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Sportswashing and Gambling Are Reshaping the Business of Sports
This op-ed examines how sportswashing, gambling promotion, and rising access costs are reshaping the sports industry and eroding trust between leagues, media, and fans.
Al Slop, Shadow Content and Digital Safety
As generative AI accelerates the scale of fake and manipulated content, the distinction between harmless “slop” and high-risk shadow content becomes a critical business issue for communications leaders and their clients.
Davos 2026 Where Dialogue Meets the Real Test of Leadership
As global leaders head to Davos for the World Economic Forum’s 2026 meeting, communicators are watching closely, because what leaders say, how they show up and how authentically they engage has never mattered more.
Davos 2026—Where Leadership Gets Stress-Tested in Real-Time
As global leaders head to Davos this week, one veteran observer shares why the world’s most powerful stage has become a real-time stress test for leadership, credibility and stakeholder trust.
Keeping Your Brand Visible with AI-Powered Search
AI may be everywhere right now, but its growing impact on how businesses operate and communicate makes it something leaders will need to plan for well beyond 2026.
The Big Shift in Internal Communications and a Business Case That Works
For twenty years, internal communication leaders have struggled to prove strategic value. We’ve fought for budget, justified headcount, and defended against the perception that we’re “just” making announcements and organizing town halls. The Big Shift changes everything.
In 2026, AI Forces Marketing and Media to Grow Up
Now that 2026 is underway, we explore how AI is forcing marketing and media to move beyond hype into a more demanding phase where quality, credibility, and real results matter more than speed or scale.
Mayor Mamdani’s First Day Offers a Case Study in What Not to Do in PR
This op-ed examines a real-time political case study to highlight how early decisions, messaging choices and timing missteps can quickly turn a new administration’s first day into a lesson in what not to do in public relations.
Back to School – It’s story time
As students return to campus, this piece explores why storytelling remains one of the most essential, and often misunderstood, skills in modern business and communications.
“The Media” is No Longer Relevant
The idea of “the media” is a hangover from an increasingly distant past. A time when professional values of journalism were shared across channels, broadcasters and broadsheets. It was relevant at a time when we could rely on news to be based on the truth, reporting and facts, even if it leant left or right of a center that truly was a middle ground.
How AI Platforms Are Reshaping Brand Reach in the Next Era of Advertising
We explore how AI-driven interfaces, illustrated by the Walmart and OpenAI partnership, are quietly becoming the first decision-making layer for consumers and reshaping how brands show up across commerce, search and content platforms.
Why New Year’s Resolution Marketing Is Shifting in 2026
As brands head into 2026, New Year’s resolution marketing is shifting away from big promises toward credibility, restraint and long-term trust.
What CES 2026 Is Teaching Young Communicators About the AI Era
Held each January in Las Vegas, CES has become a global stage where technology, media, investment and policy converge, and Truescope data shows that the scale of CES 2026 coverage ensures the ideas introduced there will shape tech and business conversations worldwide almost instantly.
How Four Organizations Are Taking Distinct Approaches to Fighting Sex Trafficking
Often lost in the news of who is or isn’t implicated in the Epstein files is the grievous nature of the acts against fellow human beings. Sex trafficking is an age-old issue, which makes it worth considering why it's wrong and why it still occurs but even more important, learning what some courageously caring organizations are doing to stop it.
Venezuela Raid Shows Why Crisis Communication Must Match Strategy Not Tactics
We explore how the Venezuela raid offers a powerful lesson for communicators on why crisis communication must be guided by clear strategy, not just well-executed tactics.
Gratitude for 2025, Optimism for What’s Ahead
As we close out a year of growth, reflection and resilience, we reflect on what 2025 revealed about the power of community in communications and why there’s real optimism about what CommPRO and the industry can build together in 2026.
Why Cable Political News Still Misses the Mark
This op-ed takes a critical look at why cable TV political programming continues to prioritize speed and opinion over depth and expertise, often leaving viewers less informed rather than better informed.
New Year’s Resolutions for PR and Corporate Communications
In this next-generation perspective, a graduate student entering the field reflects on why empathy, listening and human connection must become core priorities for PR and corporate communications as 2026 begins.
Five Major Predictions Shaping 2026
This forward-looking piece outlines five major predictions expected to shape 2026, offering communications professionals a timely snapshot of the trends, forces and shifts to keep on their radar as the year ahead takes shape.
Watching the 2026 Olympics Can Offer PR Lessons in Sportswashing
As global sporting events increasingly double as reputation shields, we explore how sportswashing works, why it persists, and the essential lessons PR leaders can draw about narrative control, transparency and trust.

