Read some of today's best PR and Comms industry news clips:
How To Tell A Real Publication From A Content Farm Before You Pitch (Forbes - September 2, 2026)
MGM Resorts comms leader on the real reason change communications fail (Ragan Communications - September 2, 2026)
The Power of Causing a Crisis: What Meta's Payout Can Teach About Advocacy Communications (PRNEWS - September 1, 2026)
How Do U.S. Teens Perceive News Media and Journalism? (Institute for Public Relations - September 1, 2026)
PR Stunt Watch: Dolly Parton's playbook, a great Fall & Irn-Bru (PRmoment (UK) - August 27, 2026)
How long does it take to land speaking engagements? (Axia Public Relations - September 2, 2026)
How We Gave a Client More KPIs and Gave Ourselves Less Responsibility (CommPRO - September 2, 2026)
The Scoop: Amazon pushes back on FTC claims in detailed blog (PR Daily - September 2, 2026)
3 types of LinkedIn posts communicators should try this week (Muck Rack - September 2, 2026)
10 ways to extend the life (and benefits) of your PR campaigns (Browser Media - September 2, 2026)
The Pitch Gap: Why PR Teams Are Pitching Beats That No Longer Exist (Everything-PR - September 1, 2026)
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How To Tell A Real Publication From A Content Farm Before You Pitch
By Boris Dzhingarov, Founder of ESBO Ltd
Forbes - September 2, 2026
The good news is that these sites are easy to unmask, and none of the checks require special tools.
MGM Resorts comms leader on the real reason change communications fail
By Isis Simpson-Mersha
Ragan Communications - September 2, 2026
Lauren Stephens spent her first year of college on a pre-med track, her last year of college planning weddings, and the year after that learning food and beverage operations at MGM Resorts International in Las Vegas. None of it was supposed to add up to a career in communications. And yet, more than a decade later, that's exactly where she's landed.
The Power of Causing a Crisis: What Meta's Payout Can Teach About Advocacy Communications
By Shira Fine
PRNEWS - September 1, 2026
Advocacy campaigns can often take on companies many times their size, like Meta, throwing them into crisis. Sustained-pressure communications runs on a different logic than defense.
How Do U.S. Teens Perceive News Media and Journalism?
Institute for Public Relations - September 1, 2026
The News Literacy Project examined U.S. teens’ distrust in news media, including their current attitudes toward news and their perceptions of journalism practices.
PR Stunt Watch: Dolly Parton's playbook, a great Fall & Irn-Bru
By Hannah Jackson, Creative Director at Pangolin
PRmoment (UK) - August 27, 2026
I can't talk about this week without honouring our country music queen, Dolly Parton. She was a musical genius, philanthropist, and feminist icon. We can all learn a lot from Dolly, and that includes brands.
How long does it take to land speaking engagements?
By Robert Howard
Axia Public Relations - September 2, 2026
See the real timeline, the odds behind a call for proposals, and the rehearsal it takes to land — and keep landing — speaking engagements.
How We Gave a Client More KPIs and Gave Ourselves Less Responsibility
By Dustin Siggins
CommPRO - September 2, 2026
The KPIs clients ask for aren't always the ones that matter, and better measurement can show how public relations contributes to real business value.
The Scoop: Amazon pushes back on FTC claims in detailed blog
By Courtney Blackann
PR Daily - September 2, 2026
Amazon pushes back on FTC claims in detailed blog. Plus: Jersey Mike's looks for favor with Gen Z; Saturday Evening Post shuts down print operation.
3 types of LinkedIn posts communicators should try this week
By Jessica Lawlor
Muck Rack - September 2, 2026
LinkedIn expert Meredith Farley explains why LinkedIn is having such a moment in the PR space and how communicators can leverage the platform to increase brand awareness and reputation.
10 ways to extend the life (and benefits) of your PR campaigns
By Kerry Sheahan
Browser Media - September 2, 2026
The campaign launched. The coverage is rolling in. The links have been counted, and the report has been written. And then everyone moves on to the next campaign. But when you've put that much time and effort into a campaign, you want to get as much out of it as possible.
The Pitch Gap: Why PR Teams Are Pitching Beats That No Longer Exist
Everything-PR - September 1, 2026
The newsroom contraction eliminated entire desks and beats. Most PR teams haven't adjusted.
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