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Journalism 104
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Journalism
Undergraduate 2
01/21/2009

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Term

Writing

Definition

What is the #1 skill for PR?

Term

1.  Ability to communicate

2.  creativity

Definition
Name 2 skills that are essential in PR other than writing.
Term

200,000

(too low)

Definition
what is the estimated # of people in the PR field?
Term

There isn't one.

 

Definition

What is the safe way to calculate how many people work in the PR field?

Term
Yes
Definition
Is PR a worldwide career?
Term
$141 BILLION
Definition
What is the amount of money that US companies spend on PR each year on average?
Term
9%
Definition
what was the expected growth rate of PR in 2008?
Term
3 Billion
Definition

On average, how much money to European companies spend each year?

Term
3.5 Billion
Definition

On average, how much money do corporations (Eli Lily, GM, etc..) spend yearly on PR?

Term
150
Definition
how many national and regional PR organizations are there?
Term

200

80

Definition

Approximately how many universities have PR in the US?  How many European universities?

Term
planned
Definition
Is PR spontaneous or planned?
Term

deliberate,

planned,

PERFORMANCE-BASED, operates in public interest,

2-way communication, management function

builds mutually-beneficial relationships.

Definition

name some key words of PR

Term
NO, PR people are always being judged by a boss/manager as well as other people outside of the main office that they deal with.
Definition
Are PR people safe once they get their job?
Term

it must always be continuous

(communiction cycle)

Definition
What is so important about 2-way communication between PR and other people?
Term
PR
Definition
What is the management function which evaluates public attitudes, identifies the policies and procedures of an individual or organization with the public interest and plans and executes a program to earn public understanding or acceptance.
Term

PR

Definition
What is the management function that identifies, establishes and maintains mutually beneficial relatinships between an organization and the VARIOUS publics upon whom its success or failure depends.
Term

Research

Analysis and Programming

Communication and Action

Evaulation

Definition

What is the RACE model?

Term
Corporate Communcations
Definition

What is the most common name other than PR?

Term
No, most are wrong
Definition

Are all media accusations correct?

Term

We transfer info between our company and the public - vital for success

We are the vehicle for information-passing it to public

Building mutual beneficial relationships - win-win situation.

Definition
Why is PR a boundary spanning function?
Term
60%
Definition
What is the % of newspaper articles that are sent in by PR people?
Term
Flack
Definition
What do Journalists call us?
Term
Spin
Definition
What do journalists think PR people to for their job?
Term
Writing and information gathering
Definition
What are the commonalities between PR and journalism?
Term

publicity

(free media)

Definition
What is often confused with advertising?
Term
adversiting is always paid and controlled.
Definition

What aer two differences between advertsing and PR?

Term
cost
Definition
what is the major disadvantage of advertising?
Term

Marketing is centered around an organization's relatioships with CUSTOMERS

(how can they get people to buy their product)

Definition

What is the distinction between PR and marketing?

Term

Downsizing

tighter budgets

Advertising is increasively expensive; companies are looking for more cost effective solutions.

Definition

Why is integration occuring more often?

 

Term
"the development of options to accomplish an objective"
Definition

What is strategy?

 

Term

1.  pick a goal

2.  find where the company want to be

3.  How do you get there?

Definition
name 3 steps of a strategy
Term
1st PR practitioners were Journalist that switched over.
Definition

What career did PR peolple originatly begin with?

Term
Organizations demand more...PR is growing
Definition
Why is PR changing?
Term
1/3
Definition
Less than __ of all PR people are former Journalists
Term
7
Definition
An ideal PR curiculum has how many courses?
Term
yes
Definition
Is PR growing at a faster rate than journalism?
Term

writing

research

planning

problem-solving

business competence

oral communication

Definition
What are 6 essential abilites needed for PR?
Term
technician and manager
Definition
What are the 2 basic PR roles?
Term
nonprofit organization
Definition
In what type of organization aer practitioners both managers and technicians?
Term

crisis management

investor relations

Definition

What is the most highly paid PR job?

2nd?

Term
28%
Definition
What's the gender gap?
Term
70%
Definition
What is the % of women in the pR field?
Term
"any group or individual who is affected by or who can affect teh achievement of an organization's objectives
Definition
What is a stakeholder?
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