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The “Smoke Blowers” and Others Who Influence Media Decisions

Subtitles: Do the wrong people influence media decisions? Is it possible to manage media responsibilities for complex organizations? Author Leonard A. Sipes, Jr. Thirty-five years of award-winning media relations, over fifty national and regional awards. Please share, but all rights…

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Who Makes Media Decisions In Your Agency?

Subtitles Do the wrong people influence media decisions? Is it possible to manage media responsibilities for complex organizations? The larger the decision-making committee, the greater the potential for problems. Is managing public affairs for any complex organization like “herding cats?”…

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Honesty and Public Relations

Http://LeonardSipes.Com After thirty-two years of speaking to the media and tens of thousands of interviews I’ve come to recognize that the most difficult part of the public affairs profession is communication honesty. It’s an observation and concern shared by many in our…

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Can reporters make great PR people?

Today’s question–can you master skills you don’t have the day you start a job? Poynter (source below) asks whether or not former reporters successfully make the switch to the public relations industry. Most respondents to their survey agreed they do….

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