I originally published this post on PR Open Mic, on June 2, 2009 at 9:24 pm .
In his post, Brian Camen gives “An introduction to higher education PR”.
As a PR student at Clemson, I’m enjoying being exposed to the opportunities and career paths that working in PR offers. Thanks to PROpen Mic, we, as students, have been given free reign and free access to interview and discover as a part of our class. This one really got me interested.
Brian discusses the requirements of his job and gives specific descriptions and examples of each area which included: media relations, monitoring, crisis communication, internal and external writing, social media, and media training.
Brian states about his career, “We help promote thought leadership.” Who wouldn’t want to be a part of that process?
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Comment by Mihaela Vorvoreanu on June 5, 2009 at 11:55am - Delete Comment Yes, this is a viable career path – and you can enjoy the intellectually vibrant campus life. If things weren’t so crazy for Cathy Sams right now (she’s Clemson U’s director of PR), we might be able to ask her about her job. I know other people at news services, and if you’re interested in meeting them, I can introduce you.
Comment by Donna W. Hill on June 5, 2009 at 10:30am - Delete Comment In our media driven world, it is so refreshing to find out that young people are drawn to this concept! It represents a higher level of social consciousness/responsibility, and that is a hopeful sign.
