A study has been published by the Pew Research Center’s Project for Excellence in Journalism that provides analysis of how traditional newspapers are still beating online media for how people get their news.
“95% of stories with “new information” came from traditional media, mainly newspapers,” and that, “In studying six major news “threads”, the researchers concluded that, [...]
Having a presence on social media won’t land you a job. I was flabbergasted (awesome word) to hear a mentee of mine say the “career center told her to join Twitter and promote herself only.”
You know how social media can help you land a job? By the type of presence you create. A shameless self [...]
This post was written by regular contributor Chevis English.
What do you do when a client is asking you to do something that you know is not in their best interest?
One day, I will be the person discussing ideas with clients and I will need to know the polite and professional way to stand up to [...]
Here at #u30pro, we didn’t really set out to do anything special. For us, it was a place to bring together all ages to discuss the generations gap and what we could do to overcome it. Over the past few months, we’ve grown a community of smart individuals that challenge us on a daily basis. [...]
Fitzgerald is tied with Orwell as my favorite author, so it makes sense that The Great Gatsby is well-worn on my bookshelf. By the time it was assigned as reading in 10th grade, I had read it more times than I could count. Fitzgerald’s way of describing Gatsby made me want to be a writer.
Theres [...]
I’m a pretty passionate person when it comes to my career in public relations and social media. Ask any one of my friends – they will tell you that I’m a direct individual in my personal life. In my career in traditional PR, I am able to step back, learn from other ideas and work [...]
LAF Note: This post was written by regular contributor Katie Wall.
I recently sat down with a senior level public relations professional and was shocked to hear what he had to say about social media – particularly Twitter.
“I think that Twitter for personal use is laughable,” he said. “What’s the point unless you’re announcing that there [...]
I had the pleasure of speaking to my friend Linda Jacobson’s PR Principles class at my alma mater last Monday. After the discussion, I went to go get my keys – and had lost them. This isn’t a surprise – my handbag is so big, that best friend Brad tells me I don’t need to [...]
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