Want to be a better PR practitioner? Watch more television

Emma Robertson Are you frustrated by characters on television? I sure am. Since entering the public relations program I’ve become aware of how poorly the profession is represented on network television. A 2010 study from Bond University, “A History of Public Relations on Screen: Cinema and Television Depictions Since the 1920s,” found that PR professionals…

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Top four reasons to volunteer with a nonprofit

Amanda Tracey In my first semester at Mount Saint Vincent University (MSVU), I started volunteering with a nonprofit organization called Uganda Venture. It launched its first ever “Lights for Light” holiday campaign, asking for donations to help bring electricity to Tabiro, a village in southern Uganda. Getting involved with an organization that is working to…

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