Advocacy News

Sixty percent of respondents to a recent survey about Wikipedia and public relations said that articles about their clients or companies contain factual errors. The survey findings, published in the Public Relations Society of America’s (PRSA) scholarly publication, Public Relations Journal, will help establish a baseline of understanding for how public relations professionals work with Wikipedia editors to achieve accuracy in their clients’ and companies' entries.  ... Read More

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The Public Relations Society of America (PRSA), the world’s largest organization of public relations professionals, and the Word of Mouth Marketing Association (WOMMA), the leading trade association focusing on word-of-mouth marketing and advertising, today filed joint comments with the United States Food and Drug Administration concerning its proposed social media guidelines.  ... Read More

In an op-ed published today in Roll Call, the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) urges Senator Claire McCaskill (D–Mo.) and Senator Rob Portman (R–Ohio) to avoid actions that might diminish or severely restrict the United States government’s use of approved public relations and public affairs contractors. The Senators are leading an investigation of the federal government’s use of public relations and advertising contracts.
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