Questioning the Media: Chapter 12

2) What might a college or university do to improve public relations with homeowners on the edge of a campus who have to deal with noisy student parties and a shortage of parking spaces?
There are numerous things a college or university could do to improve their public relations with homeowners who have to deal with the noise issues from student parties and the shortage of parking spaces. First of all, the campus could monitor parties and take noise complaints seriously and punish those students and to solve the parking issue make more lots and spaces or even reserve spots for the neighbors of the school. Those suggestions are a little harsher towards the students so maybe the campus could come up with a trade off. For instance, they could make some campus facilities open to the neighboring public for no cost. Things like the gym and library would be a plus for neighbors to use.

4) Can and should the often hostile relationship between the journalism and PR professions be mended? Why or why not?
Yes, the hostile relationship should be mended between the journalism and public relations professions. Hostile relationships are never healthy. Many of the workers in both fields have identical if not very close to the same schooling and may even use the same methods in their work. If differences were put aside possibly the relationship between the journalism and PR professions could be very productive and help both fields. If the two professions got along work for the journalists would be a lot easier and the PR people.