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Remembering how 9/11 Changed the World – and Communications

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Twenty years ago, today, we remember how 9/11 changed the world – and communications. Reflecting on How 9/11 Immediately Impacted Community PR and Communications. On September 9, 2001, we celebrated a child’s birthday party. We needed to find ways to communicate quickly, accurately and effectively.

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Pioneer Katharine Graham (1917-2001)

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IPR is featuring research and some of the many women pioneers in the communications industry in celebration of Women’s History Month Katharine Graham was born in New York City in 1917. She then joined the editorial staff at … Continue reading Pioneer Katharine Graham (1917-2001) →

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Remembering how 9/11 Changed the World – and Communications

wiredPRworks

Twenty years ago, today, we remember how 9/11 changed the world – and communications. Reflecting on How 9/11 Immediately Impacted Community PR and Communications. On September 9, 2001, we celebrated a child’s birthday party. We needed to find ways to communicate quickly, accurately and effectively.

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How the APR Changed My Future

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As co-chair of PRSA’s marketing committee for Accreditation in Public Relations, I receive many questions from peers about the credential: How does the APR make you a better communicator? My employer was growing, and our C-suite leaders needed an easier way to swiftly understand communications initiatives. A new opportunity.

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Corporate Communications is Taking More PR Work In-House, finds Survey; Media Relations Gets Even Harder

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Corporate communications departments are taking more work in-house. Some 47% of respondents said they’ve observed more PR work being taken in-house, according to the 2019 JOTW Communications Survey (full report embedded below). This year’s survey polled 223 communications and public relations (PR) professionals.

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Public Relations and COVID-19: Studies Surface Challenges, Changes and Optimism  

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Public relations has wrestled with messaging during the COVID-19 pandemic, but studies also show it has improved business collaboration and internal communications The events of 9/11 changed air travel. How will it change PR and communications? The recession of 2008 changed housing. The report was published in late May 2020.

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In Memoriam: Ralph Kam, APR, Fellow PRSA

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As an instructor at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, Hawaii Pacific University, Cha­mi­nade University, and the University of Phoenix, he helped form the professional foundations of many communicators. For his work and contributions to the Chapter, profession and community, he was recognized as the Hawaii Chapter’s Gregg W.