As the IPO market heats up heading into 2026, Truescope data shows that the biggest upcoming listings will test not just investor appetite, but how well companies can manage scrutiny, trust and narrative at scale.

As we close out a year of growth, reflection and resilience, we reflect on what 2025 revealed about the power of community in communications and why there’s real optimism about what CommPRO and the industry can build together in 2026.

This op-ed takes a critical look at why cable TV political programming continues to prioritize speed and opinion over depth and expertise, often leaving viewers less informed rather than better informed.

In this next-generation perspective, a graduate student entering the field reflects on why empathy, listening and human connection must become core priorities for PR and corporate communications as 2026 begins.

This forward-looking piece outlines five major predictions expected to shape 2026, offering communications professionals a timely snapshot of the trends, forces and shifts to keep on their radar as the year ahead takes shape.

As global sporting events increasingly double as reputation shields, we explore how sportswashing works, why it persists, and the essential lessons PR leaders can draw about narrative control, transparency and trust.

In a candid PR Masters Podcast conversation, Peter Finn of FINN Partners shares why independence matters in an era of consolidation, how values-first growth and selective clients build resilience, and why AI should strengthen people and judgment, not replace them.

For communications leaders, the handling of the Epstein files offers a timely reminder that crises are rarely caused by a single event, but by the strategic missteps that follow.

As CES 2026 gets closer, it’s becoming clear that the tone of the show is shifting, and PR and marketing teams should be paying attention. Looking across platform-specific media data, including analysis from Truescope, one pattern stands out. Coverage is moving away from big, splashy product reveals and toward a more practical question that audiences seem to care about more. How does AI actually show up in everyday life?

As trust in content, media and the digital systems behind them continues to erode, communicators can no longer think about credibility in simple terms and must start building trust across three dimensions, including a fast-emerging third layer shaped by technology itself.

This thought leadership piece explores how gratitude, recognition and presence shape effective leadership and workplace culture, especially as the holidays invite reflection on what and who truly matters.

In this episode of the PR Masters Podcast, Peter Finn, founder and CEO of FINN Partners, shares candid leadership lessons from building a purpose-driven, independent agency and explains why values, people and long-term thinking matter more than ever in a consolidating industry. The conversation is hosted by The Stevens/Jachetti Group and CommPRO.

In this Mr. Magazine™ interview, legendary magazine designer Roger Black reflects on what it really takes to build media that lasts, from knowing your reader to respecting attention and staying grounded in human storytelling, even as platforms and technology keep changing.

As PR and marketing firms race to adopt AI, new data shows many are quietly underinvesting in the human skills that still drive leadership, client trust and long-term growth.

I’m excited to share that CommPRO and Capitol Communicator are joining forces in a strategic union that expands our reach, fuels innovation and creates new opportunities for the communications community.

As the Winter Olympic Games in Milan-Cortina approach, brands and organizers are once again confronting a familiar reality: protests are an expected part of the Olympics, and preparation is critical to protecting brand reputation.

Shareholder activism is increasingly targeting CEOs, with new research showing women leaders are disproportionately singled out as campaigns grow more personal, strategic and narrative-driven across the Russell 3000.

Watching Wicked in 2025 feels less like fantasy and more like a case study in how power defines trust, punishes dissent and turns those who challenge the script into villains.

This article draws on insights from the latest episode of That Said with Michael Zeldin featuring CNN’s Dr. Sanjay Gupta, alongside workplace wellness data from Truescope, a media intelligence and analytics platform that tracks workforce, business and societal trends, to explore how chronic pain, stress and culture intersect in today’s communications workplace.

As 2026 approaches, a wave of political, economic and global developments is set to shape the narratives communicators will need to follow and interpret in the year ahead.