PR News & Commentary

Fri., Jan. 27, 2023

By Kevin McCauley

Florida International University, which is Miami’s public research institution, plans to hire one or more firms to handle various strategic communications-related duties.

Fri., Jan. 27, 2023

By Steve Barnes

The Bliss Group adds Andrea Barger as GM, Texas... Henry Repeating Arms promotes Daniel Clayton-Luce to VP of communications... Hill+Knowlton Strategies promotes London foursome... Vianovo, a strategy consultancy, names Hector Valle as a partner in its Austin office.

By Liz Janisse, Rachel Rosenblatt

What to do when your organization becomes the subject of a high-profile documentary.

More articles from Jan. special issue:

• Welcome Back to an Even-More Unpredictable World -- Andrew Frank, Pres. Karv Communications

• The Best Companies Anticipate Crisies and Drill to Prepare -- Robert Durand, Jonathan Taylor, Crosswind Media & PR

• Twitter's Lessons for Crisis Communications -- Alex Stanton, CEO, Stanton

• When an Employee Threatens Your Company's Reputation -- David Ball, Pres. & Founder, Ball Consulting Group

• When Crisis Threatens an Influencer-Deal Partnerhsip -- Eric Yaverbaum, CEO, Ericho Comms.

• New Year, New World, New Rules? -- Jessica Berk Ross, Mng. Partner, FINN Partners

• Adding Self-Awareness, Compassion to the Crisis Toolkit -- Anne Green, Principal & Mng. Dir., G&S Business Comms.

• Reputation Management for Doctors -- Alaina Chiappone, Publicist, Otter PR

• It's a Rollup World -- by Art Stevens, Mng. Partner, The Stevens Group

Fri., Jan. 27, 2023

By Rick Gould

Is hiring a qualified outside advisory professional to valuate your PR agency worth the investment?

Thu., Jan. 26, 2023

By Kevin McCauley

Ohio looks for marketing partner to handle $4M public information campaigns designed to improve safety and well-being of its people.

Thu., Jan. 26, 2023

By Kevin McCauley

Jack Leslie, former chairman of Weber Shandwick, has joined Duke University as a senior visiting fellow at the Duke Global Health Institute and the Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy.

Commentary

Thu., Jan. 26, 2023

By Kevin McCauley

Get your George Santos bobblehead while the serial-lying New York Representative is still in Congress... Shaming companies that wrote down rather than pullied operations out of Russia... Journalism carnage rises as the number of reporters and media workers killed during 2022 rose 50 percent... Me-too layoffs in high-tech sector will backfire once economy recovers.

Thu., Jan. 26, 2023

By Andrew Frank

Our “return to normal” often feels like we’ve traded one massive global crisis for many smaller—yet substantial—problems, creating an expectation for our corporate leaders to assume a larger role in providing insights, guidance and solutions for these challenges.

Thu., Jan. 26, 2023

By Steve Barnes

Interpublic Group names Accenture's Jeriad Zoghby chief commerce strategy officer... Penske Media Corporation hires Hannah Woodard as senior director of communications... Weber Shandwick brings on Zeno Group's Jackie Cox Battles as New York consumer brand practice iead and North America consumer brand practice growth lead... Crosswind Media and Public Relations appoints Randall Whalin to serve as vice president of creative services.

Thu., Jan. 26, 2023

By Steve Barnes

The “No TikTok on United States Devices Act” is introduced by Sen. Josh Hawley... Victor Navasky, who was editor of The Nation from 1978 to 1995, dies at age 90... Gannett’s job-slashing binge has extended to the FSView & Florida Flambeau, a Florida State University student newspaper that was bought by the Tallahassee Democrat.

Thu., Jan. 26, 2023

By Steve Barnes

M Booth Health CEO Stacey Bernstein talks about how the expectations consumers have of the pharmaceutical industry changed in the wake of COVID on the latest "PR's Top Pros Talk" video interview with Doug Simon.

Wed., Jan. 25, 2023

By Kevin McCauley

Firehouse Strategies, which was launched by veterans of Republican Senator Marco Rubio's presidential run, acquires Scarlet Oak Strategies, a Democratic firm.