This week’s PR Roundup explores the high stakes of personal conduct in a hyperconnected world, how AXE’s tongue-in-cheek TikTok collaboration proves the power of creator partnerships, and why new research shows PR pros must rebuild trust as young audiences turn to (but doubt) social media for news.
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Pentagon Press Policy Standoff: Lessons for Communicators
October 15th, 2025 by Julio E. LigorriaWhen the world’s most powerful defense institution declares that “the press no longer roams free,” it’s a revealing example of how even someone steeped in media can misunderstand both a mandate and the medium. In… Continued

Crisis in Two Languages: Proactively Building Bilingual Rapid-Response Systems
October 15th, 2025 by Yesenia ReinosoFor multilingual organizations, building a bilingual rapid-response system goes far beyond simply translating messages.

How the Top Six AI Systems Prioritize Search Results—Plus Five Tips
October 13th, 2025 by Steve SmithGenerative AI services like ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot and Google Gemini are changing how we search for and access information. But each gen AI service prioritizes search results differently. A column from Steve Smith, Associate Partner at Voxus PR, examines how each platform differs and tips for companies moving forward.

PR Roundup: American Eagle CMO Speaks, PR Not Sold on AI, Repicturing Rural America
October 10th, 2025 by Nicole SchumanThis week’s PR Roundup reviews the first public appearance of the American Eagle CMO since this summer’s Sydney Sweeney jeans debacle, a new study showing not everyone in PR is into AI, and how Getty learned what its audience needed through reading data.

PRNEWS Announces the 2025 Platinum Award Winners
October 9th, 2025 by PRNEWSPRNEWS announced the winners of the 2025 Platinum Awards on Tuesday, October 7, before an audience of more than 400 PR and communications professionals gathered at the Pier Sixty venue in New York City. This year’s Platinum winners represent the industry’s highest standard of creativity, innovation and impact—those who have reached the pinnacle of strategic storytelling, brand reputation and audience connection.

How to Make Press Releases Work for Journalists and AI Algorithms
October 8th, 2025 by Nicole SchumanIn this exclusive Q&A, Reinoso explains that press releases are no longer just for journalists—they’re now built for search engines, social platforms and even AI aggregators.

Not If, But When: Data Breaches Threaten Brand Trust
October 7th, 2025 by Nicole SchumanLiv Allen, VP at Codeword, and Chelsea Korman, Brand and Communications Director at Demandbase, discuss the growing threat of cyberattacks and data breaches, noting 93% of company networks are vulnerable.

PR Consolidation Is Forcing In-House Teams to Become the Agency
October 2nd, 2025 by Stamatis AstraAs consolidation reduces the number of PR agency partners and rising costs make retainers tougher to swallow, in-house teams are evolving.

PR Roundup: AI Workslop Emerges, PR Loses Credibility and “Reading Rainbow” Returns
October 2nd, 2025 by Nicole SchumanPR Roundup explores AI workslop invading productivity for communicators, a new study showing journalist dissatisfaction with public relations professionals using AI for media relations and how the new host of “Reading Rainbow” was chosen via social media.