The “Transmission” Problem in Public Relations

The “Transmission” Problem in Public Relations

June 23, 2026 · 21 min · Season 5 · Episode 235

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This episode discusses the shift in public relations from a sender mentality to a more audience-driven approach.

Communications has always been built around a sender mentality. We decide what people need to know, we package it, we push it out. That model came from journalism and broadcasting, three networks, eleven o'clock news, one message for everyone. It made sense then. The infrastructure has changed completely since. Audiences have become producers. People choose what they consume, when they consume it, and they unsubscribe from what no longer serves them. That transformation happened entirel...

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