Legacy in the Face of Loss: The Catharsis of Philanthropic Memorials
Philanthropy can be the highest form of communication in coming to terms with sadness, confusion, and even anger, in the face of loss.
Tag Mary Beth West
CPRE Reports Ethical Competency Shortfalls for PR Grads / New Pros
The Commission on Public Relations Education (CPRE) reports ethical competency shortfalls of PR graduates / new professionals. But are PR ethics codes partially to blame?
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.
Are Americans “Over It!” with News? And To What End This Election Year?
In matters of perceived media bias, have some traditional news sources pushed Americans to the point where they no longer care?
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.
2024: Praying Farewell to the Pandemic Boomerang
It's 2024, and not everyone is OK. Let’s rethink what “coping” means and what it requires... including for leaders.
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.
A Well-Deserved Message to Anti-Semitic Academia: “Job. No-Keep.”
In light of Fareed Zakaria's brilliant CNN editorial taking U.S. academia to task, you can't "PR" anti-Semitism. So let's not say stuff that suggests one can, or, much less, should.