These slides accompany a class discussion in COMM 2322 Public Relations Applications. The textbook for the course is Public Relations: Strategies & Tactics by Wilcox & Cameron.
For our first “real” day of class, we’ll have a short scavenger hunt to find useful sites for public relations writers.
In pairs, look up your assigned site(s) below. (I have intentionally NOT hyperlinked to the sites in this post, to encourage independent searching skills.) Take specific note of the following:
Name of site
Types/categories of information you found there
One specific topic that you found interesting
How this site might be useful for PR Writing students
Reply/respond to this blog post with what you have found. Then, if you wish, you can use what you found as the basis for one of your PR Connections on your own blog later.
PR News Sites
PR Week
PR Tactics
Ragan Report
PR Daily
Public Relations Organizations
Public Relations Society of America
International Association of Business Communicators
International Public Relations Association
Florida Public Relations Association
Public Relations Blogs
Communication Overtones by Kami Huyse
PR 2.0 by Brian Solis
PRos in Training by Kelli Matthews
PR Communications by John Cass
Bad Pitch Blog by Kevin Dugan and Richard Laermer
PR Squared by Todd Defren
Waxing Unlyrical by Shonali Burke
Social Media Explorer
Podcasts on Public Relations, Writing and/or Public Speaking
For Immediate Release
Inside PR
Quick & Dirty Tips: Grammar Girl
Quick & Dirty Tips: The Public Speaker
Additional Resources
AP Stylebook
The Elements of Style by William Strunk, Jr.
(Though this post is written specifically for my COMM 4333, PR Writing, students at Southeastern University, others — especially PR professors — might find it useful. Please feel free to adapt as needed for your own use.)