PR, Web Development among the 50 Best Jobs of 2012

If you're pursuing a career in public relations and/or web development, there's some good news for you.

U.S. News and World Report's career section has both PR and web developer among the 50 Best Jobs of 2012.  PR topped the list out of the three positions listed in the "creative services" category, while web development ranked third behind database administrator and software developer, as well as No. 6 overall.

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8 Signs That Your Job Search Stinks

Are you having trouble finding a job in a slowly, but surely, recovering economy?  Well, you're not alone.  Click here to find the eight signs that your job hunt stinks, courtesy of recareered.com.

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12 Trends To Change PR In 2012

What are the 12 trends that will change public relations in 2012, at least for the final 11 months of it?  The PRSay Blog has the answers here.

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Why video should be considered for a PR campaign

Think using video is a waste of time for your public relations campaign?  Think again, says a professor at New York University.  Click the following link to below to read his thoughts on video.

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List of websites opposing PIPA and SOPA

Numerous web sites around the world have come forward in opposition to both the Protect IP Act and the Stop Online Piracy Act.  Both bills are pending before the United States Congress.  A vote on both bills is expected next week. Media Bistro's PR Newser has the details here.

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Is the grass greener in PR than in journalism?

At least four former print journalists think so.  Click here to read their journey from journalism to public relations, courtesy of the University of North Carolina College of Business Journalism Consortium.

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How to research potential employers effectively

Just graduated from college, and looking for that first job?  Or have you been laid off from your last job, and looking for a new one? Either way, it's important that you research potential employers in an effective manner.


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Could this be the year for Internet TV?

Could 2012 be the year that Internet TV/video takes off?  Recent trends towards viewing video on mobile devices, as well as online, suggest that might be the case.  Web Pro News has more on this story here.

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Top PR, Communications Stories of 2011

If you're looking for some of the top stories in public relations, communications, and media for 2011, you've come to the right place.  Here's just a sampling of them, listed below, in no particular order, courtesy of various blogs.

Best of the Web: 2011 (Ogilvy PR) 

The State of the Blogosphere 2011 (Brian Solis)

A reflection of 2011 (A PR Guy's Musings)

Roundtable Review (Media Bullseye)

Looking back on 2011 (Perkett PRsuasion) 

Top blog posts of 2011 (Exploring Conversational Media)


Top 10 PR Blunders of 2011 (Crenshaw Communications)


In Pictures: Top PR Stories of 2011 (Worob.com)


Top Journalistics Posts of 2011 (Journalistics)


2011's Biggest PR Blunders (March Communications)


Top 3 Best and Worst PR Strategies of 2011 (LorrieWalker.com)


PR Trends for 2012 (Communique PR Blog)

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Newspapers cut more than 3,700 jobs in 2011

The attrition of print journalists continues.  The Paper Cuts blog reports that the newspaper industry cut at least 3,775 jobs in 2011.  That's up 30 percent from 2010.  PR Newser has more on how this year's staff reductions are having an impact on public relations here.

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