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.
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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…
PRSA So-Called “Clean Audit” Conflicts Reported to U.S. PCAOB
Public comments to the PCAOB discuss PRSA's audit and conflict of interest issues overseen by PRSA's CFO (Global Alliance's Treasurer).
Want PR Industry “Mental Wellness”? Then Fight for Fair Pricing of PR Labor
The PR industry's long-running pricing problem is arguably connected at the hip to its workforce crisis in mental health.
2024 PRO PR Conference in Belgrade Highlights Leadership and Ethics
The 2024 PRO PR Conference in Belgrade, Serbia, brought together public relations global leaders, unified in PR ethics and best practice.