Read some of today's best PR and Comms industry news clips:
53 Years Of 'Banding': The Principles Of Legacy Brand Building From AC/DC (Forbes - September 17, 2026)
Doctors Take Hit Due to Information Overload (O'Dwyer's - September 16, 2026)
The Scoop: Ed Sheeran drops cold response to Macklemore ousting (PR Daily - September 16, 2026)
The Smartest Decision in Sports: How the Buffalo Bills Kept Canada in the Fold (PRNEWS - September 16, 2026)
Can AI Use in News Releases Hurt Your Chances of Coverage? (Institute for Public Relations - September 15, 2026)
Understanding the Distinction: Publicist vs. PR Pro (Axia Public Relations - September 17, 2026)
Sixteen Time Zones, 10 Key Themes, And Four Experts in The Field: Our Back to Work Reputation, Risk and Resilience Symposium (CIPR Crisis Comms Network - September 16, 2026)
How AI is shaping your online reputation and credibility (EIN Presswire - September 17, 2026)
Burson Names Jennifer Stearns Global Chief Innovation Officer (PRovoke Media - September 17, 2026)
How Fiverr, Consumer Reports and Mozilla think about newsjacking: Stories from the Above the Fold webinar (Muck Rack - September 17, 2026)
Are You Clippable? The Soundbite Skill Tech Leaders Need | What's Up In Tech PR (The Hoffman Agency - September 16, 2026)
The broken promise of 'more to come' in internal messages (Ragan Communications - September 15, 2026)
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53 Years Of 'Banding': The Principles Of Legacy Brand Building From AC/DC
By Brad Circone, President & Chief Brand Officer, Circone + Associates
Forbes - September 17, 2026
Legacy building is not about getting old. It’s about continuing to get new.
Doctors Take Hit Due to Information Overload
By Steve Barnes
O'Dwyer's - September 16, 2026
In a healthcare environment suffering from what often seems like too much information, doctors have become just one item on a menu of patient choices—and not always the most significant one, according to a new study from Edelman and the Yale School of Public Health.
The Scoop: Ed Sheeran drops cold response to Macklemore ousting
By Courtney Blackann
PR Daily - September 16, 2026
The Scoop: Ed Sheeran drops cold response to Macklemore ousting Plus: Hyrox clarifies rule change after poop incident; H&M defends sourcing practices amid PETA protest.
The Smartest Decision in Sports: How the Buffalo Bills Kept Canada in the Fold
By Rich Luchette
PRNEWS - September 16, 2026
In a break from tradition, the Buffalo Bills have asked the Toronto-based band Barenaked Ladies to perform "O Canada," prior to the singing of "The Star-Spangled Banner."
Can AI Use in News Releases Hurt Your Chances of Coverage?
Institute for Public Relations - September 15, 2026
Developing news releases and pitching journalists are core responsibilities of PR professionals. But do reporters treat those releases differently if they know AI helped write them?
Understanding the Distinction: Publicist vs. PR Pro
By Dana Whitfield
Axia Public Relations - September 17, 2026
Discover why public relations experts prefer not being called publicists.
Sixteen Time Zones, 10 Key Themes, And Four Experts in The Field: Our Back to Work Reputation, Risk and Resilience Symposium
CIPR Crisis Comms Network - September 16, 2026
This is the fourth year of our Special Advisor, Rod Cartwright’s, ground-breaking report, which essentially provides an annual summary and analysis of the most important global reports on reputation, risk and resilience.
How AI is shaping your online reputation and credibility
By Issac Morgan
EIN Presswire - September 17, 2026
There’s a new sheriff in town when it comes to online reputation management for professionals, and it’s probably not hard to guess.
Burson Names Jennifer Stearns Global Chief Innovation Officer
By Diana Marszalek
PRovoke Media - September 17, 2026
Burson has named former Accenture executive Jennifer Stearns global chief innovation officer, succeeding Chad Latz, who announced his departure from the agency last week.
How Fiverr, Consumer Reports and Mozilla think about newsjacking: Stories from the Above the Fold webinar
By Kristen Dunleavy
Muck Rack - September 17, 2026
To celebrate the launch of Muck Rack's new feature Newsjacking Opportunities, Muck Rack invited David Meerman Scott, who coined the term "newsjacking" to moderate a discussion about the tactic.
Are You Clippable? The Soundbite Skill Tech Leaders Need | What's Up In Tech PR
By Tia Nicholson
The Hoffman Agency - September 16, 2026
Great ideas don't spread on their own. They need a soundbite that can travel. Learn the four traits of a clippable line, and how to build your own.
The broken promise of 'more to come' in internal messages
By Sean Devlin
Ragan Communications - September 15, 2026
The words "more to come" show up in almost every internal comms announcement. It's a promise comms pros make to their audiences. But it's also one that communicators unintentionally break.
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