Category Archives: Spring 2011

The day that President Barack Obama gave his statement to the nation about the death of Osama Bin Laden, riots, marches and such ensued across the United States. Is it possible that this made the citizens who have lost their jobs to outsourcing or paid $60 to fill their tank recently forget about all ofContinue reading “Osama Bin Laden vs. Your Decision at the Polls”

With an audience of over 2 billion people worldwide, the Royal wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton has an overwhelming media presence. It is not just news; it is the human-interest story of the moment (and for years to come). And PR pros in Great Britain and beyond have been using the nuptials as a hookContinue reading “Public Relations Fit For A Queen”

Recently, there has been a lot of debate around the ethics of unpaid internships.  Back on February 10, the PRSA Board of Ethics and Professional Standards issued a Professional Standards Advisory regarding the use of interns in the public relations and communications professions.  The advisory provided legal and ethical guidelines to the industry to “help them conductContinue reading “Ethics Debate: Unpaid Internships”

On average, a television show lasting an hour long will contain 13 minutes and 52 seconds of commercials (TNS Media Intelligence). That is 13 minutes and 52 seconds of paid-for access to our eyes. Think about which commercials you remember the most. Ever wonder why they had such an impact on you (aside from theContinue reading “Objects of Study”

Social media is creeping into everything that we do, even into the lives of the characters of the TV shows we watch. About a month ago, one of the main predicaments of a Grey’s Anatomy episode was if the surgical interns should be allowed to tweet about a live experimental procedure.  At first the ChiefContinue reading “Another Look at Social Media: Healthcare”

We’re all aware of the political unrest presently unfolding in the Middle East. Most of us, connected and worldly university students that we are, probably found out through our constant and beloved social media sites. It’s how we share ideas, current events,and now political operations around the world, and why wouldn’t we tune in to hear the latestContinue reading “Social Media: Channel for Free Speech or the Catalyst to Political Unrest?”

A challenge is always meant to test your mettle as an individual; consequently, not everyone looks for one. The PRSSA Challenge was designed to be just that – a true challenge for all of the participants involved. Essentially, the name of the game meant that we were to compete against one another, and our desireContinue reading “What’s in a Challenge?”

For the past few weeks, Charlie Sheen has been a PR professional’s worst nightmare.  Sheen has pretty much taken over the task of managing his image, even making this comment about his publicist of over seven years, Stan Rosenfeld: “I respect Stan, he was doing the best he could … but … I probably wouldContinue reading “Charlie Sheen—A PR Nightmare, or “Winning” Record Holder?”

Need to find a fancy restaurant for that anniversary you forgot? There’s an app for that. Need a flashlight to find your apartment key that you dropped? There’s an app for that. Lacking a cowbell for you town’s major football game? There’s an app for that. Those five words have only recently begun resonating inContinue reading “The 21st Century ‘App Boom’: Beneficial to Whom?”

Ready to put your knowledge of public relations to the test? Join us for the first-ever PRSSA Challenge, on Monday, March 14, in Gore 302 at 7 p.m. Registration is free, but space is limited, so sign up here as soon as possible! Registration ends Friday, March 4. Participants will be broken up into teams of fiveContinue reading “PRSSA Challenge!”