New Jersey's Cameraphone PR Nightmare

By Steve Rubel - Thu, 03/03/2005 - 14:16

Picturephoning reports that The Board of Education in Jersey has a major PR nightmare on their hands thanks to a student with a cameraphone.

The state may toughen its policy on use of cameraphones in schools, after a videotape showing a high school teacher screaming at his students to show respect for the national anthem - and then pulling the chair from underneath one student who refused to stand - was posted on several Web sites.

Nothing is sacred anymore from making it to the Web. What's inside is outside. Get used to it. There will be more to come. Someone will start leaking corporate trade secrets soon.

You can view the video here.

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Steve Rubel is a PR strategist with nearly 16 years of public relations, marketing, journalism and communications experience. He currently serves as a Senior Vice President with Edelman, the largest independent global PR firm.He authors the Micro Persuasion weblog, which tracks how blogs and participatory journalism are changing the public relations practice.

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About the author:
Steve Rubel is a PR strategist with nearly 16 years of public relations, marketing, journalism and communications experience. He currently serves as a Senior Vice President with Edelman, the largest independent global PR firm.

He authors the Micro Persuasion weblog, which tracks how blogs and participatory journalism are changing the public relations practice.