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Ranger Scott Gediman on the Ferguson Fire and 22 Years as Yosemite Park’s Public Affairs Officer

PRSay

Over his 22 years as public affairs officer at Yosemite National Park , Scott Gediman has experienced a myriad of crises on the job, from floods and rock falls to hantavirus outbreaks. “It Here in the public affairs office there are just two of us — there used to be five, and then there were four, and then three.

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Book review: The Company and the Activist Going Beyond PR

Wadds Inc.

Thomson is one of the UKs foremost public affairs leaders. His back catalogue includes several books on public affairs and reputation management. Through in-depth first-person interviews and case studies, Thomsons book explores the commitment and clear positions one would expect from activism on individual topics.

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Ethics & doing the right thing in PR

The Resolution Blog

In this episode I interview Anthony Hayes, founder of the Hayes Initiative, based in NYC. We discuss his experience of upholding ethics in public affairs PR, where responsibility lies in mis-information in the media and why following your heart in communications is so important.

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Behind the Headlines With Connie Partoyan

Cision

In this interview, Connie discusses how the way audiences consume news is changing, why spending time on message development is important and why a dedicated support network is valuable. A lot has changed in that time, especially in how companies, associations and organizations approach public affairs and government affairs.

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Facebook And The Perils Of Opposition PR

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

But one detail that interested communicators was that it brought on PR agency Definers Public Affairs to run political-style oppo against competitors like Google and Apple. The rationale for the down-and-dirty oppo PR is summed up in an earlier interview with Definers founder Tim Miller.

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The “data-led approach” of MHP + Mischief: Q&A with Digital Director, Darika Ahrens

NewsWhip

This interview has been edited for length and clarity. Sector specialists, early on in their career, volunteer to take on additional training and use tools on behalf of their teams – so they can work out specifically how a tool supports their area of consultancy be it public affairs, pharmaceutical, financial services or so on.

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6 Simple Rules for Email Pitches

Cision

Forbes Communications Council, a group of communications, PR, public affairs & media relations executives echo this sentiment : “To break through the volume of emails reporters receive, you need to know them inside and out. Demonstrate Research.

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