January 18, 2012

The Public Relations Society of America today released the following statement regarding its position on the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the Protect IP Act (PIPA):

“We respect the protection of a company’s or individual’s intellectual property rights, while also firmly believing in the freedom of expression and the continuation of an open and unrestricted Internet. As such, we oppose the   Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the Protect IP Act (PIPA). It is the opinion of PRSA that SOPA and PIPA, as currently written, overreach, threatening the innovation and development of the Internet."...Read More

January 17, 2012

The former journalist who brought the World Economic Forum (WEF) to the social Web, and the co-founder of one of Silicon Valley’s premier technology communications firms, OutCast Agency, will lend their expertise to The Public Relations Society of America’s (PRSA) 2012 Digital Impact Conference. Matthias Lüfkens, Burson-Marsteller’s EMEA managing director of digital, and Caryn Marooney, Facebook’s director of technology communications, will deliver keynote addresses at one of the public relations industry’s leading digital conferences. The Digital Impact Conference will be held in New York City April 2–3, and will focus on the interplay of influence and persuasion in the digital world....Read More

January 12, 2012

The Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) is seeking industry leaders to showcase compelling, resourceful and insightful presentations at the 2012 International Conference. Thought leaders are invited to share their theories, ideas, research and results with thousands of mid- and senior-level public relations professionals by submitting presentation proposals to PRSA by Feb. 17, 2012....Read More