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.
Category International PR
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.
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."
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.
In a World Awash in Ethical Challenges, September is #PRethics Month
While ethics in public relations is and should be, without question, a year-round priority and endeavor for all PR industry leaders, agencies, and practitioners, we traditionally set the spotlight on ethics in the month of September. Please join The #PRethicsCommunity…
Has UK Suppressed Free Speech via Bait-and-Switch? Are PR Folks OK with It?
Has the United Kingdom launched a tragic descent down a free-speech-suppression slippery slope, from which freedom-loving UK citizens may never recover? If elected to the White House, would the Kamala Harris Administration seek to adopt similar “internet troll” incarceration powers…
PRovoke: Biden Beats Putin as Worst World Leader Communicator
The global PR trade press has spoken. Or at least one of them has. PR trade publication PRovoke Media – living up to its name – has awarded the booby prize to U.S. President Joe Biden as the “worst communicator…