Read some of today's best PR and Comms industry news clips:
Who Approved This?: The Galliano Question Nobody Asked Early Enough (O'Dwyer's - September 4, 2026)
AI-written pitches are hurting PR and media is saying it out loud (PR Daily - September 8, 2026)
MCP Explained: What It Is And Why It Matters For PR Teams (Agility PR Solutions - September 5, 2026)
Does Public Relations Need a New Name? (CommPRO - September 7, 2026)
Ragan reveals finalists for second annual Zenith Awards (Ragan Communications - September 8, 2026)
What B2B Content Maturity Looks Like in the AI Era (Walker Sands - September 4, 2026)
Ambition needs access: the barriers holding back Africa's young communicators (Influence (UK) - August 24, 2026)
Embracing The 3 P's Of Messaging (Forbes - September 8, 2026)
Perplexity for PR: The Complete 2026 Practitioner Guide (Everything-PR - September 8, 2026)
When AI Becomes The Audience: What AEO Means For PR (PRovoke Media - September 8, 2026)
12 Years Ago, Bill Cosby's PR Team Made One of the Worst Social Media Decisions Ever (VICE - September 7, 2026)
Why CEOs Need Executive Thought Leadership (Otter PR - September 7, 2026)
The Anatomy of an Apology (Under Embargo - September 7, 2026)
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Who Approved This?: The Galliano Question Nobody Asked Early Enough
By Austin Holmes, President of Publicity For Good & Signal Raptor
O'Dwyer's - September 4, 2026
I believe in second chances. I don't think anybody's past should be a life sentence, and I've built a career around helping people and brands move forward—not stay stuck in whatever mistake put them on the front page. But you probably don't hand someone the opportunity to prove they've changed on one of the biggest stages in the world without putting a lot of thought into it first. And that's what happened with the Met.
AI-written pitches are hurting PR and media is saying it out loud
By Roger Johnson
PR Daily - September 8, 2026
Members of the media are known for having overstuffed and underread inboxes. AI has made that worse. Much worse.
MCP Explained: What It Is And Why It Matters For PR Teams
By Osama Saeed
Agility PR Solutions - September 5, 2026
AI answer engines source information online and base their results on what's available in search. That may lead to inaccurate results and misinformation. Although AI-generated responses are increasingly accurate as models evolve, hallucinations and accuracy errors persist. That is the gap MCP closes.
Does Public Relations Need a New Name?
By Tom Madden
CommPRO - September 7, 2026
Tom Madden asks whether the name public relations still fits a profession being reshaped by AI, technology and an entirely new communication landscape.
Ragan reveals finalists for second annual Zenith Awards
Ragan Communications - September 8, 2026
Ragan created the Zenith Awards to celebrate the people, teams and organizations rising to that challenge, and today the organization is announcing the finalists for its second annual class.
What B2B Content Maturity Looks Like in the AI Era
By Tim Morral
Walker Sands - September 4, 2026
AI is changing the goalpost for content maturity. See how B2B enterprise leaders are responding and why authority, insights, systems and measurement matter more than ever.
Ambition needs access: the barriers holding back Africa's young communicators
By Adedoyin Jaiyesimi
Influence (UK) - August 24, 2026
New CIPR-sponsored research reveals a global PR industry unintentionally shutting out Africa's youngest talent through structural barriers.
Embracing The 3 P's Of Messaging
By Jodi Amendola, EVP of Platform Growth at Supreme Group
Forbes - September 8, 2026
Companies that get the 3 P's right are better positioned to break through the noise and build lasting relationships in an increasingly crowded market.
Perplexity for PR: The Complete 2026 Practitioner Guide
Everything-PR - September 8, 2026
How PR teams use Perplexity for reporter briefs, fact-checking, and competitive monitoring in 2026, with query patterns and tiers.
When AI Becomes The Audience: What AEO Means For PR
By Camillia Dass
PRovoke Media - September 8, 2026
For years, communications teams have been told they need to understand SEO. Now, there is another acronym rapidly entering the industry's vocabulary: AEO.
12 Years Ago, Bill Cosby's PR Team Made One of the Worst Social Media Decisions Ever
By Tony Alpsen
VICE - September 7, 2026
The embattled comedian decided to launch a meme generator on his website as multiple accusations were beginning to resurface. As any reasonable person would expect, this whole thing backfired spectacularly.
Why CEOs Need Executive Thought Leadership
Otter PR - September 7, 2026
Executive thought leadership helps CEOs build trust, influence buyers, attract talent, strengthen reputation, and give their company a credible human voice.
The Anatomy of an Apology
By Johnna Muscente
Under Embargo - September 7, 2026
There are few sentences in corporate communications more dangerous than: "We sincerely apologize to anyone who may have been offended."
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