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November 29, 2009

Tips on Applying for the Edelman/PRSSA Award

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Filed under : College, Internships, PRSSA

Though I don’t consider myself a lucky person, I really landed the jackpot nearly one year ago when I applied for and received the Daniel J. Edelman/PRSSA award. The award contains a monetary scholarship as well as a three-month internship in one of Edelman‘s U.S. offices. For a broke college kid, that’s pretty much the [...]

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November 19, 2009

A Better Democracy

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Filed under : Social Media

In the past couple of days, two articles have stood out that relate to democracy and social media. Maybe it’s constitutional law this semester that has red flagged those articles for me, or maybe it’s my genuine interest in our government. I’ll let you decide. During President Obama’s recent trip to China, he answered a [...]

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November 18, 2009

Bookmarks for November 11th through November 18th

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Filed under : Bookmarks

These are my links for November 11th through November 18th: The 7 Harsh Realities of Social Media Marketing | Copyblogger – I love this post for a lot of reasons, but mostly because it says what no one else will. This is a great read for those just dipping their toes in the social media [...]

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November 16, 2009

Big City vs. Local Internships

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Filed under : College, Internships

Last week, I was on a panel with some fellow students in the College of Communication Arts & Sciences at Michigan State University. The topic started off on paid vs. unpaid internships, but it spun off in several directions, one of those being the difference between big city and local internships. Personally, I’ve done both. [...]

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November 12, 2009

The Moral Conscience of an Organization

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Filed under : PRSSA, Public Relations

During the past week, I’ve been in San Diego for the PRSSA National Conference. It was an incredible week of catching up with my fellow students, learning and professional development. One of the great pieces out there that include a recap from both the PRSSA and PRSA Conference is from the San Diego News Network, [...]

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November 3, 2009

Heading to San Diego

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Filed under : PRSSA

The past couple of weeks have been pretty hectic as I’ve been prepping for the PRSSA National Conference in San Diego. I fly out tomorrow and will be there for the next week. Yep, I’m missing that much class to join 1,000 other PRSSA members for a couple of days of professional development, workshops and [...]

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My name is Nick Lucido and I am a public relations student at Michigan State University. For the past three years, I have been active in the PR industry with internships and PRSSA. I hope to share what I learn with you.

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