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A new definition of public relations is welcome – but can it ever be universal?
Public Relations Leadership Strategy

A new definition of public relations is welcome – but can it ever be universal?

The PRCA has proposed a new definition of public relations – ambitious, strategic, and modern. But with multiple definitions already in circulation, can any one body redefine the profession alone? Perhaps what we need is not just a new definition, but a shared one.
16 Feb 2026 4 min read
Cleaning up politics: the reforms Britain keeps avoiding
Politics Public Relations Society

Cleaning up politics: the reforms Britain keeps avoiding

The Peter Mandelson scandal is easy to treat as political theatre. Gordon Brown says it’s a system problem – abuse of power enabled by weak transparency. His fixes: public hearings, an anti-corruption commission with teeth, tougher lobbying rules and curbs on second jobs.
09 Feb 2026 5 min read
Good content is a judgement call, not a detection exercise
Artificial Intelligence Generative AI Communication

Good content is a judgement call, not a detection exercise

The question “Was this written by AI?” misses the point. What matters is whether content is accurate, useful, ethical, and purposeful. This post explores why judgement, not detection, is the responsibility communicators can’t outsource.
04 Feb 2026 4 min read
When organisations optimise AI and neglect the human system
Artificial Intelligence Communication Leadership Workplace

When organisations optimise AI and neglect the human system

When people say they’d rather work with AI than with colleagues, something deeper is broken. New research on generational conflict reveals how misaligned leadership and communication are eroding trust in the workplace.
02 Feb 2026 4 min read
When ChatGPT reminds you who owns the risk
Communication Generative AI Technology Workplace

When ChatGPT reminds you who owns the risk

When a university professor lost two years of academic work after a single change to ChatGPT's settings, the lesson was stark. If the work matters, backups are your responsibility. ChatGPT is not an archive – and convenience is no substitute for protection.
28 Jan 2026 3 min read
Trust amid insularity: the leadership challenge hiding in plain sight
Communication Leadership Politics Public Relations Society

Trust amid insularity: the leadership challenge hiding in plain sight

As geopolitical uncertainty grows, trust is retreating inward. The 2026 Edelman Trust Barometer shows how insularity is reshaping leadership, communication, and cooperation – and why leaders are now expected to broker trust, not force alignment.
20 Jan 2026 3 min read
ChatGPT with ads was inevitable. What matters now is trust
Artificial Intelligence Generative AI Technology Future of Work

ChatGPT with ads was inevitable. What matters now is trust

Ads in ChatGPT aren’t the real story. Trust is. As OpenAI begins testing advertising, the challenge isn’t revenue or relevance, but whether users continue to believe the system works for them, not just for advertisers.
19 Jan 2026 4 min read
There is no ethical case for staying on X
Society Social Media Social Networks Politics

There is no ethical case for staying on X

X has crossed a line it cannot uncross. This is no longer a debate about moderation or free speech trade-offs, but about predictable harm enabled by design. When a platform becomes ethically indefensible, outrage is not enough – walking away matters.
11 Jan 2026 4 min read
Still talking, 21 years on
For Immediate Release Podcasting Communication

Still talking, 21 years on

On 3 January 2005, we published the first episode of the For Immediate Release podcast. Twenty-one years on, we’re still talking – not out of habit, but because the conversations still matter. A brief reflection as FIR begins its 22nd year.
06 Jan 2026 2 min read

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A new definition of public relations is welcome – but can it ever be universal?

A new definition of public relations is welcome – but can it ever be universal?

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Cleaning up politics: the reforms Britain keeps avoiding

Cleaning up politics: the reforms Britain keeps avoiding

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Good content is a judgement call, not a detection exercise

Good content is a judgement call, not a detection exercise

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