April 16th, 2009 | Author: Joanne P.
To “e”(mail) or not to “e”(mail) – that is the question I need to be asking myself more often when it comes to the nature and quality of my client communications. Read the rest of this entry »
April 6th, 2009 | Author: danaoshiro
Dana Oshiro is a Canadian PR pro, writer and tech blogger living in San Francisco. For the last seven years she has worked in print, broadcast and online media relations. She believes that great stories, regardless of their medium, always rise to the top.
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The head of my old PR Department just emailed me this story about how traditional media has the edge over citizen journalism - written by a traditional journalist. Here’s some info the Pew Foundation’s Project for Excellence in Journalism found after surveying 145 citizen and 218 “legacy” news sites in 46 U.S. markets: Read the rest of this entry »
April 1st, 2009 | Author: Tracy T.
Managing issues, risk, and crisis are essential elements in the toolkit of the public relations practitioner. At some point, no matter what sector one is in, a conflict or situation will arise that needs thoughtful, intelligent, but decisive action. Most of us know that from experience.
However, with the increasing mediums and vehicles for people to share information and experiences with each other, how is issues management changing? What, if anything, are public relations professionals doing that’s different? Read the rest of this entry »
March 19th, 2009 | Author: Janice T.
Citizen journalism challenges us to consider where it belongs amongst the barrage of media.
I am intrigued by citizen journalists. The pioneers who carry a one-man band of recording and transmitting devices or opine from dim rooms behind computer screens. They open their world and offer an invitation to share their view. Because of these pioneers, we are transported throughout the world ahead of traditional sources and armed with information to form opinion before anyone else. Read the rest of this entry »
March 18th, 2009 | Author: Terri Smolar
Interesting stories in the Vancouver Sun, March 18/09: http://www.vancouversun.com/
· How the maze of social websites reveals ourselves online
· The average Canadian has seven online profiles, according to Microsoft Canada research
· Facebook could surpass Google in terms of total worldwide unique visitors to their Web sites by late-2011 or early 2012