Additional Links

Below are links to organizations, information and other resources related to corporate communications and public relations.

Non-Profit Organizations

  • Accuracy in Media  - A grassroots watchdog of the news media seeking to address biased coverage and analysis.
  • Arthur W. Page Center For Integrity In Public Communication- A research center at the Penn State College of Communications dedicated to the study and advancement of ethics and responsibility in corporate communication and other forms of public communication.
  • Asian American Advertising and Public Relations Alliance (AAAPRA)  - A group of Asian American professionals in advertising, public relations, marketing and related fields, looking to connect and advance Asians in the communications industry.
  • Center for Media and Democracy – An organization dedicated to investigative reporting on the public relations industry and the publisher of the quarterly PR Watch. 
  • Center for Public Integrity – An organization that investigates and analyzes public service, government accountability, and ethics-related issues.
  • The Conference Board – An organization that provides business knowledge through the Consumer Confidence Index, the Leading Economic Indicators and research, conferences, centers, and councils.
  • Corporate Communication International at Baruch College/CUNY – An institute devoted to the theory and practice of corporate communication. The Corporate Communication Institute provides vital information for corporate practitioners, as well as scholars, policy makers, and the general public.
  • Council of Communication Management – A forum for seasoned professionals to share best practices in organizational communications. Established over 40 years ago, CCM now has a network of several hundred senior communicators, representing companies and consultancies of all sizes, confront strategic communications issues every day.
  • Council of Public Relations Firms – An organization that promotes the business of public relations through advocacy and the development of high professional standards.
  • Hispanic Public Relations Association – An association dedicated to the advancement of Hispanic professionals and provides educational seminars and workshops throughout the year. HPRA strives to be a resource for communications professionals and for those seeking insights into the Hispanic market.
  • The Institute for Public Relations  - An organization that promotes academic and professional excellence in the field through publications, lectures, awards, competitions, professional development forums and other programs.
  • Institute for Public Relations Measurement Commission  - An organization that provides information about and serves as an advocate for public relations and related communication research & evaluation.
  • International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) – An association that provides products, services, activities and networking opportunities for people and organizations working in public relations, employee communication, marketing communication, and public affairs. The IABC Research Foundation funds world-wide research which supports and advances the communication profession by delivering knowledge, findings and tools which are vital to successful business communication. The Foundation has funded research that balances both practitioner information needs and emerging and future concerns for the profession.
  • International Public Relations Association (IPRA) – The IPRA provides professional development and personal networking opportunities for its worldwide membership and promotes the practice of international public relations.
  • Issue Management Council  - A professional organization that helps members anticipate and successfully resolve issues through effective management processes.
  • The Lagrant Foundation – A foundation with the mission of increasing the number of ethnic minorities in the field of advertising, marketing and public relations by providing scholarships, educational support, career advisement, mentors, internships and resources to African Americans, Hispanics, Asian Pacific Americans and Native Americans.
  • National Association of Corporate Directors  - A membership association for boards, directors, director-candidates and board advisors that provides educational, publishing, and consulting services.
  • National Association of Government Communicators (NAGC)  - A national not-for-profit professional network of federal, state and local government employees who disseminate information within and outside government. Its members are editors, writers, graphic artists, video professionals, broadcasters, photographers, information specialists and agency spokespersons.
  • National Black Public Relations Society (NBPRS)  - A membership organization for public relations and affiliated services professionals that aims to address the needs of the global society and to prepare future PR professionals. Its mission is to address the challenges and emphasize the opportunities for the multifaceted constituency it serves through education, expansion and empowerment.
  • National Communication Association (NCA) – An association that follows trends in national research priorities and notifies the membership of opportunities for conducting funded research on topics of intellectual and social significance.
  • National Investor Relations Institute (NIRI)  - A professional association of corporate officers and investor relations consultants.
  • National School Public Relations Association (NSPRA)  - An association with the mission of advancing education through responsible communication. It provides a variety of diverse services provide to members and to other school leaders who contract with or buy from them.
  • Public Affairs Council  - An organization that provides public affairs products and services to member organizations.
  • Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) – A professional association that provides a forum for addressing issues affecting the profession and the resources for promoting the highest professional standards.
  • PR Coalition – A partnership of major organizations representing corporate public relations, investor relations, public affairs and related communications disciplines.

Trade Publications

  • The Holmes Report  - A weekly newsletter that provides competitive insight and intelligence to public relations professionals. The publisher also offers consulting services, customized research, industry white papers, and a comprehensive website.
  • Jack O’Dwyer’s Newsletter – A weekly newsletter that provides news, stories and tips for public relations professionals. The publisher also offers a monthly magazine, industry directors and a website that bills itself as an PR insider’s news site.
  • PR News – A weekly newletter providing ideas, tactics and tools for corporate public relations and agency professionals. The publisher also offers a range of publications, training seminars, a website and other services.
  • PR Week Magazine – A weekly publication with news, reviews, profiles, techniques and research for public relations practitioners. The publisher also offers international editions of the printed publication and their companion websites.
  • The Ragan Report – A weekly newsletter featuring best practices, case studies and innovative communications strategies. The publisher also offers several other publications, a website, training seminars and other services.

Other Useful Links

  • Advertising
    Links to sites about advertising; part of a site maintained by the Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication at Iowa State University.
  • Alternet.org – Represents itself a new online magazine, information source and community that combines quality journalism, public-interest content, interactivity, passionate advocacy and links to useful resources. AlterNet.org claims to be “an alternative to the corporate conglomerates that dominate the media marketplace.”
  • Audiences and Prospects – Links to sites about demographics, psychographics and geographics; part of a site maintained by the Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication at Iowa State University.
  • Brands and Branding – Links to sites about brands and branding; part of a site maintained by the Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication at Iowa State University
  • Center for Leadership and Change Management – An independently managed web site of the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. Dedicated to building the basic and practical understanding of leadership and change, its mission is to stimulate basic research and practical application in the area of strategic leadership and change management and enhance understanding of how to build and develop leadership in and for organizations.
  • Chief Executive – Established in 1977, Chief Executive magazine provides ideas, strategies and tactics for top executive leaders seeking to build more effective organizations. Chief Executivemagazine conveys the full range of the CEO experience: the corporate challenges as well as the personal pressures and satisfactions that come with the most demanding job in business. Contributors include the world’s most innovative CEOs themselves.
  • Consumer Behavior Links – A page of links maintained by the Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication at Iowa State University.
  • Corner Bar PR  - Serves fresh media contacts and real remedies for PR pros. Enjoy unique perspectives and PR-focused articles that are never watered down.
  • HeadlineSpot.com – Offers a guide to thousands of the best U.S. and international news resources on the Web. Its goal is to send the user the strongest media for a subject, industry or region in the least amount of time so the user can spend less time searching for the news and more time making sense of it.
  • Internetstats.com is a portal that points marketers, entrepreneurs and professionals to websites that have the business & market information, statistics, trends and news they need.
  • Investor Relations Information Network  - This site provides access to companies’ annual reports, quarterlies, fact books and press releases.
  • Marketing and Communication – A source for links to online resources about marketing and communication that is maintained by the Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication at Iowa State University.
  • EmeraldManagementFirst  - Provides management research and in-depth articles designed to managers be more effective.
  • Media Channel – A media issues super-site, featuring criticism, breaking news, and investigative reporting from hundreds of organizations worldwide.
  • The Museum of Public Relations – An online resource about the development of ideas in industry, education, and government, and how these ideas have been applied to successful public relations programs.
  • National Communication Association
  • On The Media – A weekly, one-hour program is America’s only national radio program devoted to media criticism and analysis.
  • Online Public Relations  - A page of links maintained by Robert Marston and Associates.
  • Public Relations Division, Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication – Created by an association of public relations educators, provides online announcements of meetings, current issues of its newsletter, and monographs on teaching public relations.
  • PR & Marketing Network  - “The latest news and strategies in PR and marketing,” produced by the publishers of PR News.
  • Reputation Management is a site providing basic information about corporate reputations as well as marketing material developed and hosted by the Reputation Institute
  • The Strategic Public Relations Center at the USC Annenberg School for Communication offers an easy to access, free, on-line database aimed at providing communications executives with data on such critical PR management issues as budgeting, determining the optimal size and structure of communications organizations, methods of evaluation, and specific functions for which in-house PR organizations are typically responsible.  Visit the PR Management Datasource (PRMD) at http://www.annenberg.usc.edu/sprc.
  • Strategy + Business is a site maintained by Booz-Allen Hamilton, business is a thought leadership publication for the Chief Executive Officers of Fortune 1000 companies and the people who influence them. These are men and women who understand that in a world transformed by new, globalizing technologies, ideas are their most significant competitive weapon.
  • Thomas-US Congress on the Internet provides information on federal legislation.
  • TomPaine.com focuses on ideas, opinions, and analyses often overlooked by the mainstream media.