A huge part of the public relations industry is giving back. Ever since the onset of the pandemic and the tumultuous year and a half since then, students studying public relations and communications have faced the bleakest job market since the Great Recession of 2008. In response to this, many organizations and professionals have stepped up to assist the next […]
If by now you do not have the Clubhouse app downloaded, you might be living under a rock … No worries. I am here to put you up to speed on the latest tech news. Word on the street is there is a new social networking app in town, but this one is different. Clubhouse is an invite-only and audio-based […]
PRSSA’s celebration of Women’s History Month continued with our latest Twitter chat. “March On: Building the Courage to Create Change” was hosted by PRSSA National and Haniya Shariff, vice president of diversity and inclusion on March 22nd, 2021 at 9 p.m. ET. The chat cultivated discussions around the current challenges women face in their careers and how we can all […]
The concept of “cancel culture” has travelled through the mouths of politicians, tech CEOs, social media creators, and other sorts of influencers. The first time I heard of someone condemning this idea of online shaming was from President Obama while speaking at a summit for his foundation. The former president pushed back against these ideas of “judgmentalism” and “purity” found […]
On February 11, Taylor Swift announced “Fearless” would be the first rerecorded album to be released, and “Love Story” is going to be the first single. When she announced this in an Instagram post, she posted a message that says how the original album, released in 2008, doesn’t tell her whole story, and she is excited to do that in […]
PRSSA’s District Conference season for 2021 kicked off recently with the successful hosting of both Boston University’s and the University of Florida’s respective District Conferences. Following this, PRSSA National hosted our latest Twitter chat, “Power of Connections: The Importance of Networking & District Conferences.” Hosted by PRSSA National and Rachel Meltzer, vice president of events and fundraising, this chat started […]
After so many days of controversy surrounding the presidency of the United States, the inevitable day of the inauguration of the new president-elect, Joe Biden, finally arrived. The celebration of this event transcended to social networks, where the most recognized organizations and brands gave their support to the president this past Jan. 20. Patagonia posted a tweet on its official […]
PRSSA’s Career Development Month celebration continued with our January 2021 Twitter chat. Titled “Career Development Month – Distinguish Yourself”, this chat brought PRSSA students together to discuss how we all can take charge of our careers as we begin the new year. Highlights can be found below or at this link. Be sure to join us for our next Twitter […]
On January 8, 2021, 17-year-old Disney star Olivia Rodrigo released her song titled “drivers license.” As of January 12, the song made it to the top of iTunes’ charts, beating out “Lonely” by Justin Bieber and “Blinding Lights” by The Weeknd. This song became so popular due to its increasing popularity on the social media app, TikTok. Over the past […]
As many other Gen Zer’s do on their casual Tuesday nights, I found myself scrolling through the “For You Page” on the vastly popular app, TikTok. I stumbled upon a video of another college student starting a “LinkedIn chain”. Although I didn’t know what to expect, nor did I know what a LinkedIn chain entailed, I wrote my name in […]
