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Ask a Journalist: Jack O’Brien on Audience Trust and Telling Stories That Connect

September 22nd, 2026 by

Jack O’Brien, the Executive Editor at Medical Marketing and Media, details the traits and attributes a publicist should have to earn journalists’ trust and much more.

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Your Client Didn’t Share the Podcast Episode. The Host Noticed.

September 21st, 2026 by

When a client appears on a podcast and does nothing to promote it, the deepest cost is not a missed marketing opportunity. It is a relationship cost, and it is charged to the practitioner who made the booking, not to the client.

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25 Years Later, the PR Community Reflects on Sept. 11

September 10th, 2026 by

Twenty-five years ago, on Sept. 11, 2001, the world changed in an instant. For communicators, that moment carried a particular weight. They are, by profession, the people tasked with finding words when words feel impossible.

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PR Roundup: Anthropic Researcher Sounds an Apocalyptic Alarm, Communicators Are Burned Out, and TEMPTATIONS Nails the Bodega Cat Moment

September 10th, 2026 by

PR roundup covers what happens when Anthropic employees publicly confirm its risks, new research showing that communicators are increasingly burned out and eyeing the door, and how TEMPTATIONS turned the beloved “bodega cat” into a textbook experiential PR campaign.

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Five Questions With Dini von Mueffling: What Six Years Representing an Epstein Survivor Taught Her About Social Impact PR

August 11th, 2026 by

In this episode of “Five Questions With…,” Dini von Mueffling discusses her PR work with the late Virginia Roberts Giuffre, the most prominent Epstein survivor and her family.

PRNEWS Announces 2026 People of the Year

August 6th, 2026 by

PRNEWS announced its 2026 People of the Year honorees—an accomplished group of leaders, innovators and rising talent redefining the future of PR and communications.

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Yes, Chef: PR Lessons from ‘The Bear’

July 29th, 2026 by

As the beloved and flawed characters from “The Bear” came together in the final season, many PR professionals perhaps felt a tug at the heartstrings: a sense of familiarity between their working lives and those of the restaurant industry.

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Complaining About Bad Coverage Is the Surest Way to Amplify It

July 27th, 2026 by

The most reliable way to draw more attention to bad media coverage is to complain about it publicly.

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Three Things Publicists Would Like to Tell Their Journalist Friends

July 21st, 2026 by

What are the most common tropes publicists wish reporters knew about communications jobs?

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Journalists Are Facing Federal Subpoenas. Why PR Pros Have More at Stake Than They Think

July 14th, 2026 by

Understanding the federal journalist subpoenas and why the legal ground beneath them seems thin, is among the clearest lessons the PR industry has received in decades about what protects us and what does not.