The PR News Review: The terrible impact of rage bait on the media, public relations and society

Welcome to the News Review on the PRmoment podcast. In this weekly show I’m joined by Angie Moxham, and Mark Borkowski

This is the PR News Review where we look at the biggest news stories of the week from a PR perspective and this week we’re talking about rage bait.

This week rage bait was named Oxford University Press' Word of the Year for 2025.

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