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Leadership: Humility as Antidote to Arrogance

Deirdre Breakenridge

Arrogance is a particularly toxic element of leadership. Starting in October with movie mogul Harvey Weinstein , we’ve witnessed the downfall of many prominent men in entertainment, politics, business and journalism for sexual misconduct. He told of his time in 2006 as a one-star general commanding Marines in Iraq.

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In Memoriam: Kathleen S. Kelly, Ph.D., APR, Fellow PRSA

PRSay

Kelly retired from the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications in 2019 after 16 years, including three years as chair of the Public Relations Department, where she was an internationally recognized authority on fundraising as a specialization of public relations. Kelly, Ph.D., She was 77.

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Join #PRStudChat on March 21st to discuss #PR Curriculum 3.0 – What Communicators Need to Stay Relevant

Deirdre Breakenridge

Should PR programs be more integrated with journalism, marketing, or business, or stand on their own? Spin Sucks was started in September 2006 by Gini Dietrich , the founder and CEO of Arment Dietrich, an integrated marketing communications firm. Which of the current core course offerings are essential? What would you drop and why?

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Sharpening Skills and Learning New Ones

PRSay

My path to public relations began with a bachelor’s in journalism in 2006. The next year, I became a reporter at a community newspaper where I stayed for five years. When my baby was born, I looked for something more flexible and became a private investigator for our county.

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Meet PRSA Board of Directors Nominee Joseph Abreu, APR

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In high school and college, I always had a passion for investigative journalism and news broadcasting, my first and second majors, respectively. It has also taught me leadership skills and broadened my networks, helping me develop new lifelong friendships that I would have never had otherwise.

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What Are the New Rules of Marketing and PR?

wiredPRworks

Organizations have learned to win by developing what David calls a “Fanocracy” – (the subject of his Wall Street Journal bestseller) – tapping into the mindset that relationships with customers are more important than the products they sell to them. Tech-weary and bot-wary people are hungry for true human connection.

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What Playing the Oboe Taught Me About Building My Own PR Practice

Waxing UnLyrical

Without any communications, journalism, or marketing classes under my belt, and working to build my own consulting practice over the last two years, I’ve had to push myself, think outside the box, and create my own systems from scratch. Did you come to your career in a tangential fashion? Do share, I’d love to know.

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