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‘Communicating in crisis:’ Public relations society hosts webinar on COVID-19

Public relations professor Carolyn Kim reminds students that transparency and trust are vital during this time.

Lacey Patrick, Editor-in-Chief • April 14, 2020

This afternoon, the Public Relations Student Society of America hosted a webinar to provide PR students with tools regarding how to respond to a crisis such as COVID-19. Led by Director of Public Relations Programs Carolyn Kim, 20 participants were reminded of the importance of fostering trust between...

Journalism and Public Relations split into two departments

The department of Public Relations and Strategic Communications and the department of Digital Journalism and Media will both launch in Fall 2020.

Sophia Silvester, Staff Writer • November 12, 2019

The Department of Media Journalism and Public Relations announced they will launch into two separate departments starting Fall 2020. Department chair Tamara Welter wrote in an email last week that this change will help each department focus more on their students. Professor of journalism Michael Longinow...