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Does PR have a class problem? PRWeek podcast
Season 1 · Episode 31

Does PR have a class problem? PRWeek podcast

'Working class' PR agency, Co-op Live, should PR boycott Big Oil?

Beyond the Noise - the PRWeek podcast · PRWeek Podcasts

May 8, 202418m 2s

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Show Notes

<p>Does PR have a class problem? That’s just one of the topics examined in PRWeek’s latest Noise in Brief podcast. Noise in Brief – a shorter offshoot of PRWeek’s Beyond the Noise podcast – is released fortnightly and features PRWeek UK journalists discussing major issues from the previous seven days or so.</p><p>Download the podcast via&nbsp;<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/beyond-the-noise-the-prweek-podcast/id1513615965" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Apple</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/0onUHcQsn5ITC1lYtW89jZ?si=c965c18c49724d2c&nd=1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Spotify</a>, or listen on your favourite platform.</p><p>This week’s edition is hosted by PRWeek UK news editor Siobhan Holt alongside reporters Evie Barrett and Elizabeth Wiredu.</p><p>The team discuss the newly launched&nbsp;<a href="https://www.prweek.com/article/1870719/ready10-launches-working-class-pr-agency" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">‘working class’ PR agency</a>&nbsp;and overall class diversity in the industry.&nbsp;</p><p>Elsewhere, the journalists chat about a&nbsp;<a href="https://www.prweek.com/article/1870758/why-boycotting-oil-gas-bad-pr" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">comment piece by Liam Thompson</a>&nbsp;from the Rosely Group who argued that "Boycotting oil and gas is bad PR". The trio debate if boycotting is the right response and what this could mean for comms.&nbsp;</p><p>The journalists also analyse&nbsp;<a href="https://www.prweek.com/article/1871377/co-op-live-arena-opening-%E2%80%93-communications-calamity" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Co-op Live’s communications crisis</a>&nbsp;and chat about the reputational impact it could have on the brands and businesses involved.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>