Pierpont's Terry Hemeyer Weighs in on Gen. Petraeus's Messaging on Afghanistan in PRWeek

August 27, 2010

Terry Hemeyer
PRWeek - Chris Daniels

Terry Hemeyer was quoted by PR Week on General Petreaeus's media campaign to educate the public on why the U.S. is invested in Afghanistan.

Terry Hemeyer, who teaches PR at the University of Texas and crisis management at Rice University, says most politicians “are running for cover” on this issue. “President Obama knows he needs someone with experience and credibility to tell the story as to why we're there, why we're spending the money and why those kids are dying,” says Hemeyer, who spent 20 years with the US Air Force. “We've certainly heard the other side.”

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