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The Committee to Protect Journalists finds a sharp increase in the number of reporters throughout the world jailed on charges of reporting 'fake news." Despots give a hearty round of applause to president Trump. (9 reader comments)
Did you ever think that you would see the day on which the United States, the former proud leader of the free world, was ridiculed, mocked and laughed at during an open session of an international conference? Meanwhile, 44 retired Senators urge Senate to stand tall in the event of a constitutional crisis. Welcome to Donald Trump's America. (1 reader comment)
While president Trump ridicules American reporters and declares the media the "enemy of the people," China is spending millions to fortify its media and overseas propaganda institutions in a bid to promote its image in the US and throughout the world. (9 reader comments)
You’ve got to hand it to S4 Capital chief Martin Sorrell: the guy is a PR genius as the media spill plenty of ink in reporting his deal to acquire an obscure ad tech firm. (2 reader comments)
Dictionary.com names misinformation its "2018 Word of the Year." Take a bow, president Trump. (5 reader comments)
Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg and COO Cheryl Sandberg hit rock bottom in an already brutal year last week. Does Nick Clegg, Facebook's incoming global affairs chief and former head of Britain's Liberal Democrats, really want to be a part of this mess? (5 reader comments)
As president Trump warns of non-existent terrorists from the Middle East imbedded in the Central American caravan, his administration has no clue of the whereabouts of battle-hardened ex-Gitmo detainees. (3 reader comments)
Amazon faces PR challenges of living up to the promises made to Crystal City and New York's Long Island City, its new second headquarters partners. (2 reader comments)
Veterans come home with general leadership and management skills, and other qualities that are a huge benefit to civilian employers. (1 reader comment)
The Democratic-controlled House will play an important PR role in raising awareness of "green" issues and thwarting the Trump Administration's anti-environmental agenda. (2 reader comments)
President Trump swings into full "press is the enemy of the people" mode. "Fake news" CNN reminds the president that "free press is vital to democracy." Here we go. (3 reader comments)
Let's hear it for the hardest working people in journalism! Hats off to the Washington Post fact-checkers who have spent countless hours and sleepless nights analyzing the 3 am gems from the Tweeter-in-Chief. (2 reader comments)
Are you down in the dumps? Has political hate and vitriol have you feeling blue? Snap out of it. You are guilty of 'presentism.' Things have been much worse, according to a Commpro panel. (1 reader comment)
Donald Trump throws all pretense to civility out the window with his caravan fear-mongering strategy, which is nothing more than a desperate bid to rescue himself from investigations launched by a Democratic-controlled House. (3 reader comments)
Will leaders of the PR community step up to counter hate and rising anti-Semitism in the US following the slaughter at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh? (6 reader comments)
McKinsey & Co, which likes to think its reputation towers over consulting firm competitors, took a PR hit from news that its work for Saudi Arabia may have been used to crack down on social media 'influencers.' (3 reader comments)
Endeavor’s forthcoming decision to step away from a deal with Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund provides a lesson in the cost of pulling the plug on a public relationship. (6 reader comments)
Let's hope Donald Trump is kowtowing before the Saudis because he really thinks they are going to buy billions in US weapons, and not because the Royals have their tentacles deeply dug into TrumpWorld. (10 reader comments)
It's pretty clear that Donald Trump wants the Republicans to lose the House in the upcoming midterm elections, a defeat that would get him off the hook. (5 reader comments)
Renegade artist Banksy created invaluable buzz when one of his most famed works appeared to self-destruct moments after being sold at a Sotheby’s auction.
Does Publicis Groupe, parent of Qorvis Communications, really want to represent Saudi Arabia after reports that its agents allegedly tortured, murdered and dismembered a prominent dissident and Washington Post columnist? Publicis CEO Arthur Sadoun has a big decision to make. (6 reader comments)
Facebook, the No. 1 "fake news" weapon of choice of Russian strongman Vladimir Putin and his army of trolls during the 2016 election, now wants to put a camera, video screen and microphone in the homes of millions of Americans. (2 reader comments)
The ceremonial swearing-in tonight of Associate Justice Brett Kavanaugh is icing on the PR cake for Donald Trump, but it's rubbing salt into the wound of the millions of Americans who opposed his Supreme Court pick. (1 reader comment)
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