Tom Reidt

Monday, March 3, 2008 at 9:59pm

There are a few of us! At least in Canada.

I completely agree with your post. Since getting involved in the blogosphere/social media (or whatever other term you’d like) I’ve learned as much, if not more, about PR than I have learned in class.

There was a similar debate on Bob LeDrew’s Flacklife blog, and on PR interactive in early February. Here are some links if you’re interested:

http://flacklife.blogspot.com/2008/01/students-in-public-relations.html

http://flacklife.blogspot.com/2008/02/students-starting-to-warm-up-to.html

http://tinyurl.com/33wm65

The comments on each are especially interesting.

Best Regards,
Tom

Chris Clarke

Monday, March 3, 2008 at 10:00pm

There are plenty of PR students blogging up here in Canada, eh.

Robert French

Tuesday, March 4, 2008 at 1:58am

Hey Stephen,

Thanks for the mention and link. My view is that the act of blogging is important, but not the be-all, end-all … if anything, we’re trying to develop awareness of emerging media types.

Experiential activities are good, but in the academic world some would say, “That’s trade school. We’re a university.” The debate goes on and adoption, adaptation of curricula will continue … slowly.

Meanwhile, we’ve had a lot of new blogs coming in at PRblogs.org from Europe and Canada. So, they are starting to join in. Time, it is the great equalizer.

Simon Collister

Tuesday, March 4, 2008 at 9:51am

I think that all new entrants to PR should aim to have a grasp of online media - and not just if they plan on working for digital PR teams. Given the way the industry is going even basic knowledge of the online space is going to be beneficial in the longer-term.

Why PR students should be blogging. Now.

Tuesday, March 4, 2008 at 4:02pm

[...] Edelman’s Stephen Davies has a great post pointing out the importance of blogging for PR students. Why? Because it can jumpstart your career. I couldn’t agree more. Blogging gets your name out there, gets your name indexed in Google, creates a reputation that you know your stuff, and makes you money—hopefully by getting a job. [...]

Paull Young

Tuesday, March 4, 2008 at 6:50pm

You’re doing a hell of a lot better than the Aussies though mate. We’ve only ever produced 1, and he’s a complete and utter drongo

Judit

Wednesday, March 5, 2008 at 1:14am

Hey!
Im studying at Bournemouth Uni but Im from Hungary. Im blogging in Hungarian and I havent found any other student blog so far!! I did my BA dagree in Hungary and in Italy and we were not encouraged to get involved in blogging at all. Here in the UK it is completely different, so it really depends on where you study I guess! I found it really useful as well though!

Eileen Chang

Wednesday, March 5, 2008 at 2:30am

Stephen:

I just wanted to say my piece here. As a student of Kelli Matthews and being a student PR blogger, I have found my blog to be extremely useful and a great competitive advantage as a I enter my professional career. Blogging has helped me connect with other PR professionals to understand their voices on public relations strategies and ideas. It also is a great way to understand my own thoughts and put them down for the blogosphere to see, praise, critique or just comment on.

I just had an interview at an agency the other day. They were extremely impressed with my working knowledge of PR from both the classroom and the blogosphere. I htink it shows the employers that I am am proactive in my career aspirations.

Blogging is not a must, but more of a great way to develop oneself.

Thanks!

Eileen

Christi Eubanks

Wednesday, March 5, 2008 at 3:33am

Hear hear!

I wouldn’t have the job the I have today without my student blog. Now that I’m on the other side, looking for interns and thinking about qualities I’d want to see in a new hire, I can appreciate the value even more. A blog can reveal so much more about your abilities, interests, strengths, motivation and discipline, than bullet points on a resume (and sometimes even an interview) ever could.

As Lee Hopkins once said (I’m constantly repeating this), it’s the perfect place to showcase your thought leadership, intelligence, passion…self. What better way to set yourself apart?!

Stephen

Wednesday, March 5, 2008 at 9:39am

Thanks everyone. Great input!

cat de necesar este blogul pentru un student la comunicare/PR « Blogul de Relatii Publice

Wednesday, March 5, 2008 at 2:29pm

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ridhocyber

Thursday, March 6, 2008 at 7:32pm

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John Rowlands

Saturday, March 8, 2008 at 11:03am

I think there are probably more UK PR students blogging than you may think.

Having done a PR masters in Stirling, all of us who took the Tech PR class did blogs (which were assessed), though that was the first time it had ever been done on the course.

So, it is happening over here, slowly but surely, mirroring the pace at which formal PR education is being accepted as useful and legitimate within the actual industry - which unfortunately is far from widespread.

Any good links for Sports PR blogs?

Do You Have a Social Media Intern? » The Buzz Bin

Wednesday, March 12, 2008 at 12:55pm

[...] While intern programs for communications and PR agencies are not nearly as competitive as the banking, financial and legal industries, maybe they should be. Students who already blog are a step ahead by not only engaging in social media networks, but proving their writing skills, networking and establishing a presence on the Web. More importantly, a successful and well developed blog can even kick off a career in PR. [...]

Natalie Smith

Wednesday, March 12, 2008 at 2:26pm

Don’t worry, there are plenty of PR students here in Leeds with PR blogs! It’s keeping them upto date that proves a bit of a problem, we’ve got a lot of work on at the mo!
Link to mine:
http://nataliesmith.prblogs.org/

Please take a look and feel free to comment!

Natalie Smith

Stephen

Wednesday, March 12, 2008 at 2:32pm

Thanks for the comment, Natalie. Thanks for the heads up on your blog also. Good to see some PR students from the UK involved.

If I can give you a little constructive criticism, you may want to add some info about yourself on your ‘about’ page on your blog - allows people (and potential readers of your blog) to see who you are, what you do etc.

Congrats on the work placement! Say hello to George for me if you’re working with him.

Matthew Watson

Thursday, March 13, 2008 at 12:06am

Another British PR student blogger here!

Natalie Torbett

Monday, March 17, 2008 at 9:26pm

I never realised the importance of blogging untill recently when studying other PR blogs, its a brilliant way of getting your name out there especially when you keep regular updates and talk about relevant topics that get people talking! Plus its quite a good way of expressing opinions and finding out answers to questions!

A great vote of confidence! | Rachel Todd: My Spin on PR

Thursday, March 20, 2008 at 9:04pm

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Tor Martin Nilsen

Tuesday, April 1, 2008 at 11:33am

Another one here!

http://tormartinnilsen.prblogs.org

There’s probably a lot more PR students who blog than we think, but for the momemt it smay seem that they are mostly based in english speaking countries?

Someone who can prove me wrong?

John Peden

Wednesday, June 4, 2008 at 2:08pm

Referenced in my latest post.