So there are some PR students blogging after all! In an earlier rant blog post, which I guess was more of a call to action, I enquired about the apparent lack of blogging among UK PR students. Well, I’ve since found that the UK PR blogging student scene is alive and well. You can see in the post comments I had a number of responses which in all honesty was what I was hoping for. Also, after doing a little investigation work myself… Okay, I tell a lie. After reading a recent blog post by Richard Bailey I found a number of others too. Groovy.
Without sounding like a condescending prat, I think it’s important to show a bit of encouragement. After all, if this social media thing is so important to the industry then surely the need to support and encourage the younger ranks is paramount? If someone with limited PR experience has the cajones to set up a blog and give their opinion on the subject then a bit of link love is in order in my humble opinion.
Notes to employers: Read em, like em, hire em, fire em.
(I’m just kidding about the ‘fire em’ bit)
UK PR STUDENT BLOGGERS
Matthew Watson – A final year public relations and media student at the University of Huddersfield.
Elif Esiyok – A masters degree student at Leeds Met.
Olga Kamshitskaya – A masters degree student at Leeds Met.
Nina – Not sure what Nina’s second name is or where she studies but I’m willing to be it’s Leeds Met also as she’s linking to Olga.
Anonymous – An anonymous student blogger. Not in TWL style unfortunately (would be funny if it was) I just think this person’s forgot to enter his/her name.
Rachel Todd – Rachel’s a studying her master’s degree in PR at Leeds Met. Think she’s a pro already as she’s currently working for an art company.
Anderson Lima – A masters degree student from Leeds Met. Any relation to Adriana (hubba hubba) Lima one wonders?
Cillian Naughton – Doesn’t say but I bet it’s Leeds Met.
Ya-Chi – A Taiwanese master’s student at Leeds Met.
Katarzyna – A Polish master’s degree student at Leeds Met.
Haley Wilson – A PR student at Leeds Met.
PR Bitches (ooh er, missus) – A Hungarian PR student from Bournemouth University.
Natalie Smith – A PR student from Leeds Met.
Jack Adlam – A second year PR student from Leeds Met.
Hayley Wilson – A PR student at Leeds Met
So there you have it, or them, rather. Anymore let me know and I’ll add them.
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Giles
Do you think Leeds Met have a social media aspect to their PR course?
Richard Bailey
Good deduction work, Stephen. Even better, one of my students’ blogs was new to me. Thanks for the links.
Giles: does PR have any social media aspects? Does education? The only thing that’s new is that I’ve swallowed my liberal principles and have made blogging a compulsory, assessed part of the curriculum for one class of Matster’s students – PR and new media: http://www.thenewpr.com/wiki/pmwiki.php?pagename=TeachingSocialMedia.ListOfCourses
Chris Norton
Interesting post, it’s good to see students are picking up blogging and social media skills before they even leave university now.
As we are based in Leeds, we do tend to have a few students coming from the PR course to work with us. Many of these have said that it’s Richard’s enthusiasm for all things social which initally gets them interested in this area.
In fact, when we were looking to offer some social media work experience to some students recently – Richard pointed them in our direction and as far as I can see they seem to really enjoy it – much more than traditional media relations.
I think students find it interesting to see how social media is changing the face of traditional public relations. I have been contacted recently by quite a few students who are looking to do their dissertations on blogging etc. However, I just advise them that they should be really specific with their topic and not just cover blogging’s general relation to PR as there are so many other areas they can cover now which could be more enlightening. C
Ben Matthews
“When you get to the top, it’s only polite to send the elevator back down again.”
A few more for you, Stephen:
Richard Millington – http://www.feverbee.com/
Jack Adlam – http://jackadlam.blogspot.com/
Ta,
Ben
Giles
Richard: Hats off to you. I think what you are doing is great. In fact, I would do your course due to the fact that it is different. Curriculum and Syllabus’ are all too often boring! (Teachers son!) Plus, it actually give you job prospects…
Matthew Watson
Wow, first on the list. To what do I owe this honour?
Matthew Watson
Before I forget, Stephen. I’d like to thank you for writing your article in Behind The Spin a couple of years ago about how blogging can raise your profile. It helped me greatly with my dissertation on blogging.
Hayley
Good post! I’m a student taking Richard’s course at Leeds Met, and while I was resistant at first to being assessed on keeping a blog i’ve found that i’m more aware of social media and its implications as a result of being actively involved in it than I would be being taught by more traditional methods. As a result of this course and the skills learned hopefully i’ll be more useful employee in the future.
Natalie Smith
I just recieved an e-mail from Nelson Bostock letting me know that I’m on this list!
Thanks for helping people find me, it proves rather difficult with such a common name!
Anderson Lima
Well, I actually have a sister called Adriana Lima but I doubt we are talking about the same one.
Likeness only the surname mate and perhaps the fact we were born in the same beautiful country.
Nice one Stephen!!! Thanks for the post,
Anderson
Nik Forsyth
Hi,
I’ve just started a blog to help with some research about public opinion and the British armed forces. I’d really appreciate it if you could have a look and leave some comments…
http://nikforsyth.prblogs.org/
Many thanks!
Shu
I have been to some blogs of Richard’s students and read a couple articles. I realize that’s a good way to let student broaden their understanding about PR & media by blogging.
Actually i’ve stared to sep up my prgroup since a few mths ago, but it hasnt been developed so much due to my laziness(sigh). Whereas I think I would keep it on.
Tom Harle
I’ve only recently started reading PRblogger so it’s probably a bit out of turn, but I’d like to throw my hat in the ring and suggest http://aspire2enquire.typepad.com/
As an aside, I know the BA Broadcast Media & Popular Culture encourages students here at UWIC to have a blog for their ‘process journals’ but from the ones I’ve seen, that’s all they’re used for.
Mattias
I would say the PR-student-blogging-scene definitely is alive and kicking! You can find my and some fellow Master’s students at the University of Stirling’s PR tech blogs here:
My PR 2.0 blog: http://stirlingpr.blogspot.com
Siggi (Island): http://www.breezeprblog.blogspot.com/
Hilary (Canada): http://iprtsphere.blogspot.com/
Jelena (Croatia): http://geekyfreakypr.blogspot.com/
Cheers!
Adam Lewis
I know it’s a bit late to comment but after starting to gain an insight into the world of PR blogging there doesn’t seem to be many non-PR students who want to get into PR, who are blogging. Any reasons for this do you think?