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.
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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.
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."
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.
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.