Public Relations Society of America

Public Relations Society of America
AbbreviationPRSA
PredecessorAmerican Council on Public Relations and
National Association of Public Relations Council
Formation1947 (agreement)
February 4, 1948; 76 years ago (1948-02-04) (charter granted)[1]
TypeNot-for-profit trade and business association
HeadquartersNew York, New York
Region served
The United States, Argentina, Colombia, Peru and Puerto Rico
Membership
30,000[2]
Chair
Joseph Abreu[3]
CEO
Linda Thomas Brooks[4]
Websitewww.prsa.org

The Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) is a 501(c)(6) not-for-profit organization trade association serving the public relations and communication community. It was founded in 1947 by combining the American Council on Public Relations and the National Association of Public Relations Councils. That year, it held its first annual conference and award ceremony.

In 1950, the society created its first code of professional standards, and the current PRSA Code of Ethics was last updated in 2000. PRSA also launched an accreditation program, and a student society called the Public Relations Student Society of America in 1968.

  1. ^ Heath, Robert Lawrence, ed. (2010). The SAGE Handbook of Public Relations. SAGE. p. 355. ISBN 9781412977814.
  2. ^ About PRSA National. (2019). Retrieved from https://contentconnection.prsa.org/about/prsa/overview
  3. ^ "Joseph Abreu - PRSA Board of Directors". Retrieved 2024-06-05.
  4. ^ "Linda Thomas Brooks". Retrieved 2024-06-05.