The What Ifs and Why ?

I always wonder if the major I picked is what I really want, if its the correct one, if I will become successful in this major, and if this major will make me happy. So many what ifs and questions that at the moment won't be answered. But then I ask my self why did I pick this major and their are a lot of positive responses that I have for why I choose public relations. Maybe right now I'm uncertain and a bit confused but hopefully in the future all these doubts about my major will be cleared away. But like they say you will never know if your good at something unless you try it. So maybe this is the correct career path or maybe its not but by the end of it I will discover if the decision I made was the correct one or if it wasn't. 

Fear of Public Speaking

Today I realized how much I dislike public speaking and that for my major its part of the job. I had a big fear of public speaking it got to the point I even decided I wanted to change my major because I thought that if I had this fear it would be a big obstacle in my career. I was wrong because yes maybe I have a fear in public speaking and I'm sure everyone at some point was scared of speaking in front of people you don't know but you can overcome this fear and thats exactly what I plan to do  I plan to overcome my fear in public speaking by facing it. In addition to this, I realized that if I would way the pros and cons of my major that public speaking would be the only con and trying to change my major would have been the easy way out but Im glad I changed my mind on time and decided to fight my fear.

Public Relations And Social Media

Today, social media plays a big part in the everyday life of an individual because most people are now getting connected through websites like Facebook, twitter, Instagram, and many more social media sites. What does public relations have to do with that ? well many companies or people who have PRs working for them can use social media to release certain information they want others to know or if they are promoting a specific cause they can reach out to many more people they can do it  though sites like Facebook or twitter. In addition to this public relations can work hand in hand with social media by monitoring the conversation with your brand online, sharing stories, creating a key message document, documenting interviews and putting up fun photos. Because today many people see social media as a credible source to get information from, since many people see information through social media before they even see it on the news.

Top Schools For Public Relations Major

Like I wrote in my previous blog some of the top schools to attend to major in public relations are located in New York, Austin, Atlanta and Los Angeles. For instance, New York city is one of the best places to be at if you major in public relation they have one of the most talked about well known, and prestigious universities in the country New York  University. Another one of the tops schools to major to become a PR is the University of Southern California located in another one of the most well known states in the US. And the last school is the University of Texas at Austin one of the oldest and has top rank program in public relations. These are just three of the most well known Universities you should put on your list if you planning to major in public relations because their are a lot more great schools. 

Locations

I decided to major in public relations like I said before in one of the other blogs. So today I decided to look for the top locations for this major for then maybe in the near future I could move and maybe apply to a school where the major is strong. But first I still have to get my associates degree in Prince Georges Community College. OfCourse the strongest schools of  Public Relations are located were their is a strong presence of the major like for instance Public Relation firms and other businesses where people will need PRs. Regions like New York, Los Angeles, Atlanta, and Austin are just of few of the places were their is a strong presence of Public Relations and offer graduates placement and professional growth in the major. The regions mentioned above are also some of the biggest and most well known states in the country. 

The Difference Between Journalism and Public Relations

Journalism and Public relations are totally different but then again they seem very similar. one has news it wants to get out the other needs news to cover, even though it doesn't seem like it they have a relationship. Journalists intentions are to provide their readers and audience with accurate, reliable information they need to function in society. their are many different jobs in journalism like for instance researching stories, writing hard news and feature stories,  shooting photographs and video and editing stories and so many other jobs. While Public Relations professionals are intended to influence public opinion and are designed to promote and protect an individual or organization's image and products like I stated previously in another blog. And PRs jobs are press releases, making contacts and media kits and many other jobs.

Working For The Government

2 weeks ago in class I learned that if you major in public relations you can work for the government. I already knew a little bit about it but now I discovered that PRs are very important in the Government for instance when the elections come PR specialists will be needed to respond to news stories and maintain an the Candidates reputation. In addition to this, the Candidates will need these workers to help them use social media effectively. And the PR jobs in the government are growing more because things are now easily spread through the internet and PRs will be their to clear up the rumors and keep their image looking good.