PRSA of Southern Connecticut offers many professional development, specific interest, and networking events throughout the year. These programs are held in order for public relations professionals to enhance and fine tune their skills.
UPCOMING PROGRAMS
SOCIAL MEDIA FOR DUMMIES
The PRSA Southern Connecticut Chapter is planning the first in a series of programs focused on social media for March. Check back soon on a date and location for "Social Media for Dummies," an introduction for public relations professionals on how social media can help their organizations connect with key stakeholders.
RECENT PROGRAMS
Meet the Producers
On March 5, 2010, the PRSA Southern Connecticut Chapter helped to connect local communications professionals with producers from the state's leading television and radio stations. Presenters included:
- Shannon Kane, Assignment Manager, News Channel 8-WTNH
- Stephanie Hoey, Executive Producer of Special Projects, NBC Universal, WVIT
- Robert Goulston, New Haven Bureau Chief, Channel 3 Eyewitness News
Annual Meeting with Keynote Speaker Ryan Erenhouse of Edelman
The Southern Connecticut Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America welcomed its members and the community at large at its 2010 annual meeting on January 6. The luncheon featured Ryan Erenhouse, a senior vice president and deputy global client relationships manager at Edelman, who shared his experience in using brand ambassadors for public engagement with key customers. Edelman is a leading independent global public relations firm.
Hyperlocal: News In My Back Yard
A panel of journalism experts explored the burgeoning trend of hyperlocal news coverage when the Southern Connecticut Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America presented “Hyperlocal: News In My Back Yard” on Thursday, September 24, in the Mancheski Executive Room in the Lender School of Business Center at Quinnipiac University.
Duby McDowell, the principal of Duby McDowell Communications, LLC of Hartford and a former award winning political reporter at WFSB-TV, Channel 3 and WVIT-TV, Channel 30, moderated the panel. McDowell also is editor of The Laurel, a flourishing blog that covers the media in Connecticut.
McDowell was joined by a panel of media experts:
- Eugene Driscoll, editor of the Valley Independent Sentinel, a recently launched daily online publication that focuses exclusively on lower Naugatuck Valley news.
- Brian Farnham, editor-in-chief of Patch.com, a community-specific news and information platform dedicated to providing comprehensive local coverage for individual towns and communities.
- Rich Hanley, assistant professor of journalism and director of the graduate journalism program at Quinnipiac University, who is widely quoted about national, regional and local media issues.
- Chris Kirby, the founder of the North Haven News, a hyperlocal news broadcast that recaps the stories that are making headlines in North Haven.
- Anna Sava and Lon Seidman, founders of LocalOnlineNews.TV, a hyperlocal news content provider that features professional video journalists reporting on issues and events that impact Connecticut communities. Sava is a former award winning anchor and reporter at News Channel 8.
YouTube Star Michael Buckley Discuss Internet Entrepreneurship
Internet celebrity Michael Buckley, the host, writer and producer of “What the Buck?” the most-popular entertainment show on YouTube, served as the guest speaker at the Southern Connecticut Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America’s next program.
Buckley discussed Internet entrepreneurship and the success of “What the Buck?” a YouTube program where he gives humorous commentary on popular culture. The show has more than 310,000 subscribers and 100 million views, and is the top-rated show on YouTube.
Buckley’s award winning YouTube show has led to deals with HBO, Sony Pictures and BlogTV. Buckley has appeared in magazines and newspapers including The New York Times discussing Internet entrepreneurship and The Advocate discussing homophobia on the Internet. He also recently appeared on CNN’s “American Morning” and is a correspondent for the E! Network.