The new crisis isn’t a WSJ hit—it’s a ChatGPT answer
A reporter calls. You respond. You negotiate the quote. You hold the line. You survive the cycle. That playbook is forty years old. It is not the crisis we now manage. The new crisis is a wrong, defamatory, or hallucinated answer about your CEO that appears inside...
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From monitoring to engagement: Why AI-powered PR is critical for strengthening brand reputation
In the digital age, a brand's reputation can change drastically in a matter of hours. Social media conversations, online reviews, and search exposure now shape public opinion. Media monitoring (and social listening) is more important than ever for crisis management...
4 key ways AI-powered media monitoring is transforming PR strategy
The media landscape has evolved into a 24/7 information environment, where brand conversations occur at an accelerated rate. For PR professionals, managing the vast flow of data across news outlets, blogs, podcasts, and social media channels has become a challenging...
Crisis management has become a 24/7 expectation—but most companies still aren’t prepared
Organizations live in an always on environment where a single comment, customer complaint or internal issue can gain attention within moments. Companies often underestimate how quickly a situation can escalate and how many channels can amplify it. The expectation that...
PR Tech & AI
Top AI video tools for 2026 and their impact on creative content workflows
AI video creation software is no longer experimental. Video professionals now use AI to generate and edit usable footage without full crews, and that’s not the only thing they can do. They can also generate coherent scripts from scratch and even convert text into...
Pros and cons of using AI‑generated drafts for press release copy
Press releases have always been the backbone of brand communication, but now brands are drafting them in unexpected ways. For example, 75% of PR professionals now use generative AI in their workflows, a dramatic jump from just 28% in early 2023. But does AI hold up...
How to use AI tools to supercharge your public relations strategy
Traditional PR often struggles with targeting the right journalists, measuring return on investment (ROI), and spotting risks before they become crises. But AI in modern PR has changed that. Let’s take a closer look at why AI-powered tools are so important in modern...
Content & Media Relations
PR without data is guesswork: What the numbers actually say about media coverage in 2026
PR has long operated in a space where instinct often outweighs evidence. Campaigns are planned on assumptions, pitches are sent in bulk, and success is measured in vague terms rather than concrete outcomes. But in 2026, that approach is no longer sustainable. As...
Why journalists prefer data-backed stories in the age of information overload
In today’s fast-paced digital news landscape, journalists deal with unprecedented information overload. Newsrooms get hundreds of daily emails, press releases, pitches, and alerts as brands, PR professionals, and industry experts compete for media attention. Facing...
The Shrinking Newsroom: What Media Layoffs Mean for the Future of Democracy
In just the past month, we’ve seen layoffs and restructuring across major media organizations—BBC (2,000 jobs), Washington Post (300+), CBS Radio (shutdown), Disney (~1,000), ESPN (hundreds), and the Associated Press (120+ buyouts). These aren’t small players. These...