PR PLAN: MATTEL, SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS, OLYMPICS OPENING CEREMONY, TRUMP + BLACK JOURNALISTS

We're Still Spinning

Buckle up. The news cycle hath giveth us many a PR crisis since our last episode. After pulling the curtain back on the day-in-the-life of a PR girlie during our weekly "cold open" - we look at the recent release of Down Syndrome and blind Barbie via Mattel, plus the recent comments about Spongebob Square Pants' autism. We share thoughts about representation through children's toys and content. Then, we swiftly move to the religious outrage over a brief moment in the Opening Ceremony at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Blue/black dress or white/gold dress...Last Supper or Greek God Dionysus? We talk about it through a PR lens. Lastly, news broke that Donald Trump is going to appear at the National Association of Black Journalists Convention (NABJ) in Chicago this week. We ask why, and we (the hosts) disagree on the answer.