PRSA So-Called “Clean Audit” Conflicts Reported to U.S. PCAOB
Public comments to the PCAOB discuss PRSA's audit and conflict of interest issues overseen by PRSA's CFO (Global Alliance's Treasurer).
Category Governance
Want PR Industry “Mental Wellness”? Then Fight for Fair Pricing of PR Labor
The PR industry's long-running pricing problem is arguably connected at the hip to its workforce crisis in mental health.
Syracuse PR Students Get Advice from PR Guy Later Arrested at Syracuse
Syracuse's Newhouse School sent PR students for career advice from 5W's ethics-embattled Ronn Torossian. Months later, Syracuse arrested him.
U of Florida’s Ben Sasse Takes Higher-Ed Flimflam Out to the Woodshed
UF President Ben Sasse used strong, clear communication + policy that served to prevent campus violence. Other leaders should take note.
5 Critical Gaps in PRSA’s (Very) Outdated PR Ethics Code
With massive bylaw / compliance conflicts, PRSA’s unenforced Code of Ethics hasn’t been updated since Bill Clinton was POTUS.
Postcard from Paris: EBEF ’24 Shines for Evidence-Based Ethics in City of Light
Trust cannot exist without evidence-based ethics. The 2024 European Business Ethics Forum illuminated this fact well in the City of Light.
2024 European Business Ethics Forum to Include Insights on Strategic Comms
To advance ethics in strategic communication, it's critical to reach boardroom and c-suite leaderships well outside the PR industry.
There’s a Word for PRSA Falsifying its APR+M Pentagon MOU: Fraud
For more than a decade, PRSA claimed to have a legitimate "Memorandum of Understanding" (MOU) with the U.S. Dept. of Defense. They were lying.
P.R. Popcorn Alert: “I Hate Math!” Anti-Mantra Cracks Under PRSA’s $5 Mill Error
In 2016, PRSA’s Chairman declared the words “I hate math!” as PR anathema. Now, in 2024, PRSA's new $5 million balance sheet discrepancy underscores its corruption.
5 Revelations from DEI-Focused PRSA Foundation’s Latest IRS Tax Filing
With a $300,000 loss at the Diversity Action Alliance, PRSA members deserve to know what their own Foundation "charity" is really doing on DEI.