It seems that there are only three reasons why track and field gets coverage in the mainstream media. The first is during major competitions such as the Olympics, World Championships, or the NCAAs. The other times are for not so positive things like doping scandals or athletes getting into trouble. Read more…
I have written recently about the importance of why public relations professionals and recent graduates need to be aware of what is written and posted about them online. This was also the topic of my lecture that I gave this week to one of the undergraduate PR classes at the Read more…
A while ago, I had posted on the the story of how pole vaulter Jenn Stuczynski, who got the silver medal at the Beijing Olympics, and her coach Rick Suhr were faced with a media frenzy over his reaction to her getting 2nd to the world recoldholder in the event. Read more…
Well, it appears that there is another athlete that wants to make a comeback! First it was Brett Favre, and now another athlete that said he was going to retire may come back to his sport. It was reported that seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong may return to Read more…
In public relations, we are all about crossing over and working with researchers and professionals in various fields. We work with business, advertising, marketing, psychology, and other fields to integrate our theories and practices, and learn from each other. Plus, it is all about working together to make it a Read more…