A breaking news story this weekend demonstrates how fake news travels thanks to human curiosity, algorithms and search. Reporting the death of an individual should be an ethical red line, whatever the media.

A UK supermarket uses a combination of process, technology and editorial nous to identify stories from across a national organisation.

In this interview recorded in 2015, scholar James Grunig explains his theories of PR and makes the case that they have never been more applicable in practice.

Wiltshire Council communication chief Laurie Bell told the story of the unfolding Novichok crisis in Salisbury at the CIPR Northern Conference in Newcastle.

Continuous learning and professional qualifications are the only way to benefit from AI and future proof your career.

A 20 year old standard for distributing web content offers an alternative to algorithm driven newsfeeds. But it’s the past rather than the future of the web and that’s not necessarily a good thing. 

What’s the role of PR in a world in crisis? This is the question I’ve been asked to address with a panel of practitioners at BledCom this weekend.

Understand and use AI the right way, learn to love what it can do for you in comms, and it will be an essential ally in your work. 

The march of technology in PR is undeniable. Here’s a plan for embracing innovation in your organisation.

A well-functioning news media is critical to democracy. A series of recent studies report on the health of the business of news.

I’ll be joined by colleagues and communication directors from Coty, HMRC, HPE, International Rescue, and Sage for an event on crisis communication in London on 27 June.

AMEC’s 10th Global Summit of Measurement kicks off in Barcelona today. It’s Barry Leggetter’s final conference before he steps down as CEO at the end of the year.

In this guest blog post PR teacher and practitioner Padraig McKeon makes the case for improving engagement between PR students and practitioners.

There’s lots to learn for media, marketing and PR from Mary Meeker’s annual Internet report but be wary of the US bias if you live or work elsewhere.

PR practitioners shared the stories of their careers and advice on landing that all important first job at a recent event for students at Newcastle University.

Students need all the help they can get, but a recent suggestion on social media didn’t elicit the response I expected.

A new report published by the CIPR examines how much of what we do in public relations is threatened by technology. It’s an important piece of work.

A primer about Google Assistant and Amazon Alexa and the opportunity for organisational communications.

The drive by the CIPR’s #AIinPR panel to characterise the tools used by the public relations profession is gathering pace.

The latest edition of FuturePRoof published today explores the role of communication in the NHS.