
I told you that the MSVU PR crew is the best! Here's more proof from another dear afterwork love-of-my-life, Sarah Levy, who was featured in the Halifax Chronicle Herald today:
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Good communications officers "need to be able to put on the shoes" of the people they are delivering a message to and anticipate their needs, be they visuals or sound bites for the media or charts and graphs for a business audience.
Ms. Levy bristles at the terms spin doctor and communications flack that the media use to describe her profession. She says while trying to portray a company or agency in the best possible light is one part of the job, that can always be done with a clear, truthful message.
"For me, the responsibility to present the truth is the same as it is for a journalist or a good leader. It’s never about trying to muddy the waters."
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2 comments:
Also, just as a sidenote, a reporter has already referred to my communications teams as 'public relations spin doctors'. Not even two months in the job...at least I'm getting it out of the way!
there's no sin in spin.
xo, - sleeves.
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