Daily Archives: February 27, 2020

A pleasant Minnesota surprise for PRWeek editor-in-chief

  Editor’s note: This post originally ran on Minnesota Public Relations Blog on May 16, 2012. In his first trip to Minnesota, Steve Barrett, editor-in-chief of PRWeek, learned that his perceptions of our state were quite different from the reality. “I saw ‘Fargo’ and I know that Prince lived here,” Barrett told a group of approximately 60…

A look at an up-and-comer: Samantha Schommer

  Editor’s note: This post originally ran on Minnesota Public Relations Blog on April 23, 2012. Samantha Schommer serves as the vice president of the Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) chapter at Minnesota State University, Mankato. Meet this up-and-comer! 1. Tell us a bit about your public relations experience so far. I’ve always been passionate about writing,…