Hello! Your Thursday Daily PR Brief is here - July 23, 2026
Hyperscaler PR's impact on clean energy efforts; Lessons from jumping on a stupid meme way too late; Things publicists would like to tell their journalist friends; more!
Read some of today's best PR and Comms industry news clips:
Three Things Publicists Would Like to Tell Their Journalist Friends (PRNEWS - July 21, 2026)
When Do Employees Speak Up? (Institute for Public Relations - July 21, 2026)
3 lessons from jumping on a stupid meme way too late (PR Daily - July 22, 2026)
AI search is rewriting the rules of visibility—and PR is either leading or lagging (Agility PR Solutions - July 22, 2026)
Reframing social media management on LinkedIn as a PR growth engine (Axia Public Relations - July 23, 2026)
Your Comms Team Doesn't Need an AI God. It Needs These Five Roles (CommPRO - July 23, 2026)
Hyperscaler PR: The Impact on Clean Energy Efforts (FischTank PR - July 23, 2026)
Tech Regulation Communications: The 2026 Playbook (Everything-PR - July 22, 2026)
WATCH: Comms leaders share their most valuable AI uses (Ragan Communications - July 23, 2026) [VIDEO]
An Interview: Amanda Silberling, TechCrunch (Meredith & The Media - July 20, 2026)
The New Rules of Thought Leadership (Content Marketing Institute - July 9, 2026) [VIDEO]
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Summary Section:
Three Things Publicists Would Like to Tell Their Journalist Friends
By Jasmin Hartmeier
PRNEWS - July 21, 2026
What are the most common tropes publicists wish reporters knew about communications jobs?
When Do Employees Speak Up?
By Katie (Haejung) Kim, Ph.D.
Institute for Public Relations - July 21, 2026
Most of us would agree that colleagues play a crucial role at work. They are not just collaborators; they are key sources of information, interpretation, and emotional support. Yet, surprisingly, we know relatively little about how everyday conversations with coworkers influence employees' willingness to speak up and their engagement at work.
3 lessons from jumping on a stupid meme way too late
By Paul Hiebert
PR Daily - July 22, 2026
Perdue Foods knew it was cringe. They admit it in the first line of the press release announcing the product.
AI search is rewriting the rules of visibility—and PR is either leading or lagging
By Nicole Penn, CEO of EGC Group, Founder of Suade Performance PR
Agility PR Solutions - July 22, 2026
AI search is now a top priority for every brand. But it should be an even bigger priority for PR and communications firms.
Reframing social media management on LinkedIn as a PR growth engine
Axia Public Relations - July 23, 2026
Social media management for LinkedIn should not sit in the same bucket as basic posting or community updates. For senior marketing leaders, it is a lever for growth, brand power, and revenue, especially when it is led by PR, not just by a content calendar.
Your Comms Team Doesn't Need an AI God. It Needs These Five Roles
By Aaron Kwittken, Global Head of Intelligence and Engagement at FGS Global
CommPRO - July 23, 2026
Aaron Kwittken argues that AI won't simply make communications teams smaller. It will redefine who gets hired, what skills matter most, and why human judgment will become the profession's greatest competitive advantage.
Hyperscaler PR: The Impact on Clean Energy Efforts
By Alexa Topolski and Julia Kindig
FischTank PR - July 23, 2026
Fueled by AI, hyperscalers are significantly impacting GDP and job growth, while also putting strain on the electrical grid and impacting clean energy efforts. Read more about hyperscaler PR and news updates.
Tech Regulation Communications: The 2026 Playbook
Everything-PR - July 22, 2026
Five years ago, the tech-regulation conversation was Lina Khan, the Facebook Papers, and a legislative package moving through Congress. Every one of those variables has now resolved — mostly against the tech companies, in ways that reshape what a communications function needs to be able to do.
WATCH: Comms leaders share their most valuable AI uses [VIDEO]
By Sean Devlin
Ragan Communications - July 23, 2026
As part of a new video series here at Ragan, we asked members of Ragan's Advisory Board a collection of communications leaders from industries and some of the most influential organizations around about their takes on the most pressing comms topics of today. To begin the series, we asked three members about what they think the most valuable uses of AI are for communicators.
An Interview: Amanda Silberling, TechCrunch
By Meredith Klein
Meredith & The Media - July 20, 2026
This week, I sat down with Amanda Silberling, senior writer at TechCrunch.
The New Rules of Thought Leadership [VIDEO]
Content Marketing Institute - July 9, 2026
Influencers may dominate social media, but thought leadership still has its place. Yet, that place isn't the same as it was just a few years ago.
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