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Along with the world of public relations, basketball is also a passion in life. In this blog I will look to merge the two by highlighting the public relations lessons from a new basketball star: Jeremy Lin. Quick background for those not aware of the Jeremy Lin story (if you do know, skip this paragraph).…

Former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair dove deep into the Twitter waters earlier this week and was able to experience the social media channel in all its positive and negative glories. It wasn’t always pretty. Seeking to promote his Tony Blair Faith Foundation, Blair threw himself into the public firing squad and answered questions on…

Since moving to North Carolina from Switzerland seven months ago, I have encountered two life-changing events: working with a family of Iraqi refugees through the organization World Relief and discovering that my wife is pregnant with our first child (a son, due now in a few weeks). With the former, my eyes have been opened…

If you are communications professional, what experiences in your education created the most impact and helped you in your career? If you are an aspiring communications professional, what classes do you think would help you develop the tools to flourish in your career? For me, as a current communications professional, the answer is easy: hands-on…

Mitt Romney attacks Newt Gingrich and vice versa. Soon the Republican nominee will be exchanging jabs with Barack Obama. He knows a thing or two about nasty primary elections. He had his fair share of negative exchanges wth Hillary Clinton before the two reconciled and the latter was chosen as Secretary of State. The tone…