PR
Bill Cosby Is Losing His TV Show Because of the Rape Allegations
Besmirched by sexual assault allegations, the comedian is on a losing streak with sponsors and television networks.
The Program Big Oil's PR Firm Uses to 'Convert Average Citizens'
Edelman runs software called the Grassroots Multiplier that it claims can "convert average citizens" into pro-oil "true champions."
Silicon Valley's Newest Dating App Is 'Tinder Without the Poor People'
“With the rise of high-speed digital dating, it’s about time somebody introduced a filter to weed out low-income prospects by neighborhood,” said the CEO of LUXY.
The World's Biggest PR Firm Is In Denial About Its Climate Change Denial
It's not every day that the CEO of the world's biggest PR company calls you up to deny that his firm denies climate change.
How the World's Biggest PR Firm Helps Promote Climate Change Denial
Edelman uses TV ads, astroturf groups, and slick websites to promote climate change denial around the globe.
PR Firms in Britain Are Spinning Stories for Foreign Dictatorships
Committed a human rights violation and need a positive spin? Try these guys.
Feminism and Corporate PR: the Circus of Empowerment
Encouragement helps in an imbalanced world, but can applauding the work of powerful women because they're women be patronizing? Isaac Simpson invaded a glitzy PR-fest to run the question past Silicon Beach's female CEOs.
Advice for the Twitter Professional at US Airways Who Tweeted Hardcore Porn
"US Airways wasn't trending nationwide before they sent an angry customer a photo of a toy plane inside a vagina."
The Corporate PR Industry's Sneaky War on Internet Activism
Meet the people using social media and Wikipedia to spread misinformation.
The Bahraini Government Is Still Repressing Its Critics
The government claims it's open to talks with the opposition, but it's also imprisoning its opponents and cracking down on journalists and anyone else it doesn't like.
Bahrain’s PR Campaign Is Doomed to Fail
Bahrain could solve its image problem by welcoming reform and not committing gross human rights violations. But clearly that’s not on the table, so the repressive regime is spending millions on PR and inviting journalists to its brand new Formula...
Fashion Week Sucks Balls
Thanks to my job, I've been going to various fashion weeks for a few years now. Usually, when friends find out I'm going, they start begging for invites and guest-list spots for parties and free goodie bags (or something—I've pretty much stopped...