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{{short description|Trade magazine for the public relations industry}}
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{{Infobox magazine
| title = PRWeek
| image_file = PRWeek Logo.svg
| category = [[trade magazine]], [[Online newspaper|news website]]
| publisher = [[Haymarket Media Group]]
| country = [[United States]]<br/>[[United Kingdom]]
| founded = {{start year and age|1984}}
| language = English
| website = {{URL|https://www.prweek.com/us}} ([[American English|en-US]])<br/>{{URL|https://www.prweek.co.uk/}} ([[British English|en-GB]])
}}

'''''PRWeek''''' is a [[trade magazine]] and [[Online newspaper|news website]] for the [[public relations]] and wider communications industry. It is published by [[Haymarket Media Group]].<ref name="TG"/><ref>{{cite news|title= THE MEDIA BUSINESS: ADVERTISING; Some advertisers are concluding that passing is the best strategy for Super Bowl Sunday. |first= Stuart |last= Elliott |date= January 24, 2000 |newspaper= [[The New York Times]] |issn= 1553-8095 |url-access= limited |language= en |url= https://www.nytimes.com/2000/01/24/business/media-business-advertising-some-advertisers-are-concluding-that-passing-best.html |access-date= May 25, 2025 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20250525235121/https://www.nytimes.com/2000/01/24/business/media-business-advertising-some-advertisers-are-concluding-that-passing-best.html |archive-date= May 25, 2025 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title= Accounts and People of Note in the Advertising Industry |author= The New York Times |date= December 2, 2013 |newspaper= [[The New York Times]] |issn= 1553-8095 |url-access= limited |language= en |url= https://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/02/business/media/accounts-and-people-of-note-in-the-advertising-industry.html |access-date= May 25, 2025 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20250525235633/https://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/02/business/media/accounts-and-people-of-note-in-the-advertising-industry.html |archive-date= May 25, 2025 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title= Word for Word/What Really Matters; Getting Beyond the Truth, Into Appearances |first= Dave |last= Smith |date= November 26, 2000 |newspaper= [[The New York Times]] |issn= 1553-8095 |url-access= limited |language= en |url= https://www.nytimes.com/2000/11/26/weekinreview/word-for-word-what-really-matters-getting-beyond-the-truth-into-appearances.html |access-date= May 25, 2025 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20250525235651/https://www.nytimes.com/2000/11/26/weekinreview/word-for-word-what-really-matters-getting-beyond-the-truth-into-appearances.html |archive-date= May 25, 2025 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

== History ==
''PRWeek'' was originally launched as a private venture in 1984 and was acquired by the larger publishing company, [[Haymarket Media Group]], in 1988.{{sfn|Garsten|Cronin|Howard|2024|p=2}}{{sfn|Edwards|Pieczka|2013|p=11}} The original UK edition was founded by Geoffrey Lace and [[Peter Gummer, Baron Chadlington|Lord Chadlington]] in the 1980s.<ref name="TG">{{cite news |last=Brook |first=Stephen |date= February 22, 2006 |title= Industry veteran to launch PR Week rival |url= https://www.theguardian.com/media/2006/feb/22/pressandpublishing.marketingandpr |newspaper= [[The Guardian]] |issn= 0261-3077 |language=en |access-date= May 25, 2025 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20250525232609/https://www.theguardian.com/media/2006/feb/22/pressandpublishing.marketingandpr |archive-date= May 25, 2025 |url-status=dead}}</ref> ''PRWeek'' was later sold to Lace's former employers, Haymarket, the publishing group founded by [[Michael Heseltine|Lord Heseltine]], a cabinet minister in the governments of [[Margaret Thatcher]] and [[John Major]].<ref name="TG" /> A US edition of the publication launched in 1998.<ref>{{cite news |first=Mark |last= Sweney |title= Haymarket title says sorry for data leak |url= https://www.theguardian.com/media/2008/jan/31/digitalmedia.pressandpublishing |date= January 31, 2008 |newspaper= [[The Guardian]] |issn= 0261-3077 |language=en |access-date= May 25, 2025 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20250525232919/https://www.theguardian.com/media/2008/jan/31/digitalmedia.pressandpublishing |archive-date= May 25, 2025 |url-status=dead}}</ref> 

In 2009, ''PRWeek'' US changed from a weekly to a monthly publication due to declining print advertising and a shift to online readership. Despite the reduced frequency, the magazine kept its name for brand recognition. The new format featured longer articles and introduced a paid subscription model for online content, while maintaining the same annual price.<ref>{{cite news|title= It’s Still Called PRWeek, but It’s Going Monthly |first= Stephanie |last= Clifford |date= April 26, 2009 |newspaper= [[The New York Times]] |issn= 1553-8095 |url-access= limited |language= en |url= https://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/27/business/media/27prweek.html |access-date= May 25, 2025 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20250525234827/https://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/27/business/media/27prweek.html |archive-date= May 25, 2025 |url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2013, the UK print edition of ''PRWeek'' changed from a weekly to a monthly edition.<ref name="PG">{{cite magazine |title= Last weekly edition of PR Week as Haymarket takes print edition monthly |author= Press Gazette |url= https://pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/magazines/last-weekly-edition-pr-week-haymarket-takes-print-edition-monthly/ |magazine= [[Press Gazette]] |issn= 0041-5170 |language=en |date= September 4, 2013 |access-date= May 25, 2025 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20250525232915/https://pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/magazines/last-weekly-edition-pr-week-haymarket-takes-print-edition-monthly/ |archive-date= May 25, 2025 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

== Awards and rankings ==
''PRWeek'' produces regular research about the UK public relations industry, including the annual ranking of Top 150 PR consultancies.{{sfn|Bussey|2011|p=142}} ''PRWeek'' organises industry awards, referred to by the ''[[Financial Times]]'' as the "highest honours in communications and PR".<ref>{{cite press|title= FT wins best international in-house communications team at PRWeek Global Awards |date= April 28, 2015 |newspaper= [[Financial Times]] |issn= 0307-1766 |language= en |url= https://aboutus.ft.com/press_release/ft-wins-best-international-in-house-communications-team-at-prweek-global-awards |access-date= May 28, 2025 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20250528024429/https://aboutus.ft.com/press_release/ft-wins-best-international-in-house-communications-team-at-prweek-global-awards |archive-date= May 28, 2025 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite press|title= FT honoured with PR Week award for internal communications |date= October 14, 2014 |newspaper= [[Financial Times]] |issn= 0307-1766 |language= en |url= https://aboutus.ft.com/press_release/ft-honoured-with-pr-week-award-for-internal-communications |access-date= May 26, 2025 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20240403210808/https://aboutus.ft.com/press_release/ft-honoured-with-pr-week-award-for-internal-communications |archive-date= April 3, 2024 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release |title= Ibrahim Almutawa to PR Week: Saudi Arabia hosting the World Cup and Expo will change the PR landscape in the Middle East |date= January 14, 2025 |work= Zawya |publisher= [[London Stock Exchange Group]] |language= en |url= https://www.zawya.com/en/press-release/events-and-conferences/ibrahim-almutawa-to-pr-week-saudi-arabia-hosting-the-world-cup-and-expo-will-change-the-pr-landscape-in-the-middle-east-fnacdvp8 |access-date= May 26, 2025 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20250526004120/https://www.zawya.com/en/press-release/events-and-conferences/ibrahim-almutawa-to-pr-week-saudi-arabia-hosting-the-world-cup-and-expo-will-change-the-pr-landscape-in-the-middle-east-fnacdvp8 |archive-date= May 26, 2025 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

==References==
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==Bibliography==
* {{cite book |first= Cathy |last= Bussey |date= 2011 |title= Brilliant PR: Create A Pr Sensation, Whatever Your Budget, Whatever Your Business |language= en |location= [[Harlow]] |publisher= [[Prentice Hall]] |isbn= 978-0-273-74658-4 |lccn= 2011007574 |oclc= 703205541 |url= https://www.google.com/books/edition/_/yRTQEAAAQBAJ}}
* {{cite journal |first1= Lee |last1= Edwards |first2= Magda |last2= Pieczka |date= 2013 |title= Public relations and ‘its’ media: Exploring the role of trade media in the enactment of public relations’ professional project |language= en |volume= 2 |issue= 1 |journal= Public Relations Inquiry |publisher= [[Sage Publishing]] |pages= 5–25 |doi= 10.1177/2046147X12464204 |issn= 2046-147X |oclc= 853249761 |s2cid= 145427954}}
* {{cite journal |first1= Nicky |last1= Garsten |first2= Bruce |last2= Cronin |first3= Jane |last3= Howard |date= 2024 |title= An exploration of PR Week UK’s framing of specialist PR identities (1985–2010) |language= en |volume= 50 |issue= 4 |journal= [[Public Relations Review]] |publisher= [[Elsevier]] |pages= 1–10 |doi= 10.1016/j.pubrev.2024.102468 |doi-access= free |issn= 0363-8111 |oclc= 10278958476 |s2cid= 271307717}}

==External links==
* {{Official website|http://www.prweek.com/}}

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