• The Scoop: Columbia University president hopes to avoid fate of Harvard, UPenn leaders

    The Scoop: Columbia University president hopes to avoid fate of Harvard, UPenn leaders
    Plus: NPR punishes editor who published critical article; Crocs and Pringles team up for silly collab.Columbia University President Nemat “Minouche” Shafik will face questions from Congress today about antisemitism on her university’s campus. And she’s all too aware of the fates that have met two of her predecessors who have been in the same position: resigning their plum positions.
    The Wall Street Journal reported that Shafik “has spent weeks preparing intense
  • What to do when an interview goes off the rails

    What to do when an interview goes off the rails
    Thoughts from PR pros.
    You’ve landed an interview with a journalist. You’ve prepped your client. You get into the interview … and it all falls apart as the journalist starts asking questions far outside the scope of what the interview was supposed to be.
    What do you do?
    This is the question I posed on LinkedIn. Dozens of communicators responded, and the answers varied widely from “stop the interview!” to “I’d do nothing” and everything in between.
  • 7 tips for promoting your organization’s podcast

    7 tips for promoting your organization’s podcast
    Get a strong social media and media relations game to thrive.So you’ve interviewed guests, cut audio, chosen snazzy intro/outro music and have fantastic cover art for your podcast. You publish and put it into the world.
    Now, the hard work is just starting.
    Promoting a podcast is like promoting any other product. You need a strong social media game, tight partnerships and even a media relations strategy.
    David Quiñones, SVP of editorial and content at RockOrange, broke down how to ge

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