Monthly archive for November 2009

Astroturfing: the unacceptable face of public relations
Having studied the practice of astroturfing for her Master’s dissertation, Priyanka Palit reveals the shocking truth in this summary of her reading. Single white female on diversity in PR
The issue of diversity in public relations is one is one that has plagued the PR landscape and been the subject of several academic studies. It’s also a subject that’s close to home for Clare Siobhan Callery from Yorkshire. Big boys should cry
Male students leave seeking help until it’s too late, according to the Leeds Met Students’ Union which has launched a new campaign to raise awareness amongst men of the university’s counselling service. CIPR student reps announced
The CIPR has announced this year’s student representatives Ptarmigan Bell Pottinger sets up student consultancy
Leeds-based Ptarmigan Bell Pottinger has set up a student consultancy to work on a range of public relations and social media campaigns for national brands. Samaritans launches fundraising appeal on TV
Samaritans is to launch a new fundraising TV campaign on Monday 16 November, appealing for viewers to make a regular £3 monthly donation. My career: from uni to UN
Just a year on from graduating, Richard Millington is now Social Media/Online Community Manager at the United Nations in Geneva. He tells how he built is CV to secure this opportunity. Public Relations graduate schemes
Ben Cotton has compiled a list of PR consultancies running graduate schemes in 2010.