Are you a little shaky on writing statements? If so, keep these lessons by your desk. Start fresh. Past statements were written by people with outdated information, rushing on deadline
Are you a little shaky on writing statements? If so, keep these lessons by your desk. Start fresh. Past statements were written by people with outdated information, rushing on deadline
We’ve made it. A journalist asked a question. The journalist has enough interest in our topic that he or she e-mailed us. Once you respond they are likely going to
Everyone loves to scoop the Public Affairs Officer and find things in the media before we’ve seen or shared it ourselves … just like we all take pride in fixing
What if somebody dies? What is a helicopter crashes? What if somebody dies in a helicopter crash? What if it’s a car accident? What if somebody gets lost in the
“I’m just trying to understand …” With these five words, reporters will crush through the Q&As you spent hours meticulously crafting in order to make the perfect series of non-answers.
For my organization, each day begins with our primary staff stand-up in the Joint Operations Center (JOC). We discuss intelligence developments, legal actions, resources, maneuver units’ completed actions and scheduled
My boss doesn’t tweet a lot … or ever, but Twitter is one place where he likes to get his news. We listen. Three days a week my dudes brief
When I deployed to Afghanistan in 2016, my friends and family were surprised. My little brother (bad ass Marine) went twice – 2010 and 2012, but 2016? Wasn’t that war
The media, as an entity, is a tool to convey information. Traditional media is in the same category of social media, a press release, the post newspaper or skywriting. If
When I was a second lieutenant attending the Public Affairs Qualification Course almost a decade ago, I asked the Army’s Chief of Public Affairs what I needed to do in