PRCA Invites Lobbying Code Input Amid Prior Ethics Code Concerns
Ketchum's (Omnicom's) troubling transatlantic influence in PR trade groups raises dire ethics concerns, as PRCA-UK ponders its "Lobbying" code.
Mary Beth West
President Biden… As an American, I’m Sad That I Only Feel Numb
Years of systemic gaslighting take a toll on this American's otherwise massive capacity for sympathy / empathy.
PR Partisanship and Divisiveness-for-Hire: Davos Keynoters Offer Two Takes
Mary Beth West: "When it comes to politics and its current negative impact on PR, Mr. Holmes and I appear to agree on practically nothing."
PRSSA Bateman Client EveryLibrary Fails Ethics Test on Book-Ban Debate
In a new batch of ethics violations, PRSA recruits a partisan front group as PRSSA's "client" for the Bateman Case Study Competition.
What Will the DOJ Crackdown on NY AG Letitia James Mean for PRSA?
Late author Stephen Covey famously wrote, "You can't talk your way out of a problem you behaved your way into!" Tell that to PRSA... and now, to the NY Attorney General, too.
Kennedy Tire Tracks on RFK’s Back: A New Loss of Family Dignity
When choosing a style of public critique about a family member's politics, be a Shriver, not a Kennedy.
Awash in Bias, ACEJMC Uni Accreditors Fail “Nonpartisan” Fact-Check
The ACEJMC university accreditation body for journalism, advertising, and PR is so compromised that a U.S. Department of Justice investigation is overdue to fix it.
PR’s Creativity Compass Points to Cannes Lions: A 2025 Travel Tutorial
Cannes Lions 2025 will take place June 16-20. For PR pros looking to build their creativity muscle at this year's festival, planning ahead is key.
2024 / 2025: Mary Beth West on Spirit Animals, Closure & PR Good vs Evil
As New Year '25 begins, the PR industry must take stock of "Trump White House / Part Deux" -- amid the industry's big partisanship problem.
Ethics-Embattled PRSA to Lose Another CEO as Financial Crisis Bears Down
The Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) quietly whispers news that the ethics-embattled PR association faces new turnover in its CEO position.