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Nov. 17, 2021 — The Commission on Public Relations Education (CPRE), an international professional organization dedicated to advancing excellence in public relations education and the industry, has entered a partnership with the Institute for Public Relations (IPR) to further advance its research activities globally and assist in formalizing ...

Gainesville, Fla. — Ravi Agrawal, Editor in Chief of Foreign Policy magazine and host of the Global Reboot podcast, has been named the 2021 Institute for Public Relations Distinguished Lecturer. He will speak at the 2021 IPR Annual Distinguished Lecture and Awards Dinner, IPR’s biggest fundraiser, on December 2 at Current at Chelsea Piers i ...

New York, NY – The Institute for Public Relations Center for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and The Wakeman Agency launched a report on the current state of diversity-related language in the public relations industry, “The Language of Diversity.” The first-of-its-kind report examines how nearly 400 communications professionals perceive ...

New York, NY – The Institute for Public Relations (IPR) will award the IPR Jack Felton Medal for Lifetime Achievement Award to Allyson Hugley, Global Director of Consumer Insights at LinkedIn at the 2021 Annual Distinguished Lecture and Awards Dinner on December 2 at Current (Chelsea Piers) in New York City. IPR presents this lifetime achievem ...

Gainesville, Fla. – The Institute for Public Relations has awarded the 2021 Cision Insights Award to Texas Tech University doctoral candidate Cassandra Hayes. Hayes will receive a $1,000 stipend for publishing a research brief examining the role, impact, and influence of “villians” in perpetuating negative framing of brands and companies th ...

New York, NY – Maril MacDonald, CEO and founder of Gagen MacDonald, will receive the 2021 IPR Lifetime Achievement Award for her leadership and significant contributions to public relations. Gagen will accept the Institute’s highest honor at the 59th Annual IPR Distinguished Lecture and Awards Dinner on December 2, 2021, at Current at Chels ...

New York, NY – The Institute for Public Relations (IPR) will award the IPR Pathfinder award to Marcia DiStaso, Ph.D., APR, professor and chair of the Department of Public Relations at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications, at the 2021 Annual Distinguished Lecture and Awards Dinner on December 2 at Current (Chelsea ...

In 1956, the Institute for Public Relations was founded as an add-on organization to PRSA on the basis that research needed to be more prominent in our field. But the basic research this organization was founded on would be unrecognizable compared to the rigorous research studies conducted today. This month, IPR celebrates our 65 years—our sap ...

Larkspur, Calif. – Corinne Zilnicki, a recent graduate from the master’s program at San Diego State University, will receive the 2021 Orangefiery Best Master’s Thesis Award from the Institute for Public Relations. Her study, “Lying Through One’s Tweets: How False Rumors Deter Public Compliance During Crises” investigates how misinforma ...

Gainesville, Fla. – The Institute for Public Relations is thrilled to announce the addition of four new Trustees to its Board: -- Laura Duda, Senior Vice President, and Chief Communications Officer, The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company -- Heather Kernahan, Chief Executive Officer, Hotwire Global -- Steffen Kurzawa, Chief Communications Off ...