Sparkplug Question
What's the most useful idea that you have found on the Institute website, and how did you apply it in your work or study?
Conversations
Global Reach; Regional Leadership
The world is changing fast. Are public relations professionals keeping up? Indonesia’s PR community weighs in.
Personal Influence Model- How essential are personal relationships to the practice of public relations?
- Corporate Social Responsibility
- Authors Robert L. Heath and Lan Ni update their thoughtful paper Corporate Social Responsibility: Three R's. See this new paper and other research topics in the EKP section.
Global Public Relations- A summary of academic research in building and maintaining international relationships.
- “Weighted Media Cost”
- Much market intelligence goes into prices set for media space and time, contributing to more accurate media analysis, and better correlations with outcomes. These authors propose a new name for this database, to replace AVE.
- Grunig PRIME Research Fellowship Applications Open
- The Institute for Public Relations announced today that entries for the Grunig PRIME Research Fellowship – which includes a $5,000 stipend and a six-week work opportunity with housing provided in Ann Arbor, MI – are being accepted through February 1st.
Ketchum Excellence in PR Research Award- The Institute for Public Relations is now accepting applications for the Ketchum Excellence in Public Relations Research Award. Winners will receive a grant and an 8-week internship with Ketchum in New York City. Deadline is Feb. 26, 2010
- International Public Relations Research Conference
- The 13th Annual IPRRC has become one of the top venues for presentation of new PR research and for interaction among scholars and PR professionals. The event takes place in Miami and runs from March 10-13.
- Public Relations Executive Forum
- An intense two and one-half day professional development seminar program designed to prepare high-potential, mid-level communications executives to manage the corporate public relations function. April 28-30, Chicago.
Grunig Lecture Series- Read the remarks of four outstanding leaders in public affairs and communication who presented at the second Grunig Lecture Series.
- Speakers Bureau
- Members of our Commission on PR Measurement & Evaluation and the Commission on Global PR Research are ready to share.
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Institute Elects Trustees; Measurement Commission Members- A 2012 Class of Trustees and 2010 officers of the Board are elected. Also, new members of the Measurement Commission and a Research Fellow.




