Oprah Winfrey’s prime-time television interview with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle on March 7 provided a reminder of the principles PR professionals should follow to prepare clients for media interviews that create positive coverage and help manage crises. Winfrey has said the Duke and Duchess of Sussex were not given the interview questions in advance. […]
By Carly Owens “By attending PR Gives Back, you meet communications professionals that help you think outside the box when it comes to creative and useful tools and resources to incorporate in your communication strategy.” ––Aileen Capelle, marketing manager at Thomas House Have you ever wondered what actually happens at PR Gives Back, and if
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The PRSA Diversity & Inclusion Committee spoke with Nathalie Santa Maria, APR, owner and chief communications officer at Sunnyside Communications, to discuss how diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) work is impacting women in public relations and potentially opening more doors for honest dialogue. Santa Maria, who holds a Master of Science in Family, Youth and
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In March 2020, as New York City became an epicenter of COVID-19 infections, its Jacob K. Javits Convention Center was transformed from a top trade-show destination into a FEMA-operated medical facility — in just one week. Today, it’s a vaccination site. As part of the PRSA Storytellers series, Tony Sclafani, the Javits Center’s senior vice
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According to Stop AAPI Hate, reports of discrimination against Asian-Americans and American Pacific Islander communities have risen during the COVID-19 pandemic. The coalition of community-based organizations, activists and researchers at San Francisco State University says that, since March 19, 2020, it has received at least 3,795 firsthand complaints of racial incidents against Asian-American and American
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More than 250 years ago, people stood on tree stumps and wooden crates to express their ideas in the streets of the 13 English colonies that would soon form the United States. Those listening could ask questions, discuss the topics with others in the crowd and develop their own opinions. As public-square speakers were eventually
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For more insights on Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, PRsay reached out to Capitol Hill veteran India McKinney, director of federal affairs at the Electronic Frontier Foundation, a nonprofit digital rights group based in San Francisco. The following interview was edited for length and clarity. What do people misunderstand about Section 230, and
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Learn more about scientific approaches for writing messages that readers want to read. Join PRSA and Ann Wylie at Catch Your Readers, our persuasive-writing workshop, starting April 5. You’ll leave with tips, tricks and techniques for writing messages that draw readers in and move them to act. Save $100 with coupon code PRSA21! APRs: Earn
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It’s been a year since COVID-19 turned the world upside down. Things once considered normal now seem odd, even outdated. Sitting in a conference room with co-workers. Dining in a crowded restaurant. Grocery shopping maskless. Shaking hands. We’re stressed out, Zoomed-out, burned out and drained by the whole pandemic. Teleworking has provided some obvious advantages
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