Flawed news
A breaking news story this weekend demonstrates how fake news travels thanks to human curiosity, algorithms, and search. Reporting the death of an individual should be an ethical red line, […]
When Passion Meets Ethics
“Passion is when you’re willing to quit your job over something in which you believe.” I’m not sure who to originally said this, but, regardless, these words have long resonated with me, and […]
Handling Client User Data In China
Edwina Chung, Client Director at Racepoint Global By agreeing to store iCloud user data locally, Apple will fall in line with Chinese cybersecurity laws: but what does this mean for […]
Industry meets academia in Bled
The 25th annual Bled Conference is over. Three days of debate and discussion on what’s going on in the industry -mainly but not exclusively from an academic perspective; mainly populated […]
Will AI be the creative partner you wish you had in PR?
Blair Metcalfe CEO & Creative Lead at The Agency Partnership Ever heard of Turkish-Korean Caesar salad or Cuban lobster bouillabaisse? Instagram-worthy foodie delights, no doubt. Yet, inspired cuisines that […]
Postcard from Cannes: There were far fewer PR people here than last year
It’s become a bit of a habit that I attach to my Postcard From Cannes a rather jolly photograph of me toasting the event with a glass of rosé. Well […]
Listening is most of all a matter of sensemaking
From EUPRERA news – The Commission on Public Relations Education have delivered a fantastic and very profound report on the essentials in educating entry-level public relations staff (http://www.commissionpred.org/). Yet, on […]
Cannes Musings: What’s Creative?
When is something truly creative? The question kept coming up as our jury deliberated over 1,800-plus entries. As you might imagine, the debate was robust. Just a few years ago, […]
Postcard from Botswana
The APRA conference held recently in Botswana was a melting pot of ideas, commitments, discussions, leadership and creativity. Bridget von Holdt, ICCO President for Africa gives her view. Ethics […]
Robots can’t tell stories
Artificial intelligence (AI) may transform the way we work, but at its core PR is about relationships and storytelling, and that human element isn’t changing any time soon. This was […]
