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PRWeek is a trade magazine and news website for the public relations and wider communications industry. It is published by Haymarket Media Group. [1]

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History

The original UK edition was founded by Geoffrey Lace and Lord Chadlington in the 1980s. [1] PR Week was later sold to Lace's former employers, Haymarket, the publishing group founded by Lord Heseltine, a cabinet minister in the governments of Margaret Thatcher and John Major. [1]

A US edition of the publication launched in 1998, [2] as well as a German edition.[ citation needed ] The US edition is editorially independent from the UK edition.

In October 2013, the UK print edition of PRWeek changed from a weekly to a monthly edition; [3] [4] in September 2016 it switched from monthly to being bi-monthly.

Awards and rankings

PRWeek produces regular research about the UK public relations industry, including the annual ranking of Top 150 PR consultancies and surveys into industry-relevant issues, such as staff retention.[ citation needed ]

In October 2013, the UK print edition of PRWeek changed from a weekly to a monthly edition; [3] [4] in September 2016 it switched from monthly to being bi-monthly.

PRWeek organises industry awards, referred to by the Financial Times as the "highest honours in communications and PR". [5]

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