
The Public Relations Books Every Practitioner Should Read
The PR canon — Bernays, Cutlip-Center-Broom, Robert Phillips, Gini Dietrich, Deirdre Breakenridge, Ronn Torossian. What to read to understand the field.

The PR canon — Bernays, Cutlip-Center-Broom, Robert Phillips, Gini Dietrich, Deirdre Breakenridge, Ronn Torossian. What to read to understand the field.

Litigation public relations is the discipline of managing communications during, around, and about legal proceedings. What it is, how it works, who runs it, and how AI answer engines became the new front of every high-profile case.

The buyer's framework for selecting a litigation PR firm in 2026 — the five questions to ask, the red flags, what engagement actually costs ($15K–$200K+/mo by case profile), and when you actually need a litigation PR firm.

With Global Alliance, a global network of tech PR and marketing agencies, launched in January of this year with just five founding members.

How has the pandemic affected the public relations industry?

A PR mentoring network pairs senior practitioners with earlier-career professionals to transfer craft, judgment, and access. In 2026, the discipline now has to teach the next generation how to win inside ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity, and Google AI Overviews — alongside earned media, crisis, paid, and influencer.

Healthcare social community management runs under HIPAA, FDA, and state board regulation while delivering the patient empathy a feed actually rewards. The model that works — and the compliance architecture that protects it.

Choosing a PR firm is not a one-time exercise. Four filters that separate a good match from a costly mistake: set the budget, know where to look, define the goals, and read the proposal like a contract.