There’s a Word for PRSA Falsifying its APR+M Pentagon MOU: Fraud
For more than a decade, PRSA claimed to have a legitimate "Memorandum of Understanding" (MOU) with the U.S. Dept. of Defense. They were lying.
Mary Beth West
P.R. Popcorn Alert: “I Hate Math!” Anti-Mantra Cracks Under PRSA’s $5 Mill Error
In 2016, PRSA’s Chairman declared the words “I hate math!” as PR anathema. Now, in 2024, PRSA's new $5 million balance sheet discrepancy underscores its corruption.
2024: Praying Farewell to the Pandemic Boomerang
It's 2024, and not everyone is OK. Let’s rethink what “coping” means and what it requires... including for leaders.
5 Revelations from DEI-Focused PRSA Foundation’s Latest IRS Tax Filing
With a $300,000 loss at the Diversity Action Alliance, PRSA members deserve to know what their own Foundation "charity" is really doing on DEI.
A Well-Deserved Message to Anti-Semitic Academia: “Job. No-Keep.”
In light of Fareed Zakaria's brilliant CNN editorial taking U.S. academia to task, you can't "PR" anti-Semitism. So let's not say stuff that suggests one can, or, much less, should.
New ICCO PR World Report Includes North American Market Insights
The North American PR agency sector faces a slew of competing priorities -- with budgets unequal to client demands.
Blount County’s Long Community Nightmare is Over
It should never be this difficult or expensive to dismiss an utterly toxic individual who’s arguably driving a desperately needed community healthcare resource into the ground.
Pellissippi State: High Schools Fuel Diverse PR / Comms Workforce Pipeline
A new program in East Tennessee is helping diverse high school students gain career pathways into PR, media, and communications careers. Industry partners are welcomed to join!
Grappling for AI Relevancy, BEPS is Blasé to PRSA’s Tech and Financial Violations
PRSA’s AI white paper is awash in “do as we say, not as we do” hypocrisies, neglecting disclosure of many recent PRSA violations of member trust.
Remembering Hickory Construction’s Chuck Alexander
In 15 years of operating my PR firm in Blount County, one of my favorite clients was Hickory Construction… and alongside Hickory’s Pinnell Family, two of my favorite pillars of the Blount County / Greater Knoxville community have always been…