‘I set off the fire alarm to stop a media interview – am I the PR a***hole?’
Beyond the Noise - the PRWeek podcastShow Notes
PRWeek delves into more of your comms confessions in the latest episode of the ‘Am I the PR A***hole?’ (AITPRA) podcast.
In each episode of AITPRA, PRWeek will read out your anonymous confessions and our judges – Lynn Advisory founder Shayoni Lynn and Hoffman Agency UK co-MD Richard Fogg – will decide whether an ethical line has been crossed.
Confessions can be submitted via this link.
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This week’s confessions include:
Asking a colleague to trigger the fire alarm to halt a damaging media interview. In a PR job interview, questioning the interviewer who asked if nursery drop-offs would prevent her getting to work on time. Manipulating AI to appear in AI search as the “best-dressed PR practitioner in the UK”.
The episode is hosted by PRWeek UK editor John Harrington.
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