Pink Ribbons, Inc. — Rage against the marketing machine’s “shiny, pink success story”

A “conversational” documentary film review by Judy Gombita and Madeline Lunney

Question 13 of our PRoust Questionnaire:
“Has a novel, film, play or other work of fiction ever influenced you as a PR practitioner?”
Answer: Pink Ribbons, Inc.
In early January, we were invited to a private screening of the National Film Board’s feature documentary, Pink Ribbons, Inc. (which [...]

A defining moment for public relations

Guest post by Terry Flynn, PhD, APR, FCPRS

Setting the stage for a defining moment for public relations
Over the past few weeks, hundreds of public relations professionals were engaged in the Public Relations Society of America-led initiative to “redefine” public relations. This program, which includes the support of various public relations organizations—such as the International Association [...]

A mediated dissertation on crisis coverage

Traditional news vs. social media: what’s different?
Guest post by Bob Conrad, PhD, APR
Picking a dissertation topic is not for the faint of heart or the unprepared. Narrowing an issue into components and sub-components involves, first, picking a topic, then exploring what others have researched in that area and, finally, finding your own niche.
Crisis communications, [...]

Super-sized sound bites regarding the Arab Awakening

What makes for a great sound bite from a thought leader or information researcher, gatherer or curator is the ability to distill or crystallize a bigger concept or original observation into a compelling, usually short (and easily remembered) weaving of words.
Although it’s true that great sound bites can be (and often are) researched and crafted [...]

A private viewing inside the Museum of Public Relations

Guest interview by Toni Muzi Falconi with founder of the fascinating non-profit venture, the Museum of Public Relations (http://www.prmuseum.com) Shelley Spector.
1. Why did you decide to establish the PR museum?
I had toyed with the idea for some time, but the impetus to set it up was getting to know Eddie Bernays, who offered his [...]

What do digital immigrants really know about social media? Part II

This second part of a conversation about the role of social media in PR moves on to reflect on the practices of organisations and their representatives in this ever changing terrain. Heather Yaxley and Judy Gombita share their views and offer some cautionary advice.

Judy Gombita
The previous post referenced the Pew Internet “Generations Online” [...]

A cautionary conversation about PR and social media, part I

With Twitter recently turning five years old, PR Conversations feels it’s time to consider whether it – and other social media platforms – are now serious channels for public relations. Judy Gombita and Heather Yaxley share their views in a two-part blog post.

We’re in agreement that 2011 is definitely the year when there [...]

Engineering Search: The story of the algorithm that changed the world (new radio doc)

 
New radio documentary from Ira Basen airs on December 5th
This coming Sunday (December 5th), a new, one-hour documentary is set to air on CBC Radio One’s The Sunday Edition. Engineering Search: The story of the algorithm that changed the world, tracks the evolution of search engine optimization, particularly in regards to Google. More details are [...]

Online Public Relations: The adoption process and innovation challenge, a Greek example

By Philip J Kitchen, Dean, Faculty of Business, Brock University, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada

In the past two decades PR practitioners have become more involved with electronic activities that have allowed them to engage at different levels with clients, media and various online communities. Monitoring online interaction and presence has also become an important practice [...]

In just one book – Global Public Relations: spanning borders, spanning cultures

Global Public Relations: spanning borders, spanning cultures
 
Review by Toni Muzi Falconi
I’ve now been teaching Global Relations and Intercultural Communication at New York University’s Master’s in Public Relations for five years, including reviewing my (ever-changing) syllabus involving some 150 students to date.
From the very beginning, as mandatory course books I have opted to use the Vercic and Sriramesh’a Global [...]

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