Public Relations A Role for Communicators?

For a Public International Relations

The last few years have seen an opening up of what is considered to be the legitimate terrain of international relations (IR). This move is, for the most part, extremely welcome. Yet, the multiple theoretical and empirical openings in IR since the end of the Cold War have failed to elucidate many of the puzzles, questions and problems posed by the contemporary conjuncture. There are a number of...

Bilingual health communicators: role delineation issues.

Managers of health care services are seeking new opportunities to improve communication with clients who have limited English proficiency. An increase in bilingual health staff and the frequent use of their language skills in patient encounters provides opportunities but also brings with it confusion surrounding the role of interpreters and bilingual health staff. Secondary analysis of transcri...

Gap between science and media revisited: scientists as public communicators.

The present article presents an up-to-date account of the current media relations of scientists, based on a comprehensive analysis of relevant surveys. The evidence suggests that most scientists consider visibility in the media important and responding to journalists a professional duty--an attitude that is reinforced by universities and other science organizations. Scientific communities conti...

Public Relations.

Students whose native language is not English must meet certain English-language proficiency standards before they are accepted into any program in the English Department. To qualify for admission, students must have passed (within the past year) the test(s) listed below with score(s) at or above those indicated: 1. TOEFL score of 600 with no section score lower than 60 and a minimum TWE (Test ...

Public relations.