I’m without the Internet except during my lunch break during the week for the time being, so I’m going to squeeze in a post while I have the chance. I hope to be back up and running sooner than later.
My current internship experience is focusing heavily on media relations, which is my area of least expertise, [...]
Archive for the ‘Media Relations’ Category
Don’t Fear the Follow-Up Call
Posted in Follow-up Calls, Internships, Media Relations, Press Releases on July 5, 2007 | 4 Comments »
Lost and Found
Posted in Blogging, Hit the Ground Running, Internships, Media Relations on June 4, 2007 | 1 Comment »
In the cliched words of one of my favorite rockers, “School’s out for summer! School’s out forever!” From the obvious blog neglect, it should be clear that I have been lost. After 17 years of school I wasn’t really sure what to do with myself once classes were done and I had a few weeks off before [...]
Classroom PR: What are You Waiting For?
Posted in Classroom Projects, Media Relations, Portfolio, Press Releases, Real-World PR on March 15, 2007 | 1 Comment »
This was a stressful week at Kent State with what seemed like midterms underway, but the underlying complaint I heard from PR friends— that all the intense projects, hard work and sleepless nights will never prove directly useful in our careers— got me thinking.
I know it’s not that anyone thinks that what they’re learning will [...]