2025: A PR Year of the Flying Monkeys
We may still be plugging along in the Year of the Wood Snake in the Chinese Zodiac, but as far at the PR industry goes, it seems we’re stuck in the Era of Flying Monkeys.
Mary Beth West
Remembering My Classmate, Jill Hennessy Shea (1973-2025)
God blesses our lives with people, in ways and at times that can be under-appreciated until, suddenly, one day, it’s not.
Secret Internal Memo Reveals PRSA’s “Hostile Work Place”
Secret PRSA memos and meetings admitting to "unbecoming" and "inappropriate behaviors" may drive the last nail in PRSA's credibility coffin.
As Rent-A-Mob “Protests” Rage, PRSA’s “Ethics” Board is AWOL
As "Protestors for Hire" are unethically staged to march in the streets of Washington, D.C., PRSA's "Ethics Board" stays reliably tight-lipped.
Why Does PRSA ICON Have a “Whorehouse” in It?
A male U of TN-Knoxville PR prof will present a "poster board session" entitled "The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas" at PRSA ICON.
Dear Chancellor Plowman: About UT’s DEI “Audit” . . .
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville has a massive "Say / Do" disconnect (gaping hole) in its DEI "compliance" story.
New PR Research: “Organizational Gaslighting” on the Rise
Many PR leaders report that "organizational gaslighting" is on the rise, violating PR ethics codes while stoking disinformation.
Post-Glastonbury Fest, Should PR Assocs Speak Out on Anti-Semitism?
Recent statements (and non-statements) underscore selective DEI favoritism and lack of cohesive voice when it comes to antisemitism.
Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Public Relations DEI Chat …
Over recent years, disturbing trends have vastly shifted many citizens’ original goodwill toward DEI as a good-faith movement.
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.