If I were looking for news about NASA, I would probably turn to trade magazines, or science publications. Yet the space agency has managed to secure wide-ranging media coverage from unexpected outlets such as Mashable.com. Thanks to a creative Twitter [Read More…]

By 2012, most organizations in DC have discovered how to have a presence on social media and get their messages out to their key constituencies. But as many legislative battles heat up, the stakes are raised and PR professionals must [Read More…]

  It’s December 30 and everyone seems to be reminiscing about 2011. Last night, the Washington Women in Public Relations (WWPR) board met for dinner to celebrate another year and thank everyone for their hard work for the organization. I’ll [Read More…]

From 0 to 60 ramps up speed, but how do you ramp up web hits when starting at 0? You get creative, and fast. Travalo, a portable and TSA-approved fragrance atomizer, launched earlier this year in the U.S., after a [Read More…]

We work in one of the greatest professions imaginable. Having experienced the varied sectors of our industry—public relations agency, corporate and government—there are five guiding principles I’ve learned that have made all the difference in how interesting, rewarding and fun [Read More…]

As a young communications professional it has been very rewarding to plan the 2011 Washington PR Woman of the Year Award Luncheon, WWPR’s signature event. So many companies and people have shown immense generosity, and I have gotten a glimpse [Read More…]

Did you know Blues great Bo Diddley lived in Mount Pleasant? You can learn exactly where his home was, where the oldest house in the neighborhood is, and many other fascinating facts about this area on the WWPR Mt. Pleasant [Read More…]

“Journalists and PR professionals share the common goal of providing information,” explained Judy Lubin of Public Square Communications and a 2011 WWPR Emerging Leaders Award winner.  “Nonetheless, the relationship between these two fields is—in the Facebook sense—‘complicated.’ ”   PR professionals [Read More…]

On Saturday, October 15th, enjoy a prix-fixe multi-course Nuevo Latino dinner menu at Mio Restaurant (1110 Vermont Ave NW # 1, Washington, DC) and a portion of the proceeds will go directly to supporting Thrive DC, WWPR’s pro bono client. [Read More…]

In collaboration with Arizona State University – Walter Cronkite School of Journalism, Washington Women in Public Relations (WWPR) invites you to attend a two-day workshop: “Videojournalism for the Web” When: October 22nd and 29th Where:  ASU – Cronkite School 1834 [Read More…]