Good Thursday! It's time for your Daily PR Brief - August 6, 2026

How Queen Caroline turned King Arthur into an 18th‑century royal PR strategy; The EU AI Act is now a PR problem; What AI companies mean when they say "earned"; and more!

Aug 06, 2026

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How Queen Caroline turned King Arthur into an 18th‑century royal PR strategy
By Amy Louise Blaney
The Conversation - March 21, 2026
Long before communications teams and media advisers became fixtures of royal life, Queen Caroline (1683-1737) attempted a remarkable piece of image management.

Unpacking the topics and trends driving Communications.
Axios - August 6, 2026
Fans turned communicators; Corporate consistency wins; The slop wars; Michelle Lammers of Nightwing; and Natural disaster playbook.

The State of PR in 2026: More Tools, More Pressure
By Grant Ludmer
JD Supra - August 6, 2026
PR teams have more tools at their disposal than ever. Yet despite efficiency gains from these tools, the workload has not gotten any lighter, as PR professionals now own an increasingly complex set of initiatives.

Turning Insight into Opportunity: Using Earned Media for Business Development
By Ryan Evans & John Hellerman
O'Dwyer's - August 6, 2026
There’s a moment in most law firms when someone, usually a skeptical partner, asks a fair question: what exactly does communications do?

3 communications trends shaping 2027
By Courtney Blackann
PR Daily - August 6, 2026
Communicators don't have the luxury of tackling one challenge at a time anymore. At the same time, employees want more clarity from leaders and fragmented audiences are making traditional media alone less effective.

Creator Relations Are Becoming the New Media Relations for Events
By Andrew Byrd
PRNEWS - August 6, 2026
As creators increasingly shape how people discover brands' products, event teams are inviting them as media partners for their events.

What AI Companies Mean When They Say "Earned"
By Amanda Green
LinkedIn Pulse - August 5, 2026
I spent 12 years in TV newsrooms before I moved into public relations and editorial strategy, which is why I'm somewhat skeptical about the stat driving most conversations about AI visibility, generative engine optimization (GEO) and PR strategy for large language models right now.

When You Can't Control the Story: Transparency in a Cyber Crisis
CIPR Crisis Comms Network - August 5, 2026
The technical detail of a cyber incident is genuinely hard, but it is not the hard part for communications. The hard part is holding on to trust.

Leading Through Transformation: Bill Davies on the Enduring Principles Shaping the Future of Communications
By Fay Shapiro
CommPRO - August 6, 2026
In this conversation with Bill Davies, CEO of Racepoint Global, the longtime communications leader shares why, even as AI reshapes the profession, judgment, curiosity, empathy, and trust remain the qualities that matter most.

The EU AI Act is now a PR problem. Your clients will ask—can you answer?
By Ronn Torossian, Founder & Chairman of 5W AI Communications
Agility PR Solutions - August 6, 2026
U.S. communications professionals have a reflex when a European regulation makes headlines: file it under legal's problem, someone else's continent. That reflex is about to cost the profession a seat at a table it should own.

Top takeaways from the Employee Experience Conference 2026
By Allison Carter
Ragan Communications - August 6, 2026
Communicators and HR leaders are tasked with helping employees through it — whether that's a technological change, a leadership transition or just making it through the chaotic world we live in. It's no small task, but the professionals gathered in Nashville for Ragan's Employee Experience Conference had plenty of innovative ideas. Across sessions on culture, leadership, artificial intelligence and well-being, five themes emerged.

Crisis Communications In The Synthetic Media Age: Proof As Part Of The Message
By Deepa Nagraj, Global Head of Communications & Sparkle Innovation Ecosystem at Mphasis
Forbes - August 6, 2026
Trust, in the synthetic media age, cannot rest on empathy or transparency alone.

InstaKids: The Ethical Crisis of Marketing to Children on Instagram
Everything-PR - August 3, 2026
The kidfluencer economy generated $24 billion in content and brand deals in 2025. A significant portion of that funnel flows through Instagram's parental-consent workflow, which theoretically gates posting and DM access for users under 13.

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