December Monthly Reading Round-Up: Miss Universe Mishap, New Trends for a New Year, AP Style Changes

It’s time to cheers to the new year: 2016. But before you do, catch up on some reading with the Progressions Monthly Reading Round-Up. Below are eight interesting articles you may have missed: 1. Oh no! Steve Harvey crowns wrong woman Miss Universe Author: Carly Mallenbaum Publication: USA Today We couldn’t do a final reading round-up of 2015 without mentioning this […]

#PlankMentor Panel Recognizes Mentorship in Public Relations

Event: #PlankMentor Panel, DePaul University Presenter: Patrick Ford, Burson Marsteller; Barri Rafferty, Ketchum; Danny Rubin, Rubin Communications Group; Ron Culp, DePaul University Recap: The Plank Center for Leadership in Public Relations capped off its 10 year anniversary with the sixth annual Milestones in Mentoring celebration on Oct. 29. Public relations students from around the country gathered at DePaul University for […]

October Monthly Reading Round-Up: The Future of PR, Emotions and Advertising, PRSSA 2015 National Conference

October is over and November is upon us. This means a few things: the PRSSA 2015 National Conference is almost here, we’re over the hump of the fall semester and a whole month of relevant articles has passed. But the Progressions Monthly Reading Round-Up is here to help. Below are eight interesting articles you may have missed: 1. RIP press releases, […]

Conference Preview: A Q & A With Speakers Ron Culp and Ryan McShane

The PRSSA 2015 National Conference in Atlanta is just around the corner, and like most students, I’ve anxiously reviewed the program to find the sessions I’m most looking forward to. Not surprisingly as the publications editor in chief, I’m excited for the professional development session on writing hosted by Ron Culp (RC) of DePaul University and Ryan McShane (RM) of […]

July Monthly Reading Round-Up — Burson-Marsteller Prepares for Cuba Market Entry, Lindsey Graham Shows You How to Destroy Your Phone, Millennials <3 Diversity

When did July end and August begin? Another month has passed and here are the top eight articles you may have missed: 1. Burson-Marsteller Launches Cuba Specialty Group Author: Tonya Garcia Publication: PR Newser After President Obama began opening up communication with Cuba, Burson Marsteller jumped at the opportunity to begin a Cuba Specialty group to “[provide] clients with strategic counsel […]

Blogs Are Social Media Too: The Best Public Relations Blogs

Ask someone to list two social media outlets and almost always they will say, “Facebook and Twitter.” It’s true; these are two important social media tools but there are many more to consider. One of the most important (but often forgotten) social media tools is blogs. Personal, professional and corporate blogs share some of the world’s most relevant information. Some […]