Monthly archive for December 2011

Don’t take Aristotle seriously
Ethics is often included in university courses from a theoretical and philosophical perspective. Michael White asks whether Aristotle is relevant to contemporary business and politics. Jukebox choir bring festive cheer to Christmas shoppers
White Christmas’ received the most requests as shoppers in Leeds chose their favourite Yuletide songs to be performed by the Bagel Nash Christmas Choir on the last shopping weekend before Christmas. Student wins prize for political cartoon
An undergraduate studying on the BA Honours Illustration degree at the University of Westminster, has won the prestigious ‘Political Cartoon of the Year 2011′ prize awarded by the Political Cartoon Society. Stop watching reality shows
The more I thought about it, writes Charlotte Giver, the more I found it ironic that in an industry where we know everything there is to know about brand, image and reputation management, the reputation of its workforce is false. End of year #socialstudent ranking
For our final table of 2011, Hanif Leylabi regains his place at the top. We also welcome new entrants Chelsey Hobson and Chloe Berry straight into the top ten. TV’s PR beauty myth
Men in PR are seen as go-getters, but the same qualities brand PR women as bitches. Charlotte Giver blames popular television shows for this. Dear PR, You’re dumped.
Dear PR, I’ve cheated on you. I’ve met someone called marketing communications and you’re dumped, writes Jeannyfar Gelpcke. Teenage dreams
Whenever I tell people I want to have a career in fashion I’m always met with something that goes along the lines of ‘oh, that’s nice’, writes Elli Share. But I can tell that behind the friendly-yet-slightly-condescending reply, they think I’m just another 18 year old girl living their life through the contents of Heat Magazine. #socialstudent week six
This week, the first four places are unchanged, but Emily Payne has continued her steady progress and has broken into the top five and challenged the male monopoly on top places. Win a place for dinner in parliament
CIPR students are invited to write their way to a place at the prestigious Maggie Nally Lecture and buffet dinner at the Houses of Parliament. Is Behind the Spin wrong to use Klout and Peerindex for #socialstudent?
Social media editor David Clare takes a look at online influencer measurement and the way our #socialstudent list is calculated. Launch of PR apprenticeships
A new apprenticeship programme for non-graduates who want to get into the public relations industry has been launched by the PRCA and Pearson in Practice. Trying to find 2012′s PR Graduate Schemes? Look no further
Now is the time of year that PR students soon to graduate should be looking into graduate PR schemes at the top agencies, to start work in 2012. It may be quite daunting and not the first thing on your list with assignment deadlines and the joy of Christmas, but it is certainly no old [...] Nothing succeeds like excess
The Jeremy Clarkson affair suggests to Ben Frith that nothing stirs people as much as a good controversy. Falling in love with fashion PR
When I began my placement all I looked forward to was fashion week, says Yasmin Lawton. Then then suddenly it was here and the demands increased. Here come the boys: #socialstudent week five
This week, we have a new leader (Yasin Akgun), we have five different universities in the top five – but no women. I’m a person, get celebrities out of here
Using celebrities as spokespeople for products is hardly a new concept. We know that an ad is an ad, but when is a tweet a commercial, asks Alex King.