Public Relations News & Updates

16 Aug, 2012 by Ronn Torossian

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Some interesting recent: Public Relations: news:

• 14-time Grammy winning recording: Ricky Skaggs appeared: on theJay Sekulow: show to discuss media bias against Israel at the Olympics. The Evangelical artist discussed the importance of the American-Israel relationship — and the continued strengthening of Israel by the Evangelical community is vital.
• The Begin Center in Jerusalem has unveiled the: Harry Hurwitz Memorial “Hasbara in Action” scholarship: for a student who excels in the field of PR: : for Israel on campus. Hurwitz worked closely with Menachem Begin as a student of: Ze’ev Jabotinsky, and founded the Begin Center in Jerusalem.: : It is one of the few real institutions of the nationalist movement – and it’s so important that the right focuses as well on education and brand building.
• Israel’s Foreign Ministry updated online social media guidelines for representatives of the State of Israel worldwide — which of course is necessary.: : Owning a PR agency, I would tell anyone that there’s no such thing as privacy, and once you post something the whole world can see it.

o: : : As the head of the Foreign Ministry’s Digital Diplomacy Department said: “What is the difference between a press briefing and a tweet?” “As far as you’re concerned, there is no difference.” Wise words.

• And I shall end with some powerful quotes:

“The problem with communication is the illusion that it has occurred.: George Bernard Shaw

“Everything becomes a little different as soon as it is spoken out loud.: Hermann Hesse

“Set your priorities in life and faithfully follow them, always observing and reassessing your path.”: Cherna Moskowitz

“The public is the only critic whose opinion is worth anything at all.”Mark Twain

Ronn Torossian is CEO of 5WPR, a: NY PR Agency