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REPORTER: 5 REASONS EVERY BUSINESS SHOULD HAVE A BLOG

04-04-2016

You want to grow your business, but you don’t know where to start. You would love for your company’s website to rank higher in search engines, but you aren’t savvy when it comes to SEO techniques. You want your brand to be a trusted and credible name in your industry, but you don’t have a big advertising budget. An online blog might be the perfect solution to all of those issues. Blogs can be great business tools but a successful blog […]

You want to grow your business, but you don’t know where to start. You would […]

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REPORTER: FIVE THINGS WE WON’T TELL YOU

04-01-2016

Having spent a decade working as a television news reporter, I devoted a lot of time working to gain people’s trust. From the CEOs, public relations professionals, and elected officials that I was routinely interviewing, to the viewers who tuned into CBS 11 to get their news, I had a responsibility as a journalist to remain trustworthy, fair and ethical. As the source of the interview, there are things reporters won’t tell you though. However, I’m well aware that there […]

Having spent a decade working as a television news reporter, I devoted a lot of […]

ENGAGING THE PUBLIC: CONVERSATION PART 3

03-30-2016

By Brian MurnahanIn our ongoing conversation with Southern Methodist University Assistant Professor Jake Batsell, this week we discuss the goal of researching engaged journalism. Face-to-Face Engagement Involving the Audience Getting Local with Mobile and Digital Interactive Experience Measuring and Monetizing the Audience Relationship We also discuss some of the likes and no so much parts of engaged journalism according to the journalists. Read more on Jake and his book by visiting his short link j.mp/engagedj, you will enjoy the read.

By Brian MurnahanIn our ongoing conversation with Southern Methodist University Assistant Professor Jake Batsell, this […]

ENGAGING THE PUBLIC: CONVERSATION PART 2

03-30-2016

By Brian MurnahanSouthern Methodist University assistant professor Jake Batsell speaks about being engaged with the public can impact journalism in ways that previous generations had not seen. True to form the professor reminds us that, Accuracy, Fairness and Truth must still be maintained, though the process is accelerated and magnified with higher engagement levels.

By Brian MurnahanSouthern Methodist University assistant professor Jake Batsell speaks about being engaged with the […]

ENGAGING THE PUBLIC: CONVERSATION WITH ENGAGED JOURNALISM RESEARCHER

03-30-2016

Recently Jake Batsell, Assistant Professor of Journalism at Southern Methodist University spoke to Greater Fort Worth Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America where he spoke about his research and book entitled, “Engaged Journalism.” After hearing him speak to our group of about 50, I had the opportunity to interview him about his research and book. As any good professor, he answered his questions thoroughly, so rather than transcribe the conversation, I am posting Jake’s responses over the next […]

Recently Jake Batsell, Assistant Professor of Journalism at Southern Methodist University spoke to Greater Fort […]

PUBLIC RELATIONS DEFINITION & THE BASICS OF OUTREACH

03-29-2016

By Brian Murnahan People often ask what is public relations and then swiftly follow up by asking what I do. It sounds easy enough to answer, but it can often be confusing to those not in the business. In short, public relations is a strategic communication process that builds mutually beneficial relationships between organizations and their publics according to the Public Relations Society of America. Over the years that I have been in the business I have been an advocate […]

By Brian Murnahan People often ask what is public relations and then swiftly follow up […]

No Red Lights!

03-20-2016

 Welcome to the Murnahan Public Relations “No Red Lights” blog. The new blog will focus on marketing and public relations topics that are relevant to both the professional communicator as well as the potential client/employer. Not Just Hype is written by professional writer, Alex Altman, public relations executive Brian Murnahan, attorney and journalist/public relations specialist Melissa Newton-Smuzynski. We are writing on topics that we have found interesting, have an expertise in or have researched recently in our ongoing education! If […]

 Welcome to the Murnahan Public Relations “No Red Lights” blog. The new blog will focus […]