Great weekend to all! Here is your Friday Daily PR Brief - March 27, 2026
Air Canada's disappointing crisis response; Take the 'work' out of networking; How polarization is reshaping PR in 2026; more!
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Read some of today's best PR and Comms industry news clips:
PR Roundup: Air Canada Crisis, the Second Screen of March Madness, and CCOs are not Happy (PRNEWS - March 26, 2026)
How Polarization Is Reshaping Public Relations in 2026 (Meltwater - March 26, 2026)
Journalists want your help, but say most pitches miss the mark (PR Daily - March 26, 2026)
3 ways to take the 'work' out of networking (Fast Company - March 27, 2026)
AI's adoption gap is becoming a comms problem (Axios - March 26, 2026)
Moneyballing Your Way in AI Search is a Bad Long-Term Bet (O'Dwyer's - March 26, 2026)
United CEO addresses flight cuts with employees amid war; CBS News lays off employees due to 'changing business' (Ragan Communications - March 27, 2026)
Report: CCOs Feel Well-Equipped with Budgets, Less So With Teams (PRsay - March 26, 2026)
How AI is Exposing Weak Strategies (Spin Sucks - March 26, 2026)
5 ethical considerations in managing brand reputation (Agility PR Solutions - March 26, 2026)
Executive Presence Means Clear Communication Not Waffling (CommPRO - March 27, 2026)
What executives need to know about Generative Engine Optimization (Muck Rack - March 26, 2026)
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PR Roundup: Air Canada Crisis, the Second Screen of March Madness, and CCOs are not Happy
By Nicole Schuman
PRNEWS - March 26, 2026
From an Air Canada air traffic control crisis at LaGuardia Airport, to a PR workforce stretched thin by expanding expectations, to fans rewriting the rules of live sports engagement during March Madness—this week's PR Roundup covers timely moments and data for all communicators to learn from.
How Polarization Is Reshaping Public Relations in 2026
By Anna Amarotti
Meltwater - March 26, 2026
The 2026 Global Communication Report reveals how political polarization is transforming PR strategy, corporate communications, crisis management, and reputation.
Journalists want your help, but say most pitches miss the mark
By Allison Carter
PR Daily - March 26, 2026
There are fewer and fewer journalists every day to create those earned media stories. Which means their inboxes are bursting with pitches. Unfortunately, journalists report that the vast majority of these pitches aren't helpful at all.
3 ways to take the 'work' out of networking
By Robert Hellmann
Fast Company - March 27, 2026
You've spent years building a robust professional network. You've cultivated relationships with peers, mentors, and industry leaders. So when you signal that you're exploring new opportunities, you expect your network to perform. Yet too often, promising conversations dissolve into silence.
AI's adoption gap is becoming a comms problem
By Eleanor Hawkins
Axios - March 26, 2026
AI may promise massive efficiency gains, but without trust and adoption inside organizations, those gains will stall.
Moneyballing Your Way in AI Search is a Bad Long-Term Bet
By Samuel Barber
O'Dwyer's - March 26, 2026
The way some are creating AI-optimized content farms feels quite Moneyball-esque. The difference is the basic principles of baseball don't change between seasons.
United CEO addresses flight cuts with employees amid war; CBS News lays off employees due to 'changing business'
By Sean Devlin
Ragan Communications - March 27, 2026
Greetings, comms pros! Let's take a look at a few news stories from the last week and see what we can learn from them. United CEO addresses flight cuts with employees amid war; CBS News lays off employees due to 'changing business'. Plus, Epic Games chalks up layoffs to Fortnite's struggles.
Report: CCOs Feel Well-Equipped with Budgets, Less So With Teams
PRsay - March 26, 2026
Chief communications officers and chief marketing officers feel more positive about their budgets in the first quarter of 2026 than they did last year, a survey from The Conference Board finds.
How AI is Exposing Weak Strategies
By Travis Claytor
Spin Sucks - March 26, 2026
AI isn’t disrupting communications strategy—it’s exposing where it lacks clarity, consistency, and direction.
5 ethical considerations in managing brand reputation
By Mehdi Hussen
Agility PR Solutions - March 26, 2026
A pricing revision sparks debate over fairness, while a public statement by the CEO may draw the LinkedIn community either flak or appreciation. The first step in managing your brand reputation is to clearly define what your brand stands for.
Executive Presence Means Clear Communication Not Waffling
By Carol Kinsey Goman, Ph.D.
CommPRO - March 27, 2026
A simple reminder for leaders: the words you choose can either strengthen your presence or quietly undermine it.
What executives need to know about Generative Engine Optimization
Muck Rack - March 26, 2026
Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) moves beyond rankings to focus on citations. Discover why earned media is the critical currency for AI visibility.
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