PR is what PR does – a question of ethics
Not surprisingly there’s been a great deal of discussion of ethics in relation to the News Corp phone-hacking scandal. Although journalism and corporate governance are facing the real ethical questions,…
Arthur Yann: public relations in a fishbowl
An in-depth interview with the gent practising PR for the world’s largest organization of public relations professionals There’s an irony that public relations as a discipline struggles to manage the…
A mediated dissertation on crisis coverage
Traditional news vs. social media: what’s different? Guest post by Bob Conrad, PhD, APR Picking a dissertation topic is not for the faint of heart or the unprepared. Narrowing an…
PRoust Questionnaire: Richard Bailey
Richard Bailey MCIPR experienced public relations educator (university and professional qualifications) and a former business journalist and PR manager/consultant. The PRoust Questionnaire provides a quick insight into a public relations…
Public relations and the public interest: a matter of opinion
Recently the phrase “public interest” started an offline debate between two PR Conversations stalwarts, Toni Muzi Falconi and Heather Yaxley. This blog exists to encourage discourse about public relations and…
PR rules not OK
For an occupation that depends on freedom of expression to operate, it seems there are many who relish nothing more than imposing rules on the practice – and even the…
Truth to Power: A tribute to PR pioneer and critic, Chet Burger
Guest post by Ira Basen I think the hardest thing for anybody in life, certainly anybody in public relations or among management consultants, is to tell truth to power.” —…
Super-sized sound bites regarding the Arab Awakening
What makes for a great sound bite from a thought leader or information researcher, gatherer or curator is the ability to distill or crystallize a bigger concept or original observation…
A private viewing inside the Museum of Public Relations
Guest interview by Toni Muzi Falconi with founder of the fascinating non-profit venture, the Museum of Public Relations (http://www.prmuseum.com) Shelley Spector. 1. Why did you decide to establish the PR…
There’s no such thing as online or digital PR anymore…
That seems to be the message from Philip Young who, with David Phillips, is editing a special edition of the online journal, PRism on the topic: Beyond Online Public Relations…