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Patryk Slodzinski at NBS Communications, in Warsaw, Poland, and a member of the PRWA Exchange program, shares his thoughts on the time he spent at Feintuch Communications in NYC.

Last July, after being a television news producer for over three years, I left the journalism industry to pursue a new career path in public relations. There are probably more similarities than there are differences between journalism and public relations but here are, in my humble opinion, the top five similarities.

We’re all aware that just about any meeting we participate in will start or end with small talk. This banter is a natural warm up and cool down to the business at hand and makes the work day a little more pleasant. These casual chats can forge important connections that will likely serve you well over the course of your career.

For O'Dwyer's July 2018 50th Anniversary Magazine, I wrote about my personal interactions with publisher and editor Jack O'Dwyer.

It’s a Saturday afternoon and if it were my regular weekend routine, I would have worked out with my trainer at the gym, paid some bills, gone shopping with my wife and would be making plans for...

As a native San Franciscan, I assumed my transition to New York would be relatively easy. City life has truly never been a stranger to me. However, my first few days in New York have been shocking.

The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) celebrated its 50th anniversary last month. This gave me pause, as I figured I must have attended nearly half of these renowned events showcasing the latest in...

So here we are in 2017 and perhaps you still haven’t made time to focus on supporting your company’s communications strategy. Sell yourself on the value you bring to your clients by implementing these five things for a focused, prosperous year ahead.

“Don’t lie, mislead or whitewash. It’ll come back to haunt you. Integrity is like crystal: fragile and irreparable once cracked.” – Richard Roher

“Your credibility and your truthfulness is all you have, so never lie to a journalist. While there may be occasions where you can’t give them the full situation, do not lie or distort the...