Steve Barrett

Jan 24, 2025

Davos elites bullish on future of business

There was a sense of guarded optimism in the air at the latest World Economic Forum. But CEOs want their CCOs to step up and deliver on their greater accountability.

Aug 09, 2024

5 questions for WPP CEO Mark Read on the FGS sale

PRWeek's Steve Barrett chats with the holding company chief about why WPP sold FGS Global.

Apr 02, 2024

Journalism is not a crime

As we reach the one-year anniversary of the detention of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich in Russia, the role of the media has never been under such intense scrutiny.

Jan 29, 2024

‘It’s going to be unbeatable’: WPP’s Mark Read ...

Mark Read details the thinking behind the move, including what role AI may have played

Dec 04, 2023

No advertiser owes a media platform

Elon Musk’s robust message to advertisers this week betrays a fundamental misunderstanding of the commercial media dynamic

Aug 31, 2021

A PR legend, centenarian and a gentleman

David Finn, who just turned 100, is one of the founding fathers of PR and a throwback to the genesis of the communications industry