public affairs
plural noun
: the events, activities, etc., that a company does for the public
the director of public affairs
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Rita Franklin, director of security public affairs at Meta, told Newsweek that the company took down 408,000 accounts in 2024 just related to military-impersonation scams.
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Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025
Among them are former Novo Nordisk public affairs executive Brian Kelly, PhRMA Senior Vice President Scott LaGanga, HMC HealthWorks CEO Janis DiMonaco, pharmacy executive Clark Marcus, and healthcare executive Cliff Robertson.
—Robert Schmad, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 12 Feb. 2025
Kerry Watson was hired as the Orioles’ vice president of public affairs in September 2023, becoming the first African American on the ballclub’s senior leadership team.
—Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 12 Feb. 2025
The space agency employs hundreds of public affairs professionals to create and implement its media and social media strategies.
—Ars Technica, 5 Feb. 2025
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Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025
Among them are former Novo Nordisk public affairs executive Brian Kelly, PhRMA Senior Vice President Scott LaGanga, HMC HealthWorks CEO Janis DiMonaco, pharmacy executive Clark Marcus, and healthcare executive Cliff Robertson.
—Robert Schmad, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 12 Feb. 2025
Kerry Watson was hired as the Orioles’ vice president of public affairs in September 2023, becoming the first African American on the ballclub’s senior leadership team.
—Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 12 Feb. 2025
The space agency employs hundreds of public affairs professionals to create and implement its media and social media strategies.
—Ars Technica, 5 Feb. 2025
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“Public affairs.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/public%20affairs. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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