Tag: Public relations

• PR Has To Pass The Smell Test

  Previously I argued that propaganda is not a good use of organizational resources. In fact it is counterproductive, because today’s information consumer is savvy enough to seek alternative versions to any manipulated version of the truth. But public relations remains useful. The profession can broadly be understood as “portraying the organization in its best possible…

  dannielleblumenthal

  December 21, 2016

  Public relations, Uncategorized

  Dannielle Blumenthal, Election, Hillary Clinton, PR, PRSA, Public relations, public relations society of america, shark tank, Vanity Fair

• #CIACoup Is A Wake-Up Call

  As a federal communicator–and as always I speak only for myself here, not my agency, or any government entity, or the government as a whole–it is deeply troubling to launch one’s Twitter feed and see the hashtag #CIACoup. The hashtag represents a belief that the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency will somehow try to stop President-elect…

  dannielleblumenthal

  December 11, 2016

  social media, Uncategorized

  CIA, Communication, conspiracy theory, Dannielle Blumenthal, digital engagement, federal government, government, politics, Public relations, social media