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Should Public Relations Change Its Name?

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

As the practice of public relations has changed over the decades, so has its name – morphing from “publicity” and “press office” in the 1920s to broader and more inclusive terms like “public relations,” “public affairs” and “corporate communications.”

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A Navy Leader on the Role of Accreditation in Developing Strategic Communicators

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With more than 20 years of service as a public affairs officer, Admiral Brown has led countless successful communication campaigns, earning a Silver Anvil Award, an Award of Excellence from PRSA, a Thomas Jefferson award from the Department of Defense, and numerous Rear Admiral Thompson Awards for Excellence in Navy Public Affairs.

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Thoughts on Balancing Your Professional Work and Your Activism

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In those cases, do we swallow our discomfort and remain professional above all else, or do we join the employees who are rising up as internal activists? Murrow College of Communication at Washington State University in the fall of 2020. Margaret Ritsch, Ed.D., APR, Fellow PRSA, will be joining the faculty at the Edward R.

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Accreditation Goes Virtual

PRSay

During 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic has forced organizations across the nation to reconsider how they conduct business, including the process of earning Accreditation in Public Relations (APR). With 14 years of experience in public information, the former journalist and mother of three boys sent in her application last August.

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Partisan Politics Complicates PR and Comms for Business, Survey Finds

Sword and the Script

72% of communications professionals say partisan politics makes their job harder, according to third annual JOTW Communications Survey for 2020 The majority of professional communicators say partisan politics has complicated communications for brands and businesses. Keep an eye on their webinar announcement for registration details.

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Code of PR Ethics: The Gray Area of Communicating a Point of View

Sword and the Script

The message continued, “Scribd will begin operating the SlideShare business on September 24, 2020.” We dug into this in the 2020 JOTW Communications Survey this year. Communicators have an obligation to also tell the truth internally and manage expectations. Why was this going to happen? Unfortunately, that is often lacking.”

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7 Rules for a New Era of Communications

PRSay

During the pandemic, economic crisis, racial tensions and partisan arguments that have marked 2020, we have started communicating differently. We need to educate ourselves and ask for feedback internally and externally. We even have new words and phrases to reflect these times: We “doomscroll,” poring over bad headlines.