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In this section, you can find all the latest articles, news and statements issued by the PRCA plus alerts on our latest corporate events. You can also read press releases sent out by PRCA member agencies and access other industry knowledge - to help keep yourself abreast of the most recent developments in PR.

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21/05/2013 It's time to champion digital PR. Who's with me?
20/05/2013 PR agencies complain about recruitment difficulties, but what are they doing about it?
16/05/2013 The FT finds its Plan B - but can the rest of the newspaper industry?
13/05/2013 How to improve diversity in PR: fix the creativity & measurement problems
03/05/2013 What In The World Are Agencies Doing This Week?
30/04/2013 Time to step up and stamp out PR's embarrassing problem
25/04/2013 We're all criminals now
25/04/2013 Strangers in the House: the freelance trend in PR
19/04/2013 PRCA hails victory against NLA in the Supreme Court
08/04/2013 The Art of Perception by Bob Leaf
05/04/2013 The big change to PAYE and how it affects your business
05/04/2013 2013 Budget: The Public Affairs Industry Responds
28/03/2013 Horsemeat: Journalists slate Findus, Tesco fares slightly better
27/03/2013 PRCA's intern blog
21/03/2013 Man Bites Dog is on the hunt for their next Graduate Intern. Do you have the pedigree?
20/03/2013 The PRCA Gateway Conference: The Future of Communications after Leveson
19/03/2013 Why statutory underpinning is wrong for the press and for PR
15/03/2013 Shrewdd PR Apprenticeship Column
14/03/2013 Behind the spin: the reality of being a PR apprentice
12/03/2013 The importance of cash-flow
11/03/2013 Apprenticeships are growing within Public Relations
08/03/2013 My experiences of the PRCA Diploma
04/03/2013 Mixing it up
27/02/2013 Breaking The Mould In PR
26/02/2013 A state-regulated media will weaken the PR industry
25/02/2013 Resourcing the future - reporting back from PRCA Midlands' roundtable
22/02/2013 Why I made the move from journalism into PR
21/02/2013 Learning on the job: life as a PR apprentice
19/02/2013 Resourcing the future
14/02/2013 Observations of an outsider
13/02/2013 Why we registered as a charity to improve industry diversity
08/02/2013 It's not who you know, it's what you know
06/02/2013 The PR industry needs to act now to safeguard its future
31/01/2013 The freedom to offend - the fall-out from the Sunday Times' Gerald Scarfe cartoon
29/01/2013 Let's not lose perspective in an attempt to cling on to the past
20/01/2013 When will 'spin' finally be axed?
17/01/2013 Why you should Find a PR Agency in 2013
16/01/2013 Why on Earth Would You Pay Interns?
15/01/2013 A response to Stuart Bruce's blog on ethics
08/01/2013 The Future of the PR Industry - Push PR View
04/01/2013 Public Relations and Cultural Boundaries: A Graduate's Perspective
18/12/2012 Respect between the NLA and the PR industry must work both ways
12/12/2012 A PR apprentice reports on a busy few months
06/12/2012 Oh no - not another book written by a PR
28/11/2012 The Future of the PR Industry - The Apprentice's View
26/11/2012 The Future of the PR Industry - Discussed by Bron Eames
23/11/2012 Why I can't agree to a ‘cull of the Account Executives'
15/11/2012 PR Leaders' Panel: What should the BBC do next?
13/11/2012 PRCA discusses public relations in the UK with Chinese Delegation
08/11/2012 The PR industry must adapt and model itself for a new social order
06/11/2012 Why PR needs the Client-Consultancy Partnership Charter
02/11/2012 Francis Ingham discusses PR training on Guardian Panel
22/10/2012 Don Clark
14/09/2012 Does Social Influence really matter?
10/08/2012 The recession is not an excuse to avoid paying interns
27/06/2012 PR industry strives to build stronger Wikipedia relationships
11/06/2012 Monmouthpedia - a small step for the PR industry on a longer road to deeper understanding of Wikipedia
28/05/2012 Grads who demonstrate persistence will get the best jobs
16/05/2012 Ignite's manifesto for change
24/04/2012 Social media - this is your future
18/04/2012 Compel agencies to certify ethical standards?
02/04/2012 The Golden Hedgehogs 2012
29/02/2012 Practical training remains key
27/02/2012 Addressing a skills gap in the public relations industry
14/12/2011 Youth movement offers pointers to addressing talent crunch
07/10/2011 The PR policy of party conference season is no policies at all
22/09/2011 The Benefits of a Global Ethics Focus in PR
22/09/2011 'How to do new business for PR agencies' - Business Development in PR
16/09/2011 Because there are universities - Part 2
02/09/2011 Because there are universities. And then there are universities
23/08/2011 UK PR Agency/Freelance market £2bn according to PRWeek/PRCA Census
15/08/2011 Communication is a fascinating thing
11/08/2011 Revised Guardian editorial code - Shoehorned endorsements do nobody favours
08/08/2011 You get what you pay for - why unpaid internships fail
05/08/2011 PR - A Female Dominated Industry
15/07/2011 The PRCA's Onward March
21/06/2011 Keynote at MIPAA
08/06/2011 The PRCA Training Price Guarantee
16/03/2011 Where Now For The COI?
08/03/2011 Getting Fresh in Manchester
23/02/2011 Getting to the Best Talent
10/02/2011 What Does 2011 Hold?
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