The sleaze and (rare) virtues of Public Relations and Communications

You as a PR person are not my friend, not my colleague, not my collaborator. If journalism is about speaking truth to power, I need to keep a safe distance from power's mouthpiece.

Nov 26, 2024

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I just noticed something on LinkedIn, a site which has risen to a “necessary” monopolistic evil on the level of Facebook and YouTube. It’s about PR and journalism. And it’s awful.

Of course, I’m on LinkedIn. You’re on LinkedIn. I’ve seen job applications where it’s mandatory now for you to provide a LinkedIn profile. This is no doubt why so many postings…

Jeff Propulsion

The sleaze and (rare) virtues of Public Relations and Communications

You as a PR person are not my friend, not my colleague, not my collaborator. If journalism is about speaking truth to power, I need to keep a safe distance from power's mouthpiece.

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