Media Professionals Speak about Jobs in the Public Relations Industry
Alex T. Williams, Pew Research Center
One factor behind the increase in public relations jobs has been digital technology. Agencies and companies are now able to reach out directly to the public in any number of ways and are hiring public relations specialists to help them do so.
Lindsay Groepper, Vice President, Blastmedia
When I first began my career in PR more than a decade ago, we would e-
Cara Stewart, Founder and Principal, Remarx Media
The most important platforms for PR pros in the future will be the ones most targeted for their clients. Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook are “fun”; getting nitty-
Erica Swallow, Owner, Southern Swallow Productions
There is also a growing demand for social platforms that make it easier for journalists and PR reps to contact one another. Help a Reporter Out (HARO), PRNewswire’s ProfNet, NewsBasis, and Media Kitty are all enabling the communication lines to run in both directions. Rather than having PR reps make the first moves all the time, now members of the media can put out requests for pitches from particular types of experts.