Hi. I work as a public affairs liason. It's a type of PR job where I develop relations with politicians and represent my company's policy needs.
That is very interesting, what kind of industry do you do that in?>?
Well, the job is broad in nature, so some people might dispute what industry the job itself is, but I work for a publication conglomerate and represent the interests of journalists and publishers.
Wow is that exciting work?
It can be. It's sort of an informal job. I work outside the box. But the role is becoming more professional with time. And it can be fun to have pointed discussions with politicos who don't necessarily like you or what you represent.
Yeah I can imagine that would be something you would deal with on a regular basis, I would love to do that kind of work.
IT's not bad. In fact, you might be doing a similar sort of work and not know it. If you've ever commented a newspaper blog with editorial content, you're a public affairs liason. There are a lot of people doing the job under many different titles.
That is so true, we are all public liasons in some way or another.
Research in the field is limited to specific job titles, and people who identify as working PR, but the truth is we are all pushing our own agenda all the time. And we have all said "there oughtta be a law" at some point.
That is true as well, society is the best when we all come together with our different opinions.