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After 20 years in Television News, I`ve turned to helping executives navigate the world of media. If you`ve got questions about how to prepare for your next interview--or about what the media wants--feel free to ask.
20 years as a television reporter--several years as a media trainer for a global public relations agency and two years leading communications and media for a US Senator.
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| Kevin | 03/11/12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
| Karen Hammons | 06/20/11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Aileen answered my initial and follow-up question ..... |
| Sowbhagya | 06/11/11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
| Debbie | 03/22/11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Hello Aileen, My apologies for not responding ..... |
| Jay | 04/28/10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Kevin, Thanks for the question about this classic mistake. Unfortunately, your client cannot "unring the bell". It was she/he who revealed the information about the breakup to the journalist. The
Karen, I believe there is an advantage to physically being in NY and Washington especially, less so with Los Angeles and Atlanta. If you look at this logically, that shouldn't be the case
Hi Debbie, My guess is you may have experience that makes you attractive to a public relations firm, but it's the corporate experience that they'd likely be most interested in, not the BA in Applied
Samra, I would think that to your first point (the use of press releases vs. news conferences)--you might want to structure your questions to determine how the p.r. practitioner helps the client
Samra, You'll need to be more specific in your question before I can provide any help. Public relations is a very broad field, encompassing everything from polling to advertising to media relations
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