Public Relations Society of America

Public Relations Society of America
Abbreviation	PRSA
Predecessor	American Council on Public Relations and; National Association of Public Relations Council
Formation	1947 (agreement); February 4, 1948 (charter granted)
Type	Not-for-profit trade and business association
Headquarters	New York, New York
Region served	The United States, Argentina, Colombia, Peru and Puerto Rico
Membership	30,000
Chair	Joseph Abreu
CEO	Linda Thomas Brooks
Website	www.prsa.org

The Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) is a 501(c)(6) not-for-profit organization trade association for public relations professionals. 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.

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

[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.

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