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The article examines the experiences of journalists who have transitioned to public relations and then returned to reporting. Topics include the challenges of shifting between fields, the impact of public relations on journalistic integrity, and the financial and personal motivations behind these career moves.

The article offers information on library programs in the U.S. designed to help researchers share science and research with new audiences. Cited are the highlights of the second Flip the Fair at Roanoke (Virginia) Public Libraries (RPL) designed to help graduate students develop skills to communicate their research, how the event is aligned with RPL's goals around knowledge mobilization, and other universities that have collaborated with libraries to present research to the public.

The article focuses on the evolving role of libraries beyond traditional collections, emphasizing the importance of outreach to connect with communities. Topics discussed include National Library Outreach Day, strategies for effective community engagement, and the expansion of library services to address diverse needs outside library walls.

Volunteering with a parish nursing service inspired Joanne Corlett to set up a unique placement for nursing students. ‘It’s the first and so far the only one in the UK,’ says Dr Corlett, a reader at University of Dundee’s School of Health Sciences. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article discusses the need for a reset in the relationship between local and central government in order to create a more equal partnership. The Local Government Association has identified this as a top priority, as local councils in England currently face a significant funding gap and lack autonomy in decision-making. The article suggests that a new partnership model should be established, backed by statute, to guarantee the independence and financial support of local authorities. Additionally, it proposes the creation of a forum for local and national government to collaborate on legislation and shared priorities. The article concludes by emphasizing the importance of addressing these issues in order to effectively meet the challenges facing communities. [Extracted from the article]

The article presents a discussion between the author and Charlie Rapple, co-founder and director of Kudos. Topics discussed include a brief overview of the Kudos Knowledge Cooperatives; How this project was started, and how it has grown over the years, and a brief insight into the partnership between Kudos and the Impact Science, which actually was the driving force behind the knowledge co-operative model.

The article announces several developments among news practitioners including the retirement of Black Press Media Group president Rick O'Connor, the emergence of Jeffrey M. Hayden as publisher of the Norman Transcript, and the hiring of Chinny Okolidoh as BBC diversity and inclusion director.

This document provides a list of individuals and organizations involved in the Litquake Foundation, a literary festival based in San Francisco. It includes the names of directors, coordinators, curators, producers, interns, and board members. The document also mentions that Lit Crawl events are held in various locations around the world. The summary aims to inform library patrons about the individuals and groups involved in the festival without expressing any personal opinions or judgments. [Extracted from the article]

The article offers information on the American Library Association's (ALA) free resource publication "Partnering for Stronger Programming: A Toolkit for Libraries" as of September 2024.

The article explores the common phenomenon of journalists transitioning to public relations or marketing roles and eventually returning to journalism, sharing personal experiences and insights. It also discusses the reflections of journalists on their career shifts, guidance on reporting in unfamiliar neighborhoods, and highlights award-winning professional photography from the summer '24 issue of Quill.

"Rebranding the Church: Rediscovering the Greatest Story Ever Told to Connect with Modern Audiences" by Peder Tellefsdal is a resource for Christian leaders and organizations seeking to make the Christian message more relevant to contemporary followers. Tellefsdal draws on his 20 years of experience in public relations and shares his personal journey with the Christian faith to address barriers that make the church seem irrelevant. He offers practical tools and communication tactics to increase church membership and clarify the Christian message. The book also includes analysis of secularization trends and advice on using the hero's journey framework for marketing the Christian faith. [Extracted from the article]

The article shares some media training tips for physicians to build brand awareness, delivery the key message, and prevent medical misinformation that can cause confusion and result in dangerous decisions that can lead to serious personal and public health concerns. These tips include preparing for a media interview, acknowledging concerns even if they are rooted in misinformation, and selling the expertise, not the practice.

The author highlights the importance for librarians to work together in advancing public good. Cited are the challenges that libraries and library workers in the U.S. face, the problems brought by the erosion of trust in and support for local library workers, and how the American Library Association (ALA) is supporting library workers everywhere.

The article focuses on the significance of character in building reputation, emphasizing that character is demonstrated through non-negotiable behaviors such as honesty and courage, with examples from real life and film illustrating the importance of integrity and fortitude. It suggests that reputation cannot be manufactured through public relations alone, as it is fundamentally rooted in genuine character rather than superficial perceptions.

The author contends that the seemingly well‐meaning phrase 'Fake it till you make it' can often do more harm than good in the world of organizational leadership, and "is simply bad business advice." She writes from the unique perspective of someone who is "founder and CEO of my own company and as a strategic public relations advisor to over a thousand executives, venture capitalists, and influencers in the tech industry." She describes what she terms "airtight management," in which "you squeeze the daylight out of the places where your values and vision come into contact with strategy, and where your strategies end and their tactical execution begins." She outlines such areas as Planning, Strategy + Tactics = Execution, The Hocus Pocus of Focus, What's Missing From This Picture? and The Make It Happen Box. Within planning, she advises to ask questions like "Why are We Doing This?" and "What Does Success Look Like?" For the Make it Happen box, she notes that in searching for a sense of order from our plans, "we tend to equate order with a linear progression and chronology—a beginning, middle, and end. Plans are flat. But a flat plan will only guide a CEO so far." [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article focuses on Avoiding a Public Health Hunger Games. Topics discussed include d: Deeply penetrating and widespread misinformation and disinformation surrounding the vaccine became ubiquitous, while a slow and complicated rollout of the shot made it very difficult for willing citizens to get jabs; and an play a role in helping our patrons understand the common verbiage that is being used in the crisis.

The article presents a discussion of conducting community-led planning, adapted from "The 12 Steps to a Community-Led Library" by Audrey Barbakoff and Noah Lenstra. Topics include definition of community-led planning, one of the clearest models for how to conduct community-led planning in libraries, and ways libraries get involved in communities.

The article presents an overview of 13 cultural trends in the U.S. that libraries can use to reach library patrons. A discussion of the benefits that libraries can find from becoming involved with the social networking web site site Twitter, online reputation management tools and 11 other cultural trends is presented.

The article presents an overview of the public relations as a profession in the U.S. Topics discussed include information on the public relation professionalist know how to interpret and use communication for success in the careers; discussions on the legal and social constraints related to the public relation profession; and the information on the relationship between professionalism and public relations practice.

The article focuses on key trends changing the shape of marketing departments. It mentions about use of customer personas and journey mapping and implementing customer-centric marketing by organizations generated by marketing; maintaining the customer experience; and creative campaign on a brand for increasing brand engagment.

The article presents suggestions for establishing trust amongst clients to build the reputation of an organization. Suggestions given here include focusing on using internal technical experts, partnering with external experts and academics, and publishing meaningful contents about the firm on media.

The article discusses the need to measure the public relations impact in business industry through adoption of media impressions and advertising equivalencies. Topics discussed include use of data analytics technology to enable organizations to meet its goals, analysis of sales cycle in business to business organization, impact of using customer relationship management software to ensure increase in revenue.

The article discusses U.S. hospitals' concerns on community-based violence which has killed 55,000 individuals and injured 2.5 million Americans each year as of 2017. Topics covered include initiatives to develop intervention programs that can prevent the retaliation cycle among victims of violence, and their costly implementation but possible generation of significant cost savings over the long term. Also noted is the engagement of social workers to mentor children over a period of time.

The article focuses on the primary goals are to build relationships that help grow our business with new and existing partners, provide leadership for our sales team, encourage open source community involvement, perform outreach with partners, and provide stellar customer services.

The article "Power Pack" emphasizes the importance of the commitment of caregivers for the development of the nursing sector. Three books are presented, which are referred to as the "Power Pack" for the politicization of nursing. The book "Professional Pride in Nursing" by Quernheim and Zegelin emphasizes the importance of pride in the profession and shows ways to improve the image of nursing. The book "Taking Influence" by Sullivan shows ways to be involved in decision-making and gain power. The book "Giving Nursing a Voice" by Buresh and Gordon emphasizes the importance of better public relations for nursing and provides concrete examples. The article calls for a stronger political orientation of nursing and suggests measures such as further education, conferences, and the formation of action groups. [Extracted from the article]

However, one thing different from the migration away fromXP to Windows 7 is that Microsoft put its thumb on thescales beginning in 2017, when Windows Update stoppedsending Windows 7 updates if it detected a newer CPU. Opinion With even extended support now expired for Windows7 and 8, the era of non-cloud-connected operatingsystems has come to an end This week signals the end of the line for Windows 7 andWindows 8/8.1 support. [Extracted from the article]

The article announces several awards from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA), including the 2016 Annie Glenn Award to nonprofit group Hearing Education Awareness for Rockers (HEAR), the Kawana Award for Lifetime Achievement in Publications to Audrey Holland of University of Arizona, Tucson, and the Special Contributions in Higher Education award to Wilhelmina Wright-Harp of Howard University, Washington.

The article focuses on the study conducted to explore the impact of library support and services for American University students, faculty and staff in Kogod School of Business and School of Public Affairs using critical incident technique (CIT). Topics discussed include observation of positive experiences, helpful in scientific research assignments, and a chart on number of respondents.

An interview with industry influencer and blogger Dorothy Crenshaw is presented. The topics discussed include the need for chief executive officers (CEOs) to be consistent and credible in their advocacy for causes, the criteria that public relations and communications professionals should consider when advising CEOs about social and political issues, and the need for them to be prepared in the fallout of messaging about the said issues.

The article focuses on effective communication about public relations within an organization. It mentions about using language or key points that colleagues live by, and having communication such as impact of sales, corporate reputation, and advocacy; acknowledging audience; and highlighting link between initial business objectives and the desired outcomes.

The article presents several tips for libraries in advancing their digital inclusion programs as per experts from the Public Library Association (PLA) and American Library Association's (ALA) Committee on Literacy. Among the tips are identifying digital gaps and opportunities in one's library, improving digital skills of librarians, and expanding access to digital services.

This section offers news briefs relating to American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) members as of August 2016. Vicki Deal-Williams has been appointed to the Board of Directors of the American Society of Association Executives' Center for Association Leadership. Audiologist Jamie Desjardins was featured in the May 2016 issue of "Harvard Men's Health Watch." Public school speech-language pathologist (SLP) Mary S. Parker announced her retirement after 25 years in service.

An excerpt from the book "The Weeding Handbook: A Shelf-by-Shelf Guide" by Rebecca Vnuk is presented which focuses on library weeding.

The article offers information on several issues and trends for children to have a 21st-century digital information literacy skills as of April 2016. The document "The Future of Library Services for and with Teens: A Call to Action" published by the national association Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), the provide detailed examples by nonprofit organization American Library Association of how libraries engage with families to support literacy development of children are noted.

The article features Massachusetts General Hospital, winner of the 2015 Foster G. McGaw Prize for Excellence in Community Service from Baxter International Foundation, and American Hospital Association and Health Research & Educational Trust, for its Center for Community Health Improvement. Topics discussed include health needs of residents assessed to pinpoint substance abuse, particularly opioids, and services at comprehensive community health centers in three low-income target neighborhoods.

An excerpt from the book "New Routes to Library Success: 100+ Ideas from Outside the Stacks" by Elisabeth Doucett is presented.

The article announces that the ALA (American Library Association) has applauded Robert "Bob" Bocher's appointment by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to fill the expired library seat on the board of directors of the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC), his term will begin on November 1, 2015.

Se anuncian los ganadores del Premio el Huevo de Oro para trabajos en el campo de la avicultura, incluyendo la publicidad, la gestión de relaciones públicas y la comunicación por Internet.

The article offers suggestions for do's and don'ts when meeting authors. Topics discussed including arriving early where authors have full schedules; not monopolizing the author's time; and asking author before taking his picture. It also mentions about tips to be followed when meeting the author for book signing such as creating impression.

The author offers information on the Public Relations (PR) Makeover initiative which is led by the American Chemical Society's (ACS') Committee on Public Relations and Communications' (CPRC's) Local Sections and Divisions Public Relations Subcommittee and initiated in August 2017. Topics she discusses include the importance of digital tools and social media for connecting with audiences, details regarding the concept of PR Makeover and training workshops on PR strategy.

The article discusses the collaborative work of the Milwaukee Health Care Partnership in Wisconsin on the three issues of coverage, access and care coordination as of 2017. Topics covered include the group's members, each health system's development of its own Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA), and the mechanics and operation of the shared CHNA. Also noted are the latter's benefit of split expenses, and challenges that need planning and prior negotiation.

The article presents information on the 2015 American Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference and Exhibition, which was held in San Francisco, California from June 25 to 30, 2015. Particular focus is given to themes of pride and diversity at the conference. Speakers at the conference included attorney Roberta Kaplan, children's book editor Jordan Brown, and musician Robbie Robertson.

The article reports on how on communication sciences and disorder programs have pioneered ways to provide students with clinical experiences to help ease the explosion of undergraduates and limited training slots. Topics include the frustration caused by the clinical bottleneck to the work settings that cannot find qualified speech-language pathologists, and the move of training programs to turn to facilities in the community to provide first-year opportunities.

The article offers information about the Stockholm, Sweden-based performer Dirty Loops. Topics discussed include the members of the band including Jonah Nilsson, Henrik Linder, and Aron Mellergardh, public relation (PR) strategies of the band, and the recorded cover versions of various albums like "Rude Boy" of Rihanna and "SexyBack" of Justin Timberlake.

The article provides information on #LibrariesRespond, a hashtag created by the American Library Association's (ALA) Office for Diversity, Literacy, and Outreach Services (ODLOS) for a campaign dedicated to libraries engaging in current social events. It covers resources offered by the ODLOS, led by Jody Gray, as well as the campaign's connection to events such as the Pulse nightclub shootings, U.S. immigration policy, and the election of U.S. President Donald Trump.

The article informs that Library of Congress in partnership with other libraries is working to capture and archive contents for government websites in the U.S. Topics discussed include preserving federal government websites; preserving digital content for long-term research use; and developing tools for the same.