31 January 2011
Happy Monday. On Saturday, I went to Philadelphia to talk to community non-profits and small business leaders about media access. This amazing event was hosted by the Philadelphia Association of Black Journalists (PABJ) and the Philadelphia Black Public Relations Society (PBPRS). It was a great event, and I’ll post more about what the amazing panelists [...]
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15 December 2010
If you work in PR and have any interest in social media, you're likely a fan of Sarah Evans. You have probably participated in the wildly popular Twitter chat she started, #Journchat, or perhaps you get her daily email Commentz.
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01 December 2010
Tareia Williams started her PR career at the Weather Channel, then zig-zagged her way to the PR department at Turner Sports, working on PR projects for the NBA, MLB and more.
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18 October 2010
Jeffrey Hayzlette, author of “The Mirror Test: Is Your Business Really Breathing?” and Bill Tancer, Author of “Click: What Millions of People are Doing Online and Why It Matters-Unexpected Insights for Business and Life” spoke to me after their morning keynotes about what skills future PR professionals need to have. By the way, it was [...]
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17 October 2010
Today I sat in on a pretty amazing session at the PRSA International Conference which started today in Washington. Heathere-Evans Keenan, Founder and CEO of the Arlington, Virginia-based Keenan PR talked about how she’s used the virtual model to grow her PR firm. By virtual model, Keenan means she’s used senior talent across the country [...]
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11 October 2010
October is shaping up to be a knock-out month for media professionals in the Washington, DC area. The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) is hosting a one day media institute in College Park, Maryland on Saturday before the PRSA International Conference begins in DC. The NABJ is targeting public relations professionals by focusing on [...]
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04 October 2010
Amtrak Senior Communications Associate (Wilmington, DE) Crayola PR and Social Media Specialist (Easton, PA) Gaylord Entertainment Social Media Manager (Nashville, TN) Gilbraltar Associates Senior Social Media Associate (Washington, DC) Goodyear Tire Co. Corporate Communications Manager (Akron, OH) Healthways Senior External Affairs and PR Partner (Franklin, TN) New York Times Company Vice President Corporate Communications (New [...]
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29 September 2010
Got this message today from the National Association of Black Journalists and wanted to pass it along to you. They’re partnering with the New York Times to produce an almost year-long leadership academy for beginning or mid-career managers in print and web journalism. From NABJ: NABJ/New York TIMES LEADERSHIP ACADEMY November 2010 – August 2011 [...]
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24 September 2010
Are you passionate about your PR projects? The more passion we have for the subject of our client work, the more engaged we will be in the work, the more excited we will be to do the work, and the more energy and time we’ll put into it. And when I’m passionate about my clients [...]
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30 August 2010
So there aren’t many jobs on this list, but please know I’m posting this from 1-95 northbound to New York. My internet is surprisingly strong, I’m on a borrowed Virgin Mobile MiFi mobile hotspot. I wanted to send you these jobs-I know it’s not much-but I’m not sure when I’ll get the chance to blog [...]
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11 August 2010
Want to hear some tips on how to get your company featured (favorably) in the pages of the Wall Street Journal? Let’s face it: Who doesn’t?! I figured you would. So I caught up with Journal Business reporter Lee Hawkins and asked him how he likes his pitches. Thanks for watching! Join Mopwater on Facebook [...]
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06 August 2010
One of the most fascinating tidbits of info that I got from a recent panel on online media was how niche publications and websites are the future of media. I captured some footage of David Wilson, founder of the Grio, discussing the Grio’s relationship with parent company NBC. In this clip, David describes the trickle-up [...]
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04 August 2010
There’s a new HARO in town. And the service is making news. On Sunday, the New York Times published a story about the launch of the new HARO/ProfNet competitor, the San Fransico-based NewsBasis. Ragan’s PR Daily picked up the story asking essentially why the launch was newsworthy. “Who’s doing this startup’s PR?” mused PR Daily [...]
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03 August 2010
Nowadays, what do you need to become a good journalist? Some may rush and say “a journalism degree.” But what do you say? We all know that students are trying to figure out what to study, what’s necessary to make a living, what it really takes to cut the mustard. So, I asked a working [...]
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02 August 2010
Good morning and happy Monday to you all. I’m back from San Diego from the National Association of Black Journalists 35th Annual Convention where I met tons of journalists, a few other great PR pros, and got to present on a fun panel called “Turning Your Passion into a PR Career.” There were so many [...]
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