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.
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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.
President Biden… As an American, I’m Sad That I Only Feel Numb
Years of systemic gaslighting take a toll on this American's otherwise massive capacity for sympathy / empathy.
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."
PRSSA Bateman Client EveryLibrary Fails Ethics Test on Book-Ban Debate
In a new batch of ethics violations, PRSA recruits a partisan front group as PRSSA's "client" for the Bateman Case Study Competition.
What Will the DOJ Crackdown on NY AG Letitia James Mean for PRSA?
Late author Stephen Covey famously wrote, "You can't talk your way out of a problem you behaved your way into!" Tell that to PRSA... and now, to the NY Attorney General, too.
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.
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.