During these times of gridlock, PR reps are widely forbidden from hustling the wares of their star clients.
PR firms, like talent agencies, are laying off staff and canceling leases.
Giant companies likeDisneyandComcastconfront a media landscape that has quickly turned from benign to belligerent.
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Even Target is taking a hit.
So does his president, Mike Cavanaugh the only media CEO who no newsman has ever seen.
Comcast, by contrast, has skated above the fray but again has hit speed bumps.
Universal came out of its PR shell and instantly erased that scandal.
Are media companies paying a price for their confused response to wokelash?
Given this static, PR operatives generally have assumed a shelter in place attitude.
But with major film festivals looming, will the stars get restive with that posture?
Wont they pressure their edgy press agents to find new avenues for promotion?
Sigmund Freud, for one, has never been invisible.
