Summit on Measurement, Oct. 15-17, Portsmouth, NH
Registration is now open for this acclaimed event for experts in PR measurement and evaluation, and smart practitioners who want to learn from them.
Conversations
Turk and Scanlan: Countries in Transition, Third Edition
We're back with the third edition of The Evolution of Public Relations: Case Studies from Countries in Transition.
Trust and PR Practice
- This paper reviews academic and trade literature on the concept of trust, in particular as it relates to the effective practice of public relations. It explores existing research to teach us about how to develop, foster and maintain trust.
- Ethics and PR Practice
- This article provides an overview of what research teaches us about ethics in public relations, including a review of the evolution of public relations ethics, the current state of practice, and the thoughts of ethicists. It includes links to the author's original sources.
- Crisis Management and Communications
- Crisis management is a critical organizational function. Tim Coombs, Eastern Illinois University, explains what research teaches us about crisis communication and provides links to original sources.
- Final "New Influencers" Research Report
- This Society for New Communications Research project was funded by Wieck Media and the Institute for Public Relations. Survey data and fresh case studies offer new insights on the impact of social media.
- Commission on PR Measurement & Evaluation
- This body exists to establish standards and methods for public relations research and measurement, and to issue authoritative best-practices white papers.
- Commission on Global PR Research
- This organization creates, encourages and disseminates new research on the practice of public relations across regions, countries and cultures.
Multirace Americans Study in Baseline Series- Bey-Ling Sha, Ph.D., of San Diego State University explores scholarship and government data regarding multirace Americans.
- Speakers Bureau
- Members of our Commission on PR Measurement & Evaluation and the Commission on Global PR Research are ready to share.
EUPRERA 2008 Congress Open for Registration- The event takes place in Milan October 16-18, 2008, organized by EUPRERA, Ferpi and IULM University. The Commission on Global PR Research will present a special award funded by the Institute.
- Institute and AMEC To Create European Summit on Measurement in 2009
- The Institute for Public Relations has announced it will partner with the International Association for Measurement and Evaluation of Communication (AMEC) to run the first European Summit on Measurement, in mainland Europe in June 2009.
- EKP Expands
- The Essential Knowledge Project, a practitioner's online guide to existing research-based knowledge in public relations, aims to publish 15 additional topics this year .
- Jack Felton Golden Ruler Award Open for Entry
- The award recognizes superb examples of research used to support public relations practice. Entry deadline is July 31, 2008.
Payment for Coverage Not Professional- A large majority of journalists and public relations practitioners around the world say it is not professional for media to accept payments from news sources in return for coverage.
- Audited 2007 Financials
- "We can't thank our supporters too much or too often - for their gifts to the Institute, registrations for our programs, sponsorships, and contributing to the intellectual flow of ideas and research."
