Public Relations

public relations

I am a Mass Comm major at TX State and I am getting to the point where I have to pick a field. I am sooo stuck! Print is a dying art I know. But it is something I really do enjoy. My parents think I should be a reporter bc I am young and pretty (blah they have to say that) and my friends think I should do PR because I am the one person that can get things done.

I don’t know what to choose. I know you don’t know me but if you had to choose a fiend of journalism for you what would you pick?

Oh and my minor is photography. That is one thing I do know for sure.

Any ideas or suggestions? Again I know you don’t know me and I don’t know you but if you could just give me you opinion I would be very great full. What would you pick if you had to?
Gah I meant field not fiend. Sorry for the typo.

Why do you think there are so many different definitions of PR (Public Relations)? And how would you compare and contrast these definitions with the many other definitions of PR that are out there?

I’m specifically interested in working with China (I’m studying Mandarin right now) and am wondering if I’d be better off specializing in objective written journalism (newspapers, magazines, online, etc) or “strategic communication” (advertising and public relations)? Our major requires us to specialize in one… Any tips?

I’m looking how to find contacts from electronics companies.
The reason I am looking for this information is I am looking to apply for a tech writing job. I have worked as a paid writer before, but never reviewing things, and this is why I am asking.

I’m considering this move - is there anything I should know about PR/Press relations that I wouldn’t know from journalism?

I know they are completely different fields and on opposite ends of the spectrum but at the same time a lot of PRs are ex-journos. I’m wondering how can I make this move?

These are the people that produce Splenda under the front company, McNeil Nutritionals. Splenda is anything but nutritional. They might as well be putting cocaine in your packaged foods. :\ :\

My professor has suggested books like Bias: A CBS insider exposes how the media distorts the truth and All the President’s Words by Carol Gelderman…

I was wonder what other good books out there involve PR (it’s a public relations class) and media and the influence of it on society, politics, entertainment or anything.

that’s hiring at the moment. I have a BA in Advertising and PR. 2 yrs ago I did an Intership at ESPN for the Stephen A. Smith Show. looking for an Entry level position or production position.

Barry Diller, one of the biggest execs in Hollywood, offered to create a network that would ONLY have political advertising. Ban it on every other TV outlet. That way, we wouldn’t be interrupted by the misleading hype and PR every candidate’s consultant dreams up. Make watching political ads a choice, because zapping them with a remote will get pretty tiring (I only watch about 5 hrs of TV a week, so I imagine people who watch more get really irritated).