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Peter Shankman: Twitter & HARO
Feb 18, 2009

Peter Shankman, Social Media CEO & Founder of Help A Reporter Out (HARO)

Peter is a social media evangelist with 27,000+ and growing Twitter followers (@skydiver). Last year he launched Help a Reporter Out, basically a free ProfNet that connects journalists with sources through email and Twitter. HARO has quickly amassed 53,000 members and has a growing stable of national journalists using the service on a daily basis. He entertained us with his thoughts on social media.

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Archive of Past Events

Twitter & HARO For Public Good

Peter Shankman, Social Media CEO & Founder of Help A Reporter Out (HARO)
Feb 18, 2009

Funny Joke Politics (links to PowerPoint presentation)

Peter Koechley, MoveOn.org
April 1, 2008

GLAAD's Culture Changing Work:
Working With News & Entertainment Media to Move Public Opinion

Rashad Robinson - Senior Director of Media Programs
Cindi Creager - Director of National News
Carlos Macias - People of Color Media Strategist, Spanish Language
Feb. 6, 2007

Crafting a Career in Progressive PR

Marie Raperto, President, Cantor Executive Search Solutions
Lisa Witter, COO, Fenton Communications
Nov. 14, 2006

Ready, Set, Talk!
A Guide to Getting Your Message Heard by Millions on Talk Radio, Talk Television, and Talk Internet

Ellen Ratner, author and political editor/DC bureau chief of Talkers Magazine
Oct. 26, 2006

Blogging, Flashing & Podcasting: Communicating With Web 2.0

Jason Cohen, President, CityCast Media
Tate Hausman, web strategy consultant (formerly Director of Strategy at Free Range)
Elana Levin, Communications Manager, Drum Major Institute for Public Policy
April 25, 2006

Crisis Communications: How to deal with a hostile press situation

Ken Weine, Director of Communications, Newsweek
March 7, 2006

Hijacking Pop Culture For Higher Purposes

Josh Baran, Baran Communications
Oct. 18, 2005

Making Connections

Tracy Van Slyke, Publisher, In These Times
Sept. 22, 2005

How to Pitch TV News

June 7, 2005

Working with the Media When the Topic is Not Warm and Fuzzy

JoAnne Page, Executive Director, The Fortune Society
May 10, 2005