Student studying Public Relations
This week at University we began our plans for our group work, and interestingly our tutor set us the task of compiling a list of 10 rules that we should follow during that time. While creating the list I realised that they were pretty much the standard rules, sometimes unspoken ones, of how we should…
Continue reading ➞ The Ethical Code of Working With Each Other
I put off going into the world of studying PR because I though it was an extrovert's job and I identify more as an introvert. I remember my mum telling me one day that I would have to be more confident to go into that line of work, and while she was right in some…
I had a complete flashback to my Media A Level yesterday when I had a lecture on textual analysis. I don't think I've ever been so happy to see Roland Barthes be mentioned and immediately think about my old media teacher, who first introduced me to the world of media. I never thought about how…
Continue reading ➞ The semiotics of learning about Public Relations early
Earlier this week in a interview Emma Watson spoke about her true feelings around turning 30 and still being single, she opened up about how it took a long time to understand and be truly happy on her own, but that she refers to it as being "self-partnered". You could almost hear the backlash before…
Gaining work experience for me was a complete life changer, and I would never take back the opportunities I took because I can't stress enough how important they were to me. So I thought I would compile a quick list of my top reasons for taking the leap, just in case anyone was wondering about…
This week at University, I was most intrigued by a debate one of our modules had on whether public relations should be seen as a subset of marketing. Luckily, I was on the side of 'no it should not be seen that way', as that's where I stand outside of the in-class debate. Through learning…
I’ve always been someone who has an extreme interest in mental health and how it is represented in the workplace, being someone who suffers from anxiety myself. It is even more worrying knowing that I want to go into a profession like PR, where the expectation is that you are always “switched on” and it…
