Jcom 2160- reading 1

This reading was mainly about online etiquette rules. The first reading was about e mail, talked about many companies ansewering emails late or not even replying at all. Training employees on what, and what not to write is a big deal. A company needs to implement these rules for three reasons: Professionalism: by using proper email language your company will convey a professional image. Efficiency: emails that get to the point are much more effective than poorly worded emails. Protection from liability: employee awareness of email risks will protect your company from costly law suits.
I think these are very valid points and that every company who implements them will benefit.

jcom 18, 19 and 20

I work at a t-shirt shop here on campus and I figured that I do a form of Public Relations almost every single day. Since I make t-shirts for different companies and organizations I am helping advertise for them. I love how PR can be applied in so many ways .

Good PR Bad PR has been on my mind for some time now. With this day and age and everything being electronic with internet, news pretty much lasts forever! That can be very good or very bad. I don't really know how I feel about that. I guess if you make sure that you always stay on top of your business and have an excellent PR team this would be great.

jcom 2300 16 and 17

I am on the Utah State's Dance Company and recently we got done with our annual "Diversity Week" performance. Every year we put on this dance show usually on the Thrusday of Diversity Week. We invite all the dance groups and clubs on campus to come and perform. The show usually lasts about an hour and a half. The members of "Full Circle" the dance company, had to pretty much put together a media kit to get it advertised and pulled off. Fliers and posters were made and passed out, I made shirts to help advertise and plug ins from the Statesman helped as well. The show was sold out, it was a great experience!

I am putting together a Public Relations portfolio for Preston's Jcom class and it has really put prespective on how much work and preparation it takes to have a good portfolio. I really need to work hard next semester getting worthly items into my portfolio.

jcom 2300 14 and 15

Recently there has been an event at USU that has caused a lot of news media. I have been contacted by a lot of media here in Logan and have also been advised on what to do in a situation like this one.
Refer any media to representatives responsible for handling the media. If you do choose to comment make it brief and clear. If you don't want to comment at all it is ok to say "No comment". Also, to be prepared if you know something is going on, don't ignore the fact that you might be questioned.

For a work promotion recently the "Valley Channel" came and interviewed me and did a feature story on "Locker 42" a store here in Logan that I work at.
It was definitely a surprise, so I didn't have much time to prepare any statements. I guess that says always be prepared! It went really well, I just showed them around the store, highlighting our new items in the store and gave many gift ideas. It was a lot of fun!

Outline for Presentation

Outline

Introduce our group

Advancement Center (know the connections to find the money)

Amanda Kramer-

-Add another section with a new professor

-Have a greater oversee of how Mass Media Law is run and grades are distributed

- 3,000-4,000 dollars for endowed professor (executive in residence)

Brittany is going to discuss:

-With such a respected PR program at USU, Mass Media Law course must be the highest quality of education offered.

-Due to the large amount of students in Mass Media Law, it is impossible for the professor to give adequate time and attention to his/her students.

-Currently, the Mass Media Law course lacks creativity and diversity. Bringing in a new professor who exemplifies these qualities in their teaching methods will only add to the respectable reputation. (Pedagogy)

Amy is going to discuss:

-The current class room capacity

-The breakdown of grade distribution

-How she is viewed by her students (signatures)

-Want the Department Head to monitor the current Mass Media Law course because we are not purposing for a removal of the existing professor

Amanda is going to discuss:

-$$$

-Endowed professor (executive in residence)

-How much it will cost to add an additional section

-We want to have a lawyer come in and teach that has a JD or Jurist doctorate

-Not public tax payer’s money (we can pick whoever we want to be the executive in residence) Donated money for that specific purpose.

Jcom 2300 Week 7: 12 and 13

As I read the headlines of a local newspaper about the infamous football game that happened in Rice Eccles stadium at 4 p.m. yesterday, November 23, 2008.
Biggest rivals of the state , Brigham Young University against Utah University.
Saturday's 48-24 win over BYU stirred up a lot of emotions of an ultimate high or low. This article got me thinking about what it is like to be a PR rep for a sports team. Pretty intense is all that comes to my mind. Everything would be high energy and fast paced, as you are not only dealing with the image of the team you are representing, also with all the fans that come with that team or their opposing rivalry team, like in the case of this BYU vs. U of U game.

The next article I read was about PR culturally. This caught my attention immediately as I have wanted to work and do PR outside of the United States. I liked this quote:
" PR practitioners are aware of how best to carry this out when dealing within their own nations and cultures, however, when dealing with a foreign audience it is critical that cross cultural differences are recognised." Said Neil Payne from Kwintessential .
An example of how different PR can be across the world is shown :
" Pepsodent tried to sell its toothpaste in Southeast Asia by emphasizing that it "whitens your teeth." They found out that the local natives chew betel nuts to blacken their teeth because they found it attractive. Had the PR company behind this campaign analysed the cross cultural issues related to Pepsodent's product, the failure of this PR campaign could have been avoided."
Wow. That definitely puts a huge impact on the way PR should be used and the research that should go into it before applied.

Jcom 2300 week 6 :10 and 11

#10
I thought since this year is an election year and the national vote day is on tuesday of next week, which is Nov. 4, 2008. I thought it would be appropriate to look up some election news, as you can probably imagine this wasn't hard to do at all.
The most recent article I could find was one on "factcheck.org." This website is set up so people can read the latest news on the Presidentail candidates and to acknowledge all the "facts" that go along with that candidate.
In Presidental elections Public Relations is huge. Each candidates team has to be amazing as they deal with crisis and celebration issues almost every single day.
#11
After looking at the "factcheck.org" website I linked to one of the articles they had posted, it was a summary of the last five weeks of ads and articles.
"Since our first "Whoppers of 2008" piece, we've seen some of the same themes repeated. McCain's campaign doesn't tire of distorting Obama's tax plan, it seems, and in the process has whipped up at least 15 minutes of fame for sudden star Joe the Plumber. Obama continues trying to pull seniors into his camp by making deceptive claims about what McCain would do to Social Security, and he has new distortions about his opponent's plans for Medicare."
After reading this paprgraph I was overwhelmed as I knew how much stress, confusion, late nights and hard work had gone into each rebutal to, or claim against, the other members political party by the Public Relations Specialist teams.
I don't know if I could handle doing PR for a political party.