Killing Media Advisories: For Immediate Release

A recent Ragan extra more or less declared the term "media advisory" dead, along with "for immediate release" as good measure. In fact, the eight reasons why public relations professionals ought to stop using these phrases was not only good for a laugh, but also shareable in some circles. Maybe so. Number 5 was especially funny: "Just because a college professor or some PR agency taught you to write 'media...

Allowing Anonymous: Communicators Divided

Ragan recently released the results of a poll that asked a series of questions regarding anonymous comments. More than 1,000 communicators responded. Highlights: How Organizations View Anonymous Comments• 46 percent of their organizations do not allow anonymous comments.• 46 percent of their organizations do not allow comments of any kind.• 14 percent of their organizations do allow anonymous comments.Highlights: How...