Journos make good PR practitioners

Across the globe, a striking trend has emerged: seasoned journalists are transitioning into public relations (PR) and corporate communications practitioners.

This shift is also evident in Zimbabwe, where many professionals have traded the newsroom for the boardroom.

While journalism and PR may seem like separate worlds, they share fundamental principles — storytelling, information dissemination and audience engagement — that make journalists well suited for PR roles.

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