What do journalists and PR specialists both have in common? Apparently in our modern society, a lot. Read this article from the Honolulu Advertiser about how skills in both  journalism and public relations is necessary for success.

With only one month left for 2009, the the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority suffered another train crash this past weekend.

How will metro be able to clean up their image? What new intense PR strategies will they have to employ? The Metro public relations team is definitely about to embark upon a tough challenge.

Read here about what PR initiatives Metro will go through this new year to re-brand their company’s image.

Tiger Woods-now there’s someone who has had immense PR success. What has he achieved with his years of excellent public relations? Answer: endless endorsements, a clean image, and a pro golfer that’s a role model to many.

But up until his recent incident this past weekend, Tiger Woods now has to deal with a PR nightmare. What do you think he needs to do to clean up his image? Read what Ann Subervi of the Examiner thinks here.

The financial industry isn’t exactly on everyone’s good side nowadays. As a way of rebuilding their credibility, Visa is starting a new marketing campaign to better re-brand its company to the public eye.

The public relations element of Visa’s campaign will target political-oriented media and trade press in hopes of growing their network.

Do you think this re-branding strategy will work for Visa? Read about their strategies here.

There’s been a lot of talk about public relations and how its value is diminishing in the future marketplace. Because of this talk, PRSA is launching a new PR advocacy campaign for the industry.

What do you think? Is the PR industry in a downfall, or does it still have value in our changing marketplace?

Read the article from PRWeek about the advocacy campaign here.

Many people are always confused about what the difference is between public relations and advertising. Here’s a very helpful article from About.com regarding the 10 differences between the two industries.

Looking for a political PR laugh? Check out this funny cartoon, also from the New Yorker’s cartoon bank.

Here’s a funny cartoon from the New Yorker about the duty of a public relations company– to keep the buzz alive.

New media is making its way into worldwide communications; through journalism, public relations, marketing, and more.

There’s no doubt that it has an immense impact upon our world and creating a globalized free-flow of information. Now U.S. Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, is encouraging the usage of new media communication in Pakistan.

What do you think? Will this new way of communicating reach countries like Pakistan? Read the article here.

Big companies are always jumping on popular public relations campaigns. However, what do you think about popular women’s brands such as Ann Taylor, Sephora, and others using breast cancer as part of their PR strategy?

Read about it here.