Difference between Press Officer and Public Relation Officer

[Rosalisa]

Hello

I've been starting to take classes of Public Relations? I've also encountered a few positions related to PR. Can you give me some explanations of press officer, public relation officer, communication officer? Why are there so many names for PR?

Thank you.
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[Alan]

Hi Rosalisa,

It is becoming more and more fashionable nowadays to dream up new titles for jobs. A press officer would I imagine as the title suggests provide a direct link between the organization and the local/national press. A public relations officer will also have contact with the press but I would have thought their primary concern would be to promote the organization and its work/products and ensure that such things were shown in the best possible light. 'Communications Officer' to my mind is very vague and doesn't, I would have thought, have much substance or value because it isn't clear whether this is internal or external in terms of duties.

Just some thoughts.

Alan
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