Kate Fitch @katefitch.bsky.social · 13/08/2025can’t wait for this #FirstNations approaches to PR special issue of @prinquiry.bsky.social to be published - deadline for papers is Jan 2026 001
Reposted by Kate FitchPublic Relations Inquiry @prinquiry.bsky.social · 30/07/2025new research from CK (Kay) Weaver & Franzisca Weder shows professional communicators are claiming narrative agency in sustainability & change contexts, focusing on ethics in the act of storytelling and dialogicality [open access] journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....journals.sagepub.comSage Journals: Discover world-class researchSubscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher. 031
Reposted by Kate FitchIAMCR @iamcr.org · 25/06/2025🌐✨ Meet the winners of IAMCR’s 2025 Decolonising the Digital Awards! From Indigenous language activism to feminist AI, these groundbreaking projects reimagine technology from the margins. 👉 Read more: iamcr.org/awards/decol... #IAMCR2025 #DecoloniseTheDigital #DigitalJustice 022
Kate Fitch @katefitch.bsky.social · 12/07/2025heading to #IAMCR2025 and looking forward to catching up with colleagues 😊 ✈️ 140
Reposted by Kate FitchKate Fitch @katefitch.bsky.social · 29/06/2025This AGL 1979 TV ad featuring contemporary dance led Belinda Smaill and I to investigate the promotion of ‘natural gas’ and the ways media & promotional industries shape understandings of energy. www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Rb2... 121
Reposted by Kate FitchPublic Relations Inquiry @prinquiry.bsky.social · 01/07/2025#PR scholars heading to #IAMCR25 - our journal editor @katefitch.bsky.social will be in Singapore so reach out if you would like to chat. We welcome critical, interpretative & interdisciplinary contributions on PR & society. 001
Reposted by Kate FitchPublic Relations Inquiry @prinquiry.bsky.social · 29/06/2025‘The Living Flame’ 🔥 by @katefitch.bsky.social & Belinda Smaill investigates the impact of promotional industries on environmental justice by analysing the promotion of ‘natural’ gas journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....journals.sagepub.comThe Living Flame: Energy, promotion and ‘natural’ gas in Australia in the 1970s and 1980s - Kate Fitch, Belinda Smaill, 2025For most of the 20th century, energy transformations were promoted, and legitimated through diverse media and promotion. Much of this ‘energy media’ was generat... 011
Kate Fitch @katefitch.bsky.social · 29/06/2025This AGL 1979 TV ad featuring contemporary dance led Belinda Smaill and I to investigate the promotion of ‘natural gas’ and the ways media & promotional industries shape understandings of energy. www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Rb2... 121
Kate Fitch @katefitch.bsky.social · 26/06/2025"The gas industry knows fossil fuels are not renewable, but it continues to try and hoodwink Australians into thinking gas is good for us.” www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06...abc.net.auAGN accused of running dodgy 'Love Gas' ads that deceived viewersAustralian Gas Networks has been accused of misleading "millions" of Australians through their "Love Gas" ads. 011
Reposted by Kate FitchPublic Relations Inquiry @prinquiry.bsky.social · 25/06/2025Editorial: ‘ PR & Social Justice: Interdisciplinary Reflections & Future Directions on the Impact of PR & Promotional Communication on Human Rights & Social Inequalities’ by E.Ciszek, Lee Edwards @katefitch.bsky.social & Jenny Hou journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....journals.sagepub.comPublic relations and social justice - E Ciszek, Lee Edwards, Kate Fitch, Jenny Hou, 2025 001
Reposted by Kate FitchJo Fawkes @beznarjo.bsky.social · 10/06/2025Delighted to have last ever academic essay published in @prinquiry.bsky.social. On PR, culture and climate collapse. Thanks to @katefitch.bsky.social and all who made it possible 022
Reposted by Kate FitchPublic Relations Inquiry @prinquiry.bsky.social · 09/06/2025#PR scholars heading to #ICA25 - our journal editor @kristindemetrious.bsky.social is attending the #criticalPR pre-conference as well as the big event if you’d like to chat 001
Kate Fitch @katefitch.bsky.social · 09/06/2025congrats @beznarjo.bsky.social - I’m proud to publish this provocative essay on PR, Deep Adaptation and the climate emergency 011
Reposted by Kate FitchKate Fitch @katefitch.bsky.social · 01/04/2025I had the best time researching this paper on wine, women and PR 🍷 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....tandfonline.comWine, women and PR: Phyllis Parkinson and the wine recipe service in Australia, 1952–1979This paper aims to investigate the Australian Wine Board’s promotion of wine consumption to women in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s in order to understand the promotional work conducted by women for wo... 153
Reposted by Kate FitchKate Fitch @katefitch.bsky.social · 01/04/2025Phyllis Parkinson helped develop an Australian wine market through media relations & the distribution of wine recipes 🍷 making wine drinking acceptable for Anglo Australians & women (but her contributions are absent from both PR & wine history) www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....tandfonline.comWine, women and PR: Phyllis Parkinson and the wine recipe service in Australia, 1952–1979This paper aims to investigate the Australian Wine Board’s promotion of wine consumption to women in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s in order to understand the promotional work conducted by women for wo... 101
Kate Fitch @katefitch.bsky.social · 01/04/2025I had the best time researching this paper on wine, women and PR 🍷 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....tandfonline.comWine, women and PR: Phyllis Parkinson and the wine recipe service in Australia, 1952–1979This paper aims to investigate the Australian Wine Board’s promotion of wine consumption to women in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s in order to understand the promotional work conducted by women for wo... 153
Reposted by Kate FitchPublic Relations Inquiry @prinquiry.bsky.social · 30/03/2025new autoethnographic research with reflections on anti-racism and social justice in the PR classroom by Luke Capizzo, @adriwall.bsky.social Nneka Logan & @katieplace.bsky.social 👏 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...journals.sagepub.comAccomplices in the public relations classroom: An autoethnography of social-justice and anti-racism-informed teaching - Luke Capizzo, Adrienne Wallace, Nneka Logan, Katie Place, 2025A holistic approach to anti-racism and social justice in the public relations classroom requires moving beyond mere allyship with underrepresented students and ... 012
Reposted by Kate FitchHistory Council of Victoria @historycouncilvic.bsky.social · 20/03/2025➡️ You can read work on the topic by Dr Downing, honorary lecturer at Australian National University in this 2023 article in History Australia, 'A glass ceiling smashed? Reflecting on gender equity in the discipline of history' (log in required): 🔗 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....tandfonline.comA glass ceiling smashed? Reflecting on gender equity in the discipline of historyWomen hold between 40 and 50 per cent of all academic appointments in the discipline of history in Australia. Even among the social science disciplines, which are seen as more welcoming to women th... 011
Kate Fitch @katefitch.bsky.social · 31/03/2025the May 2025 editorial is online @alenkajelen.bsky.social @kristindemetrious.bsky.social & I call on PR scholars to be ‘troublemakers’ 002
Kate Fitch @katefitch.bsky.social · 31/03/2025so pleased that we have published this important paper on PR education in @prinquiry.bsky.social 001
Reposted by Kate FitchPublic Relations Inquiry @prinquiry.bsky.social · 30/03/2025PR scholars should lead students through anti-racist, emancipatory, and critical advocacy work to prepare them to be ethical and social justice-minded PR professionals #justpublished journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...journals.sagepub.comAccomplices in the public relations classroom: An autoethnography of social-justice and anti-racism-informed teaching - Luke Capizzo, Adrienne Wallace, Nneka Logan, Katie Place, 2025A holistic approach to anti-racism and social justice in the public relations classroom requires moving beyond mere allyship with underrepresented students and ... 111
Reposted by Kate FitchSarah A. Aghazadeh @saaghazadeh.bsky.social · 23/03/2025I’m absolutely honored to receive the inaugural L’Etang-Pieczka Award for outstanding research! Thank you to the editors and reviewers at @prinquiry.bsky.social for making this opportunity possible! I look forward to seeing this award evolve and grow critical PR scholarship for years to come. 142
Reposted by Kate FitchHistory Council of Victoria @historycouncilvic.bsky.social · 24/03/2025🏢 In the 1970s feminists identified a less-visible form of discrimination — the ‘glass ceiling’. On Thursday we kick off our FREE webinar series with three excellent panelists: Karen Downing, Claire Wright & @katefitch.bsky.social. ✍ Register: www.historycouncilvic.org.au/mph_mar_2025... 131
Reposted by Kate FitchSarah A. Aghazadeh @saaghazadeh.bsky.social · 23/03/2025Thank you @katefitch.bsky.social! It is an incredible honor to receive this award. 001
Reposted by Kate FitchPublic Relations Inquiry @prinquiry.bsky.social · 21/03/2025Congratulations Sarah Aghazadeh as the inaugural winner of the L’Etang-Pieczka Award. Your interdisciplinary paper is a worthy winner, tackling taboos around pregnancy loss and offering new directions in PR scholarship. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...media.tenor.coma winner logo with a gold trophy in the centerAlt: a winner logo with a gold trophy in the center 132
Reposted by Kate FitchPublic Relations Inquiry @prinquiry.bsky.social · 21/03/2025Congratulations to the inaugural winner of the L’Etang-Pieczka Award: Sarah A. Aghazadeh @saaghazadeh.bsky.social Don’t say “the D word”: Exploring death taboo and biopower in pregnancy loss awareness advocacy 👏 journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...journals.sagepub.com 123
Reposted by Kate FitchHistory Council of Victoria @historycouncilvic.bsky.social · 20/03/2025💡The glass ceiling: is it shattered, cracked, or stubbornly intact? We will be exploring this question in our first Making Public Histories webinar of 2025 one week from today - featuring historians Dr Karen Downing, Dr @katefitch.bsky.social, & Dr Claire Wright, with time for audience Q&A! 164
Reposted by Kate FitchPublic Relations Inquiry @prinquiry.bsky.social · 19/03/2025👏 shortlisted for the inaugural L’Etang-Pieczka Award 👏 Naíde Müller: ‘Challenge or resist dominant discourses: Authenticity as a strategic component of activist public relations’ journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...journals.sagepub.comChallenge or resist dominant discourses: Authenticity as a strategic component of activist public relations - Naíde Müller, 2024Although there is evidence that perceived authenticity has a positive impact on corporate reputation, the implications of authenticity in activist communication... 012
Reposted by Kate FitchPublic Relations Inquiry @prinquiry.bsky.social · 18/03/2025👏 shortlisted for the inaugural L’Etang-Pieczka Award 👏 Derek Moscato: ‘All the city’s a stage: Greenpeace, #VWDarkside, and the popular appeals of urban climate activism’ journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...journals.sagepub.comAll the city’s a stage: Greenpeace, #VWDarkside, and the popular appeals of urban climate activism - Derek Moscato, 2024Through the lens of Kenneth Burke’s dramatistic pentad, this study examines the role of the city as a consequential forum for environmental activists—providing ... 002
Reposted by Kate FitchLauren Rosewarne @laurenrosewarne.bsky.social · 16/03/2025"when a simple little jacket warms you and charms you and keeps its shape day in and day out you'll be glad you insisted on pure new wool" (x.com/LaurenRosewa...) Pure New Wool "naturally". New Idea, 1966. 021
Reposted by Kate FitchPublic Relations Inquiry @prinquiry.bsky.social · 17/03/2025👏 shortlisted for in the inaugural L’Etang-Pieczka Award 👏 Elin Helgesson’s investigation of public affairs and lobbyists ‘Folk devils and moral vigilantes – The occupational branding of public affairs consultants and the management of stigma‘ journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...journals.sagepub.comFolk devils and moral vigilantes – The occupational branding of public affairs consultants and the management of stigma - Elin Helgesson, 2024Public affairs is a rising field of practise; at the same time, it is reputationally complicated. In view of the widespread concern about the impact of its prac... 034
Reposted by Kate FitchPublic Relations Inquiry @prinquiry.bsky.social · 15/03/2025🙌 shortlisted for the inaugural L’Etang-Piezcka Award 🙌 Sarah A Aghazadeh’s article, ‘Don’t say the D-word’ explores pregnancy loss through a sociocultural perspective of PR, drawing on interviews with 17 advocates & activists journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1... 012
Reposted by Kate FitchPublic Relations Inquiry @prinquiry.bsky.social · 14/03/2025we’re announcing the inaugural winner of the L’Etang-Pieczka Award next week on Friday 21 March 👏media.tenor.coma black and white photo of a dog playing a drum with the words `` drum roll please '' .Alt: a black and white photo of a dog playing a drum with the words `` drum roll please '' . 011
Kate Fitch @katefitch.bsky.social · 14/03/2025looking forward to talking about PR, gender & history on this webinar on ‘the glass ceiling’ with Karen Downing and Claire EF Wright - it’s free to join us on 27/3 @ 5pm AEST 021
Kate Fitch @katefitch.bsky.social · 14/03/2025I’m speaking at this @historycouncilvic.bsky.social webinar- The Glass Ceiling: Shattered, cracked or Stubbornly Intact - on 27 March, 5pm AEST www.historycouncilvic.org.au/mph_mar_2025...historycouncilvic.org.auThe Glass CeilingHistory Council of Victoria 030
Reposted by Kate FitchSandra Boone @boonesk.bsky.social · 10/12/2024If you're open to including grad students, I would love to be included. I'm a 3rd-year student @uosojc.bsky.social examining equity/power concerns for PR professionals with a focus on the power in/of language. 121
Kate Fitch @katefitch.bsky.social · 03/12/2024more #EnergyPR greenwash from the Oz gas industry and #NewsCorp amp.theguardian.com/commentisfre...amp.theguardian.comHow can News Corp call its gas splash an ‘exclusive’ and a ‘special report’ when it’s paid for by industry? | News Corporation | The GuardianReaders led to believe a short-on-facts advertorial exhorting government to let companies extract more gas is straight news coverage 050
Reposted by Kate FitchKatharina Esau @kathaesa.bsky.social · 21/10/2024How does #polarisation manifest in media & communication at breaking points? Our new article identifies 5 key symptoms of destructive polarisation🔓: rb.gy/fp5akv @icsjournal.bsky.social T. Choucair, @vilkins.bsky.social , @svegaard.bsky.social, @snurb.bsky.social, C. Lubicz, K. O'Connor Farfan 1157
Kate Fitch @katefitch.bsky.social · 22/11/2024really pleased to announce this new award for#criticalPR scholarship - congrats to the finalists 061
Kate Fitch @katefitch.bsky.social · 22/11/2024love it that people are sharing pet pics so here’s mine 🐕 030
Reposted by Kate FitchPublic Relations Inquiry @prinquiry.bsky.social · 22/11/2024exciting news! we have launched the L’Etang-Pieczka Award to recognise innovative, critical, creative and boundary-pushing public relations scholarship journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...journals.sagepub.comL’Etang-Pieczka award outstanding PRI paper of the year: 2024 shortlist - Kristin Demetrious, Kate Fitch, Alenka Jelen, 2024 172
Kate Fitch @katefitch.bsky.social · 22/11/2024my weekend reading is sorted 🤩 can’t wait to read your new book on the Australian Women’s Weekly & Oz food culture @clemloz.bsky.social publishing.monash.edu/product/a-ma... 130
Reposted by Kate FitchScott Davidson @scottify.bsky.social · 21/11/2024Nice #criticalPR starter pack created by @katefitch.bsky.social 101
Kate Fitch @katefitch.bsky.social · 20/11/2024new to Bluesky so it might be ambitious to create a #CriticalPR starter pack (thanks @ckayweaver.bsky.social for suggesting it) - please share with your networks and I’ll keep adding to it 260