public relations
The Lasting Legacy of Dalhousie’s Year of Scandal
Sexism, murder, massacre plots; did we miss anything?
Indiana Governor Under Fire for Creating State-Sponsored 'News Outlet'
Indiana Governor Mike Pence plans to establish a "news outlet" in the statehouse — to be filled with content written by taxpayer-funded press secretaries.
I Tried to Test Fly a Drone and Ended Up Lost in the Desert Alone
Also, the Hexo+ drone crashed and broke immediately.
Examining Chinese Censorship in Australia
Australia's Chinese-language newspapers rarely mention protests, human rights, or anything political. Why is this, and does it matter?
How the World's Biggest PR Firm Helps Promote Climate Change Denial
Edelman uses TV ads, astroturf groups, and slick websites to promote climate change denial around the globe.
Chris Kluwe, Tony Dungy, and the Pains of Not Playing the PR Game
In the NFL, you can say whatever you like as long as you know how to say it.
Feminism and Corporate PR: the Circus of Empowerment
Encouragement helps in an imbalanced world, but can applauding the work of powerful women because they're women be patronizing? Isaac Simpson invaded a glitzy PR-fest to run the question past Silicon Beach's female CEOs.
Hanging Out with Western Sycophants at the 'This Is Bahrain' Conference
We decided to go along to this conference to see how successful this attempt to promote Bahrain as a land of tolerance full of smiling, happy, definitely-not-being-tortured people would be.
Advice for the Twitter Professional at US Airways Who Tweeted Hardcore Porn
"US Airways wasn't trending nationwide before they sent an angry customer a photo of a toy plane inside a vagina."
The PR Guru Behind the Pope Who Is Charming the World
Every modern-day media darling needs a PR machine, and Pope Francis is no exception. Enter Greg Burke: the 53-year-old Fox News correspondent turned Holy See handler.