Posted by: kaylekd on: April 28, 2010
Two years ago three of my sorority sisters passed away in a car accident. One of the mothers started a blood drive last year and is continuing to do this year. This year The Second Annual Jessica Lynn Fulmer Blood Drive will be held at the Kappa Delta house this Saturday May 1 from 11:00 [...]
Posted by: kaylekd on: April 28, 2010
Chapter three explains how to avoid legal hassles. One of the types of legal problems that can come up is the term libel. Libel is something that causes injury to ones reputation. This can be a cartoon, picture, or even words. An example of a libel act is slander, which involves hurts someones reputation by [...]
Posted by: kaylekd on: April 28, 2010
Chapter 13 offers tips for producing newsletters and brochures. Newsletters contain different types of news and information, hence the name newsletters. Organizations, businesses and non-profit organizations use newsletters to catch everyone up to speed. They put meetings times, birthdays, and just a general overview of what’s going on within the company. There are also stories that can [...]
Posted by: kaylekd on: April 28, 2010
First time blogging is not a piece of cake. I am the first to admit that I had my ups and downs while keeping up and managing my blog this semester. Here are some tips that I hope will help! 1. Don’t want until the last-minute! Be sure to keep up with your blogs on [...]
Posted by: kaylekd on: April 28, 2010
Chapter 15 covers how to give speeches and presentations. A public relations firm estimated that in the United States, companies, organizations and clubs have a total of about 1 million meetings a day, and in these meetings there are endless speakers or people talking about things that need to be discussed. When giving a speech [...]
Posted by: kaylekd on: April 28, 2010
The PR Marketing Podcast, “For Immediate Release”, is a weekly commentary that touches on the PR world and the technology surrounding it. Two guys Holtz and Hobson have weekly podcasts talking about different topics that surround PR. There are also different podcasts imbedded into this site of other people who have given speeches or speak [...]
Posted by: kaylekd on: April 28, 2010
PR Open Mic is a great resource for both PR students and recent graduates. This media communication tool is like a Facebook for the PR world. For PR students it offers ways for you to invite other friends to see your profile. This will let PR majors communicate with them, share links, and get ideas from [...]
Posted by: kaylekd on: April 27, 2010
Technology has come a long way over the years, so it’s only natural that news releases would change a little too. Traditional news releases only use words whereas the new smart news releases have more bells and whistles that make the release more appealing. For a smart release you can add pictures, hyperlinks, twitter and other [...]
Posted by: kaylekd on: April 22, 2010
In the News U Multimedia Storytelling course I learned a lot I didn’t know before. I learned about the different elements that are in a multimedia story, and what is suitable for a story. The elements include a nut graf, profile of the main characters, the main event, the process of how something works and the [...]
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Posted by: kaylekd on: April 28, 2010
I completely agree. It was nice when they were on Jon and Kate plus 8 and they were a happy family, showing the stuggles and the love their famliy shared. But now she is in the limelight for the scandal the divorce has caused. At one end of the spectrum I feel bad for Kate [...]