Public Relations Writing,
11th Edition

Preface.
Part I: PR WRITING: ROLE & RESPONSIBILITY.
1. Public Relations and the Writer.
2. Ethical and Legal Responsibilities of the PR Writer.
Part II: WRITING PRINCIPLES.
3. Writing to Clarify and Simplify the Complex.
4. Grammar, Spelling and Punctuation.
Part III: PREPARING TO WRITE.
5. Social Media.
6. Research for the Public Relations Writer.
7. Writing to Persuade.
Part IV: WRITING FOR SELECT AUDIENCES.
8. Media Kits, Media Pitches, Backgrounders and Columns.
9. Writing for Public Media.
10. Email, Memos, Letters, Proposals and Reports.
11. Newsletters.
12. Magazines & Brochures.
13. Speeches, Presentations and Other Orally Delivered Messages.
Part V: WRITING IN TURBULENT TIMES.
14. Crisis Communication.

• Doug Newsom

  Doug Newsom, Ph.D., APR and Fellow Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) is a Texas Christian University professor emerita of The Schieffer School of Journalism and the senior co-author of THIS IS PR AND PUBLIC RELATIONS WRITING. She also is the co-author of three other books and the author of another two, as well as the author of four current book chapters. She is former member of the Commission on Public Relations Education, former chair of PRSA's College of Fellows and is a past chair of the Accrediting Committee for the Accrediting Council on Education for Journalism and Mass Communications. She has been president of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, Southwest Education Council for Journalism and Mass Communication, Texas Public Relations Association, and both the Dallas and Fort Worth chapters of PRSA. Dr. Newsom has been national faculty advisor to PRSSA. She has been head of the PR Division of AEJMC and served as chair of its former division heads. Awards include the Institute for Public Relations' Pathfinder, PRSA Outstanding Educator, Public Relations Foundation of Texas's Educator of the Year Award, Texas Public Relations Association's Golden Spur, the Association for Women in Communications Headliner, and in 2010 she was named to the Hall of Excellence of TCU's Schieffer School of Journalism. She has served Fulbright teaching appointments in India and Singapore; given workshops in South Africa, Hungary, Bulgaria, Poland and Vanuatu; and taught in Latvia and England. She has been chair of the Fulbright discipline committee, served 18 years on a gas research institute's advisory council and was one of the first women elected to the board of a publicly held company, she was the first woman elected to the board of ONEOK where she served 24 years until reaching mandatory retirement age. Currently, her volunteer public relations work is for Rotary International.

• Jim Haynes

  Jim Haynes is the director of research, senior consultant and a member of the Board of Directors of QuickSilver Interactive Group, Inc. of Dallas, Texas. He also is an adjunct professor at UNT, where he teaches public relations writing. Accredited in Public Relations (APR), he is a member of Public Relations Society of America's College of Fellows and is a Certified Records Manager. He served on the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) national Board of Directors and the Universal Accreditation Board, responsible for accreditation for Public Relations Society of America PRSA and eight other participating organizations. Former assistant dean in the College of Communication at The University of Texas at Austin he taught public relations there and at the University of North Texas, Texas State University-San Marcos, Southern Methodist University and Texas Christian University. He has spoken at professional conferences and led seminars and workshops throughout the US, Canada, England and Norway. Co-founder of the Public Relations Foundation of Texas, he served as chairman of that organization as well as president of the Texas Public Relations Association (TPRA) and the North Texas (now Dallas) Chapter of PRSA. He has received numerous national, state and local awards from public relations organizations, including lifetime membership in TPRA. Through Jim Haynes Consulting, he provides consulting services to clients that have included major corporations throughout the United States, as well as associations, municipalities, state agencies and non-profit organizations in the US, Canada, Norway and Sweden. He worked with the Norwegian Institute of Journalism for 20 years, coordinating a two-week short course for Norwegian newspaper editors at The University of Texas at Austin.

• Practical Approach: PUBLIC RELATIONS WRITING: STRATEGIES & STRUCTURES, 11th Edition, combines the practicality of a trade book with the fundamental principles and theories of public relations to provide students with the essential techniques and methods needed to write with understanding and purpose.

• Strategic Focus: The new edition takes a more strategic focus. Guiding students through a logical progression of PR writing, it starts with the roles and responsibilities of the PR writer, followed by writing principles, preparing to write, writing for select audiences and finally writing for turbulent times.

• Social Media: The Eleventh Edition's all-new chapter 5 offers comprehensive coverage of everything related to writing for social media and incorporates the latest information available.

• Practical Approach: PUBLIC RELATIONS WRITING: STRATEGIES & STRUCTURES, 11th Edition, combines the practical approach of a trade book with the fundamental principles and theories of public relations to provide you with the essential techniques and methods needed to write with understanding and purpose.

• Strategic Focus: The text guides you through a logical progression of PR writing, starting with the roles and responsibilities of the PR writer, followed by writing principles, preparing to write, writing for select audiences and—finally—writing for turbulent times.

• Social Media: Chapter 5 offers comprehensive coverage of how to write for social media—focusing on the latest information and practices.

• Reviewers consistently praise the clarity, comprehensiveness and practicality of this popular text.

• Giving students step-by-step samples to follow, updated examples and illustrations provide effective models for a variety of purposes, including media fact sheets, email, position papers, media kits and media pitches.

• End-of-chapter exercises guide students through real-world examples of public relations in action to demonstrate and expand upon chapter topics -- enabling them to put what they learn into practice.

• Chapter 14 provides comprehensive coverage of effective communication in present-day crisis situations, including online attacks, hacking, stolen identities and more.

• Extremely student friendly, PUBLIC RELATIONS WRITING: STRATEGIES & STRUCTURES, 11th Edition, is renowned for its clarity, comprehensive coverage and practicality.

• Reflecting the latest practices from the field, up-to-date examples and illustrations give you proven step-by-step models for media fact sheets, email, position papers, media kits, media pitches and more.

• End-of-chapter exercises expand on chapter concepts as they guide you through real-world examples of public relations in action -- enabling you to put what you learn into practice.

• Chapter 14 provides comprehensive coverage of effective communication in present-day crisis situations, including online attacks, hacking and stolen identities.

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