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In Memoriam: Joe S. Epley, APR, Fellow PRSA

PRSay

The full-service firm represented a variety of clients ranging from Fortune 100 companies to local nonprofits, many of them clients for more than two decades. For his work there, the Russian Public Relations Association made him a lifetime member in 2005. Epley founded Epley Associates, Inc.,

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PR Has Evolved Since First ‘Public Relations Handbook’ in 1967, but Some Values Are Timeless

PRSay

About 2,200 local print newspapers have closed since 2005, cutting the number of newspaper journalists by more than half between 2008 and 2020. Rereading our original chapter on crisis communications underscores the changes that have taken place in corporate America and public relations since then. million in 1974 to 24.3

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R.I.P. For PR Spin: Ethics, Public Relations and The Imminent Death of “Spin”

MaccaPR

For a terrifically funny example of spin, watch the 2005 movie, "Thank You For Smoking.". Considering how he mistreated his direct reports, disrespected and intimidated constituents of the organization, blasted the local news media, and valued bulldozing as his favorite leadership style, I responded, "Then give me something to work with!".

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New Year’s Honours 2015

Stuart Bruce

Tom Murphy @tpemurphy – I first ‘knew’ Tom by reading his PR blog, but didn’t meet him until 2005 when we both spoke at the UK’s first ever PR social media conference in 2005. Against all the odds in 2005 he held onto his seat, mainly because he was such a highly regarded local MP.

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Using Social Amidst a Crisis: Q&A With Scott Peacock & K.C. Brown

Cision

Social media can quickly turn local events into breaking national news which means every season is crisis season. Scott: We communicated to local tourism officials in each community and they then communicated directly with businesses in their areas. How did Scott’s team keep the state’s tourism afloat? By July 3rd, the N.C.

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Landis 32 Anniversary – How I Donated my $320: Part 2

Landis PR

RECAP: We recently announced that San Francisco Business Times included Landis in its Top 100 businesses in the Bay Area Corporate Philanthropy list. I’ve been a member of this Grammy-nominated ensemble since 2005. What I love about them is the vast variety of music that we perform (and perform well, if I may say so!).

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Meet the Media: Jason Cannon, Chief Editor of Commercial Carrier Journal

Bianchi Biz Blog

Long one here, so bear with me: October 2005. She even went to his funeral locally (we asked their permission) – it was a full military funeral with honors – and photographed it and gave all the pics to the family. What story or stories are you most proud of? I was the news editor of a small daily newspaper in Alabama.