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Read MoreBeyond the Alarm: Effective Crisis Comms in Schools
By Emily Stenlund – SALEM, Ore. – On a beautiful spring day in March, South Salem High School entered an unexpected level-three lockdown—the highest possible lockdown level for a school. In a park only a couple of miles away, three students were shot, and police enforcement was assessing the scene. Aaron Harada and the crisis…
Read MoreFind Your Passion, Find Your Path
By Emily Stenlund – Background Imagine Public Relations as an umbrella. The umbrella of PR covers a vast amount of fields and interests within the professional world. Often, graduates of the PR program find themselves initially settling for one occupation, only to realize a desire to explore something different later on. They transition to new…
Read MoreUsing Both Light and Truth in Public Relations
By Alyssa Minor – The BYU PR Intelligence Lab is an active hub of data collection, brainstorming sessions, and client meetings for BYU students in the PR program. But sometimes the name of the Lab brings a pause to students. What exactly makes this an Intelligence Lab? Data intelligence is the process of using…
Read MoreBecome a Storytelling Wizard!
By Thomas Rex – As we prepare for our careers in public relations, we sometimes face job interviews where we need to tell a compelling story of ourselves and submit it to the hiring manager. Other times, we are hired and need to create videos on various platforms such as Instagram and YouTube. We may…
Read MoreBeyond the Classroom: Exploring PR Internship Possibilities
By Emily Stenlund – PR students entering their second semester of the program can feel uncertain about where to begin finding an internship. Here are a few key steps to get started and a set of options to consider. One way to get started is to identify your top five professional strengths, so you can…
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