Category: Events

Judy Smith: Washington Woman in PR first, Olivia Pope second

Oct 8, 2013 | Events

Working and living in Washington, DC makes most of us pretty numb to crisis situations. Our politicians hop from one scandal to the next. The government seems to be in a constant state of impending doom. Navigating some type of crisis is as much a part of our days as our morning coffee. And when […]

How to Get your Client on the 6:00 News: Six Tips for Broadcast Pitching

Sep 12, 2013 | Events, Professional Development

Recently, I fulfilled a childhood dream of touring a television studio and watching broadcast anchors deliver the news—I visited WUSA 9 CBS headquarters as part of a Washington Women in Public Relations (WWPR) event. I have been interested in broadcast journalism from a young age when I would pretend to be an on-air reporter for […]

Member Spotlight: Emily Hughes and Lauren Smith

Jul 29, 2013 | Events

With just a day away from this year’s Emerging Leaders Awards, I took a moment to speak with WWPR ELA committee chairs Emily Hughes and Lauren Smith to get a little background on the event and what we can all expect. How did you prepare for this year’s ELA awards? The first step was to […]

Tips to cut through the clutter and reach health science reporters

Jun 3, 2013 | Events, Professional Development

In case you missed our wildly successful May 8 brown bag, “The Science of Communicating with Scientists,” at the American Chemical Society you are in luck — Erica Hiar, WWPR Professional Development Co-Chair and moderator from the event sums up the top tips from the panelists below. 1) Know the reporter’s beat. We hear this […]

WWPR’s Media Roundtable Recap

Oct 31, 2012 | Events

Recently, we hosted members of the media for a state of the industry roundtable at the National Press Club in Washington, DC to answer the burning questions of PR professionals when it comes to what the media thinks in regard to pitches, what they think of PR, and their view of on traditional versus digital […]

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