In this interview, Buffs for Civility members Alicia Whitman, Helena Regan, and Henry Collins discuss their campaign against incivility, "Hear Someone Out," which aims "to address the issue of incivility taking place online and in-person" according to Hear Someone Out's website. The campaign is part of a larger program, the Public Relations Student Society of America's Bateman Case Study Competition, which had students "create a campaign that positions the public relations profession as a resource for countering incivility," according to Hear Someone Out's website. During the interview, Whitman, Regan, and Collins discuss what this incivility looks like, the effects of such incilvity, their hopes for the campaign, and more.
You can learn more about the campaign and take their pledge against incivility on their website: https://here3114.wixsite.com/mysite
Interview by News Director John Boughey.
Originally aired on March 3, 2021.