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By Gwen Earle, OCPRSA – Co-Chair Programs As we celebrate Black History Month, I want to share three keys of success for Black PR  professionals:  Keep learning Be willing to learn from others with more experience than you and identify a mentor or role model. We can all learn a great deal from PR pros […]

Diane Gage Lofgren, APR, Fellow PRSA, a longtime communications executive and PRSA member who served on the Board of Directors, has passed away. She was 67. Lofgren was a member of the College of Fellows Class of 2009 and sat on the Board of Directors with former College of Fellows Chair Geri Evans, APR, Fellow

“Our job is to be honest with the American people,” White House Communications Director Kate Bedingfield said. “We’re going to be wholly committed…to sharing honest information.” Bedingfield was one of four members of the Biden-Harris administration’s female-led communications team who participated in a Jan. 21 video call with The 19th, a nonprofit site that reports

As a communications professional, and PRSA 2021 chair, I am increasingly frustrated by, and concerned about, the continued proliferation of mis- and disinformation in our society and around the world. I find it ironic and disheartening that one of the biggest news stories of our time is the rise of what have become known as

The concept of crisis communications can elicit images of Olivia Pope on the ABC series “Scandal” rattling off a monologue to a slew of reporters. While not quite as cinematic in reality, crisis communications is at the heart of any professional communication enterprise. The violence in our nation’s Capitol on Jan. 6 further illustrates the

Last year marked one of the most tumultuous times in history. A global pandemic, economic downturns, political uncertainty and broad public protest over racial inequality had an insurmountable impact. The effects will be felt this year and beyond and fuel the10company’s top 10 2021 communications trends, each with significant implications for companies and executives: 1.

After a turbulent year of the coronavirus pandemic, civil unrest and political instability, public mistrust of societal institutions is widespread around the world, Edelman’s 2021 Trust Barometer finds. The PR firm’s annual survey, which tracks public sentiment about business, government, nongovernmental organizations and media, says ordinary citizens feel misled and don’t trust the leaders of

Next week, the nation will observe Martin Luther King Jr. Day. It is a federal observance that honors the birth of civil rights leader Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and provides a platform for organizations to communicate their commitment to his fight for equity and freedom for all Americans. Organizations and individuals celebrate this