 from their mother to

My Ode to Platform

My Ode to Platform

Published on April 27, 2017, at 9:24 a.m. by Lynn Brantley. As graduation creeps upon me, I find myself looking back and wondering where my senior year has gone — let alone the past four years. I could tell you it was lost to nights

Marketing and Public Relations: The Value of Switching Hats

Marketing and Public Relations: The Value of Switching Hats

Published on April 25, 2017, at 11:00 a.m. by Julia Cione. Public relations and marketing jobs seem to have many overlapping roles in the job market. There are obvious differences between the two industries; however, it is important to recognize the ways in which they are

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