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Read some of today's best PR and Comms industry news clips:
Chick-fil-A draws an AI line in the sand. Have you drawn yours? (PR Daily - October 21, 2026)
17 Ways Outside Agencies Can Add Value To Your Team (Forbes - October 21, 2026)
The First People Who Need to Believe Your AI Story Work for You (O'Dwyer's - October 21, 2026)
How Do People Perceive AI Fact-Checking Messages? (Institute for Public Relations - October 20, 2026)
At PRSA ICON 2026, Gaby Natale Challenges PR Pros to Embrace Their Pioneer Spirit (PRsay - October 20, 2026)
PR Creativity: The past, the present and the future (PRmoment (UK) - October 21, 2026) [PODCAST]
The communicator's guide to talking about the midterm elections (Ragan Communications - October 21, 2026)
How to respond to a viral brand attack (Axia Public Relations - October 21, 2026)
Phil Nardone on 2027, AI and the Changing Value of Communications (CommPRO - October 19, 2026)
Middle East PR Business Optimistic for Q4, Despite Challenges (PRovoke - October 20, 2026)
The PR team's newsjacking checklist: Make your story worth pitching (Muck Rack - October 21, 2026)
The role of comms pros at moments of technological or cultural change (Influence (UK) - October 16, 2026)
Clio Awards 2026: 20 Grand Clios, AXA Wins PR Grand (Everything-PR - October 21, 2026)
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Summary Section:
Chick-fil-A draws an AI line in the sand. Have you drawn yours?
By Stephanie Nivinskus, Principal, Ragan's Center for AI Strategy
PR Daily - October 21, 2026
While many companies are racing to announce AI innovations, Chick-fil-A is making headlines for what it said will remain human.
17 Ways Outside Agencies Can Add Value To Your Team
By Forbes Communications Council
Forbes - October 21, 2026
Even the most capable in-house teams hit limits, whether it’s bandwidth, specialized expertise or the blind spots that come from being too close to the work. Forbes Communications Council members each share moments when their company turned to an agency, what the partner brought to the table and the lessons they took away.
The First People Who Need to Believe Your AI Story Work for You
By Michael O'Brien, CEO of Highwire
O'Dwyer's - October 21, 2026
When employees can point to real improvements in their work, your AI promise gains credibility. Their experience gives customers evidence of what the technology can deliver, and employees evidence that leadership is keeping its commitments.
How Do People Perceive AI Fact-Checking Messages?
By Bingbing Zhang
Institute for Public Relations - October 20, 2026
Does it matter whether a fact-check comes from a human expert or an AI system? And does the way the correction is presented make a difference? My recent study published in the Journal of Health Communication examined these questions by comparing two common approaches to correcting misinformation: statistical corrections, which emphasize data and evidence, and narrative corrections, which use stories and more personally engaging information. I also examined whether these corrections worked differently when they came from a human expert versus an AI expert.
At PRSA ICON 2026, Gaby Natale Challenges PR Pros to Embrace Their Pioneer Spirit
By John Elsasser
PRsay - October 20, 2026
The three-time Emmy Award winner encouraged attendees to recognize their unique strengths, overcome barriers, and create opportunities others may not see.
PR Creativity: The past, the present and the future [PODCAST]
By Ben Smith, Founder, PRmoment
PRmoment (UK) - October 21, 2026
In this PRmoment podcast, Ben Smith speaks with Pete Mountstevens of Taylor Herring about how PR creativity has evolved, what defines effective creative work today, and why boldness remains important.
The communicator's guide to talking about the midterm elections
By Sean Devlin
Ragan Communications - October 21, 2026
Midterm election season puts internal communicators in a tough spot. If they say too much about politics, the organization risks alienating part of its workforce. If they say too little, employees may wonder whether leadership is paying attention.
How to respond to a viral brand attack
By Robert Howard
Axia Public Relations - October 21, 2026
Get a three-step plan to protect your reviews and reputation when a critic with a large audience targets your brand.
Phil Nardone on 2027, AI and the Changing Value of Communications
By Fay Shapiro
CommPRO - October 19, 2026
As communications leaders prepare for 2027, Philip A. Nardone Jr., CEO of PAN, shares his perspective on AI, changing client expectations, business accountability and why people and relationships remain at the heart of the industry.
Middle East PR Business Optimistic for Q4, Despite Challenges
By Paul Holmes
PRovoke - October 20, 2026
The Middle Eastern public relations business is largely positive about the final quarter of the year, but working through slower client decisions, delayed budgets and economic uncertainty, according to the Q4 Industry Pulse from MEPRA, the region's professional body for public relations and communications.
The PR team's newsjacking checklist: Make your story worth pitching
By Marina Grudeva
Muck Rack - October 21, 2026
Use this newsjacking checklist to decide which stories are worth pitching, find the right angle and know when it's better to sit one out.
The role of comms pros at moments of technological or cultural change
By Rachel Miller, Founder of All Things IC
Influence (UK) - October 16, 2026
We are at a turning point in the world of internal and employee communication.
Clio Awards 2026: 20 Grand Clios, AXA Wins PR Grand
Everything-PR - October 21, 2026
The 2026 Clio Awards named 20 Grand Clio winners on May 12, 2026, at Cipriani 25 Broadway in New York City, with entries from nine markets taking the top honors.
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