On tonight’s episode of Gossip girl there were two instances in which I felt were highly relatable to the world of public relations. In the first scenario, Serena is working for a public relations firm and during an argument with her boss she says "I know, my only value is my social network." In the world of PR having a strong social network can very helpful is creating trusting and mutually beneficial relationships with your clients. The other instance where I felt that there was a strong PR presence was when Nate's cousin, Trip who happens to be campaigning for a political position in NYC, finds himself amidst a pseudoevent, one which he has no idea he is taking part in. For those of you who don’t know what a pseudoevent is, it is merely an event that is created for the sake of reporting on it in order to gain publicity. If the media is not present, there is no event. Trip jumps into the Hudson River to save a drowning man and is automatically labeled a hero. We then come t ... more »
Posted: November 2, 2009 11:25 pm | 0 comments
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On this weeks episode of Gossip Girl, Serena is given a job as a media relations representative for a young congressman in New York. Although Serena has just graduated from high school this past year and has no public relations experience at all, she seems to get the job with ease. As the viewer we are led to believe that Serena was granted this job due to her rediculous social network and her model good looks. A situation such as this is quite frustrating for those of us who are hoping to emerge in the PR world in the years to come. We are spending thousands of dollars on an education to get us to where Serena is right out of high school. The situation just does not seem fair.
Posted: November 11, 2009 10:19 pm | 0 comments
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On this weeks episode of Gossip Girl, we were graced with the presence of musical royalty, Miss Lady Gaga. As a huge Lady Gaga fan I was personally ecstatic when I heard that she would be making a guest appearance on the show. Although she did not make her acting debut, her private performance at NYU which was arranged by the character Blair in an attempt to gain acceptance was amazing. She performed her newly released song called “Bad Romance.” Her performance flowed very well with the show and was not just randomly inserted into the plot. In an interview with MTV, Gaga explained that she did not want the performance to be out-of-tune with the storyline of the show, so she sat down with the script-writers and proposed her idea. Ultimately the song “Bad Romance” was made a part of the storyline and easily assimilated into the pre-existing drama of the show. "Bad Romance" debuted at number nine on the November 14, 2009 chart of the Billboard Hot 100, making it the highest- ... more »
Posted: November 17, 2009 12:35 am | 0 comments
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