Public information officer

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Public Information Officers (PIOs) are the communications coordinators or spokespersons of certain governmental organizations. They differ from public relations departments of private organizations in that they typically do not engage in marketing, but solely in providing information to the public and the media as required by law and according to the standards of their profession.

Public information officers can operate from an office or from the field. During wildfires, PIOs are often identified by wearing firefighter's hats with the letters "PIO" on them.

[edit] External links

• Conference of Court Public Information Officers
• National Information Officers Association