Disaster relief: Starting points for learning
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Partnering for disaster relief.
A ftcr the tragedies of September 11, the Public Relat ions Society of America (PRSA) asked its 20 ,000 members how public relations professionals could best help the country. Thousands responded, and their top recommendation was to help the Red Cross help Americans. "Recause the Red (joss is always at the center of disaster-relief efforts and public relations professionals often play essential...
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عنوان ژورنال: College & Research Libraries News
سال: 2006
ISSN: 2150-6698,0099-0086
DOI: 10.5860/crln.67.2.7569