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The Creation Of Student-Run Public Relations Firms: A Historical Look At Student-Run Firms, Hannah Hazdovac
The Creation Of Student-Run Public Relations Firms: A Historical Look At Student-Run Firms, Hannah Hazdovac
Journalism
This study explores the history and background of student-run public relations firms on
college campuses and the benefits, if any, that students receive as a result of working
in such a firm. The public relations industry estimated at growing 18 percent between
2006 and 2016 (Todd, 2009). Even with the sudden expansion of the public relations
industry, and subsequently, public relations education, evidence suggests that recent
public relations graduates often times do meet entry-level outcome expectancies of
employers, leaving a need for a change in curriculum (Creedon, Dostal, Gael, Smith &
Walker, 1999). It is becoming increasingly more important to …