global discussion. local perspectives.
I had met Shameem in 2004 when she represented her Institute at the World Pr Festival in Trieste. We haven’t seen each other since, but I remember very well her enthusiasm and desire to change. I have just received this article she wrote for the New Straits Times. Take a look and express your point of view..
I dare to predict that in a few years (or maybe even a few months) many of those who, on-and-off-line, today criticise Richard Edelman for his ‘mistakes’ in the use of the blogosphere to represent the interests of big league clients such as Wal Mart and Microsoft will grudgingly recognize that our professional community owes a substantial professional as well as cultural debt to one of its more distinguished, successful and competent senior colleagues…
Is there any sense in attempting -in days such as these when one is supposed to be thinking of new issues to tackle in order to keep up with change, and where possible anticipate it- a critical analysis of professional association performances within the global public relations community?
In these days I have been exchanging some interesting views with Jack O’Dwyer. We respect each other but have different opinions. I asked Jack if he authorized me to post a part of out debate in order to stimulate other visitors from around the world to comment and/or criticize.
As I mentioned in a previous posts, for their final paper of the course my NYU students chose from one of these alternative themes Themes for final paper.doc…
Louisa Bargeron, another of my NYU students, dwells in this paper Truth in Public Relations Bargeron.doc on the issue of the ambiguity of public relations. Great reading and learning for all of us….
Oxana Trush, a young russian public relations professional who actively and intensely participated to my NYU class, submitted her final paper oxana’s second part.doc analysing Russia’s current public relations environment and, in the excerpts you may read here, she supplies interesting information on a recent public debate concerning Ketchum’s role in the G8 summit, Tim Bell’s activities in defence of the Litvinenko family ,and a number of issues I had raised in a recent post which had, at the time, not succeeded in...
…..If money ‘talks,’ –writes Amy De Robertis– let the wealth of these younger generations defend communication for diversity, in diversity and with diversity while the pr industry builds its knowledge of global public relations practices that are more effective at engaging diverse publics in excellent communication and enable practitioners to reach cultures that are struggling to retain their identities and provide for their people….
I am nearing the end of this highly intense and fantastic cultural experience of teaching global relations and intercultural communication at NYU’s Master of Science in Public Relations and Corporate Communication (see earlier post) and the last session will be next Wednesday when every student will have five minutes to present to the whole class the core concepts of a 15 page final essay.
The Italian Cabinet issued last Friday a legislative decree to reform professions and recognize professional associations. This development comes as a second step towards the liberalization of the economy….