Opinions are split on whether globalization is phasing out the practice in Eastern Europe

A recent resolution from the Ukrainian Association of Public Relations (UAPR) condemning a black PR campaign (broadly speaking, the practice of paying journalists for coverage) has opened up debate among agencies that do business in the former Soviet Union as to whether that practice will become obsolete in an increasingly global economy.

For the first time in its history, the UAPR condemned what it called a black PR ...