by Bob | Mar 12, 2015 | Featured Articles, News / Blog
Bob Conrad, PhD, APR March 12, 2015 Speaking Notes on Science and GMOs for the Public Relations Society of America, Sierra Nevada Chapter Slide 1 Like with many things, I believe we have fear of the unknown. When we don’t know something, we have a tendency to want to...
by Bob | Feb 22, 2015 | Featured Articles, News / Blog
I’m honored to be speaking at this event. Join PRSA for our second program of the year as we host a panel discussion of three of the most heated topics in mass media today: genetically modified organisms (GMOs), vaccines, and climate change. Have we hooked you...
by Bob | Oct 19, 2014 | Featured Articles, News / Blog
It’s evident that many factors can influence the success of Facebook posts. For example, upon examining the Facebook page insights for the Facebook page of my own site,ThisisReno, a community news website in Reno, Nevada, the timing of posts is critical. We see our...
by Bob | Dec 26, 2013 | News / Blog
From the RGJ Reno Rebirth blog: #thisisreno Bob Conrad and Ryan Jerz started thisisreno.com in 2009. “We saw the downsizing of newsrooms in the Northern Nevada market, and we were seeing a lot of news distributed and not a lot published or aired, so the idea was to...
by Bob | Dec 26, 2012 | News / Blog
From the December 13, 2012 issue of the Reno News & Review: Bob Conrad is the Energy Outreach Coordinator at the Governor’s Office of Energy. Additionally, he’s the drummer in several local bands, including The Firebombing, The Die Ads and formerly Zoinks. He’s...
by Bob | Nov 3, 2012 | News / Blog
News Releases and the Social Environment is a presentation Bob gave yesterday for a workshop at the University of Nevada’s Reynolds School of Journalism. It essentially covers crafting a news release in the age of social media. Enjoy! News Releases In the Social...