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CPRE 2023 Signature Report Co-Chairs Elizabeth L. Toth, Ph.D., APR, Fellow PRSA, the University of Maryland, and Pamela Bourland-Davis, Ph.D., Georgia Southern University, contributed the following research overview. No one really expects PR practice to return to its pre-COVID-19 norms, according to the 2023 Commission on Public Relations Education’s 2023 Signature Report. Between the challenges

Florida International University is a proud sponsor of PRSA. By virtue of the job, PR professionals are familiar with high-stress environments and, generally speaking, comfortable with think-on-your-feet situations. Crisis and conflict exist for every company, organization or entity; no one is immune to it. Whether a disaster impacts your company or an organizational issue disrupts

PRSA is now accepting entries for the 2024 Anvil Awards. Find details here. When I earned my APR many years ago, one benefit I had not considered was that it would make me both a better compiler of PR/communications award entries and a shrewder judge for other organizations’ awards programs. I’ve become more astute about

It’s hard to believe 2023 is coming to an end – yet I haven’t aged another year. Weird. I’ve been fortunate to serve as president of this chapter for two terms. My feelings about the experience can be summed up in one word: grateful. At 22, I was lucky to start my career at an

In 2023, “AI has become a huge topic,” said Chris Perry, chair of Weber Shandwick Futures, the communication firm’s research and development lab that seeks to help PR agencies and their clients adapt to the major changes that artificial intelligence is causing. Since bursting into the public consciousness in November 2022 with the debut of

More and more, communications professionals are faced with situations that prompt discussion on if, when and how societal issues and current events, at home and abroad, should be addressed by their organizations. PRSA has assembled a resources page to help inform the decision-making process. University presidents may not be the only ones to come under

As we head into December, many organizations have started moving into the holiday season, complete with decorations throughout the office, ugly sweater parties and forced joyful messages. For leaders, encouraging holiday spirit in the office is unnecessary. And this year, it might even be inappropriate. Your most important audience — your people — may not

As the journalism profession faces threats from artificial intelligence, misinformation and the collapse of business models that support journalism, the next generation of journalists nonetheless feels optimistic and wants to bring truth, justice and integrity to their work, a new survey suggests. Greentarget, the strategic communications firm where I work as director of media relations,

More and more, communications professionals are faced with situations that prompt discussion on if, when and how societal issues and current events, at home and abroad, should be addressed by their organizations. To help inform the decision-making process, PRSA recently added a section to the website providing an array of resources for member use. “Our world is