Here is the big question on every news reporter’s mind lately: Is Hillary Clinton’s health in good standing? Clinton attended a memorial service for the 15th anniversary of the attacks on September 11, and was forced to leave early due to becoming “overheated and dehydrated.” She had been diagnosed with pneumonia on September 9 by her primary care physician, Dr. Lisa Bardack, according to PR news online. Ever since the incident occurred, rival presidential candidate Donald Trump has been tweeting about the event and spinning it in his favor, using Clinton’s illness to prove her incapability of leading the country, as she lacks the “strength and stamina.” Clinton’s PR team then realized that they would have to enact a decent amount of damage control. Resulting in, Dr. Bardack releasing a letter stating that Clinton was in good health standing after all. Her team utilized the honesty of her releasing the letter, which contained fairly private information about her personal health, to point out that Donald Trump had still refused to release his tax documents. Her campaign also landed her a spot on Jimmy Kimmel’s show, where she proved her health by opening a jar of pickles jokingly. The campaign successfully diffused the situation by not only proving the little concern the public should be expressing over the issue, but they also managed to turn it around onto Trump’s campaign in an effort to take some of the heat off of Clinton’s campaign. Still, many Hillary supporters are questioning the motives behind her team’s decisions to hide the diagnosis- why would they choose to dismiss the questions of her health and try to write off any speculation as simply ‘allergies’? Is there something the campaign is hiding from the public in an effort to save her campaign? In my opinion, the Clinton campaign has more than likely dug themselves an even deeper hole. If they are, in fact, attempting to mislead the public in an effort to cover information up, they have just made a presidential candidate who has been under fire for months--for nothing less than the basis of her trustworthiness--even more untrustworthy. image courtesy of: http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2016/08/healthy-hillary-clinton-opens-pickle-jar-on-late-night-tv.html
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Each month, members from our chapter participate in the PRSSA National Twitter Chat. The theme varies month to month, but chats always revolve around an important aspect of public relations and general professionalism. Here are some of the best tweets from this semester’s PRSSA National Twitter Chats, from our very own members. April: “Following Through with the Internship Hunt”/Interviews I do this a lot! It’s amazing what you think of on the fly. Also in April, PRSSA participated in a tweet-off with VT Prism. Here’s a humorous interpretation on how Snuggie could boost their sales from Melanie: February: Branding Here are some awesome tweets from our very own chapter president! January: “What Membership Services Can Do” December: “Do it the WRITE Way” We had several members participate in this chat! I guess we all love writing. As you can see, our members love participating in PRSSA Twitter chats. We make it a competition to have a new record number of members participating each time and try to get retweeted by PRSSA National. Follow @VTPRSSA and @PRSSANational for information on when chats are held and what the topic is. Get tweeting and start a conversation with PRSSA members around the country.
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