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This week’s PR Roundup examines how a nationwide shredded-cheese recall put brand trust and transparency to the test, Black Friday chatter revealing just how quickly attention spikes—and disappears—in today’s media ecosystem, and Meals on Wheels delivering one of the season’s most resonant Giving Tuesday messages.

Muck Rack’s Generative Pulse Summit opened on the heels of its Dec. 2025 “What is AI Reading?” Report release, which showed just how much AI search engines and GEO rely on journalism and other forms of earned media to shape their answers. 

If it feels like every brand has been running a sale for months, you’re not imagining it. According to a recent CNBC report, consumers are showing clear signs of discount fatigue ahead of Black Friday.

PR Roundup examines how to respond when your leadership insults members of the media, using the example of Trump and a reporter he called “piggy,” how the Cloudflare CEO responded after another outage and a new report acknowledging that users want brands on Bluesky for customer care.

PRNEWS sat down with Morning Consult for an inside look at its latest Fastest Growing Brands report. The discussion provides PR pros with information regarding Gen Z and traditional media consumption, tips for earned media in the era of AI, and the big impact of TikTok. 

This week’s roundup looks at the communication strategies from airlines amid travel disruptions and a Q&A with USAA’s chief communicator on its Honor Through Action program for Veterans Day.

LinkedIn is a great place to break business news. But the facts are only half the story. If your executives are sounding more like a press release than like the unique human they are, it’s time for a refresh.

This week’s PR Roundup explores how brands should approach SNAP and the government shutdown, Muck Rack’s latest “State of PR Measurement” report and a beefy campaign from A.1.

2025 PRSA ICON gathered comms professionals, educators and students to explore themes on impactful storytelling, industry ethics, leadership and reputation in polarized times, and the effect of technology on the profession. 

Learn how to navigate AI crisis challenges by focusing on transparency and aligning AI use with brand values.