When the coronavirus odyssey began taking hold in the U.S., guidance to PR pros was relatively simple.
Reputation
Group Urges ‘Fact-Based’ Travel with Few Facts
March 11th, 2020 by Seth ArensteinThe impact coronavirus could have on commerce and travel is clear
Practice Cyber Hygiene in Your Home Office
March 10th, 2020 by Seth ArensteinMany PR pros, like those in other sectors, will consider home their office next week as the virus spreads.
To Go or Not to Go to Big Events
March 10th, 2020 by Seth ArensteinYou have a business trip. Should you stay or should you go? How about an event? Cancel it or allow it to go ahead?
IPR Postpones Bridge, Nixes Virtual Conference
March 10th, 2020 by Seth ArensteinThe Institute for Public Relations postponed its annual conference in Washington, D.C.
LinkedIn Group Provides Information for Communicators
March 10th, 2020 by Nicole SchumanCommunicating about Coronavirus (COVID-19) is a LinkedIn group for PR and communications professionals to share tactics and strategies around the virus.
Pro Sports Close Locker Rooms; Ivy B-ball Gone
March 10th, 2020 by Nicole SchumanMajor League Baseball, the National Hockey League, the National Basketball Association and Major League Soccer released a joint statement Monday (March 9, 2020) about the organizations’ preventative strategies surrounding coronavirus.
Help for PR Pros to Start Their Coronavirus Plans
March 9th, 2020 by Seth ArensteinWhere does the communicator start? With panicked stories circulating in the media, employee and customer concerns are rising.
Inside the PR Pro’s Mind as Coronavirus Spreads
March 9th, 2020 by Mallika Tiwari and Seth ArensteinIt’s impossible to predict now, but coronavirus could usher in a highly inward-looking society as more of us fear leaving the safety of our homes.

Ana Navarro Urges PRNEWS Summit Attendees to Treasure Truth
February 26th, 2020 by Nicole SchumanIn a wide-ranging address during day 2 of PRNEWS’ Crisis and Measurement Summit in Miami, political strategist Ana Navarro had positive and negative things to say about social media. In the end, though, she believes PR pros have a difficult but important mission to promote truth in messaging. “Don’t give up on the facts,” she said.