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Thoughts on Balancing Your Professional Work and Your Activism

PRSay

Some of us are fortunate to work for companies that tell employees to bring their whole selves to work, that invest in corporate social responsibility and that act as responsible members of their communities. Perhaps by reclaiming the activist roots of public relations and embracing this new model, we can be more open about our own activism.

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5 “Founding Fathers” Of PR

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

But his reputation was mixed; despite his innovative practice of transparency, Lee, like Herb Schmertz 60 years later, was hailed as an innovator but also criticized for working with the “robber baron” corporations of the time. But don’t imagine that he was simply a corporate shill for big oil. Some things never change.

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

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In presenting him with the award that year, Board Chair Jeffrey Julin, APR, remarked: “Joe Epley has distinguished himself over many years as a sophisticated, ethical professional who has been an inspirational leader of PRSA. For his work there, the Russian Public Relations Association made him a lifetime member in 2005.

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

Sword and the Script

Do PR professionals present accurate and truthful information? SlideShare boasts 80 million users sharing, as the name suggests slides, especially from presentations or research. Corporate constraints. Ethical PR folks try to present the truth but sometimes are constrained by corporate edicts.” Through a lens. “I

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What is a Public Relations Specialist?

5W PR

The responsibilities can sometimes vary depending upon whom they work for.For the government, the role is usually to let the public know about the different activities of a governmental office, department, or official. You often hear public relations specialists referred to as press secretary, public affairs officer, or information officer.

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Why Business Students Should Learn Strategic Communications

PRSay

They presented this research during a panel discussion at the Institute for Public Relations’ (IPR) Bridge Conference in Washington, D.C. manager of cybersecurity compliance and oversight at the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities. She is a public affairs and media consultant based in Washington, D.C.

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The Value of Strategic Communications in the PRSA MBA/Business School Program

PRSay

Nearly a decade ago, the PRSA Foundation sponsored research that found only 23 percent of graduate business schools consistently provide instruction in reputation management, corporate communications and related ethical dimensions. The program has since grown to 15 schools nationwide.