A press release turned up Friday saying that PR and communication professionals rank Daily 'Dog as the "best-read and most-trusted source of PR industry news."
As editor of PR Daily, another source of PR industry news, I was surprised by these results. More than anything though, I wanted to know how PR Daily ranked among survey respondents.
It didn't -- because it wasn't an option in the survey.
Here are the results.

As you can see, PR Daily isn't on the list, nor is PRNewser, a popular industry blog from MediaBistro, nor are several other PR-related blogs and websites.
This would be like asking people to choose their favorite baseball team from a list of nine teams -- and then touting the most popular one from the list as "America's most beloved baseball franchise."
But it gets better.
Daily 'Dog, for those unfamiliar with the website/e-mail newsletter, publishes every weekday. The survey pits Daily 'Dog against several publications that are published weekly and monthly, and several that are print publications.
Pardon the cliché, but apples and oranges.
For instance, the survey indicates that Daily 'Dog trumps readership of the print version of PRWeek. Never mind that the PRWeek magazine publishes on a monthly schedule.
Why not ask survey respondents if they read PRNewser's daily afternoon e-mail newsletter?
Or Ragan.com's Daily Headlines?
Or PR Daily?
They're probably afraid of the results.






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We reported in our press release about the ad-based media in the industry, because those are generally both the best-read media and the media we compete with most directly. We also asked about monthly readership, but those results didn't change the rankings.
Posted by Logangibs | December 18, 2012 11:10 PM
Posted on December 18, 2012 23:10
We reported in our press release about the ad-based media in the industry, because those are generally both the best-read media and the media we compete with most directly.
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Jim, thanks for the clarification.
Posted by Michael Sebastian | November 8, 2010 5:39 PM
Posted on November 8, 2010 17:39
Skip, Must've been drinking that day. I made those changes. Thanks for the heads up!
Posted by Michael Sebastian | November 8, 2010 5:38 PM
Posted on November 8, 2010 17:38
Michael, our survey asked about readership to every major and dozens of minor media outlets (including blogs) in the PR industry, including Ragan’s publications and PRNewser. We reported in our press release about the ad-based media in the industry, because those are generally both the best-read media and the media we compete with most directly. We also asked about monthly readership, but those results didn't change the rankings. Bulldog Reporter’s Daily ‘Dog scored higher in weekly and monthly readership---by far---than any other publication in the industry. PR Newser scored very high among industry blogs but was nowhere close to the readership of the publications mentioned in our press release. Hope this helps clarify. Best,
Jim Sinkinson
Publisher, Bulldog Reporter
Posted by Jim Sinkinson | November 8, 2010 4:39 PM
Posted on November 8, 2010 16:39
How about proofreading before spouting.
A press released..?
As you can see, PR Daily isn't the list...?
Posted by Skip | November 8, 2010 2:06 PM
Posted on November 8, 2010 14:06
Jenn,
The only thing I want to do about it is point out the flaws, make a snarky comment, and move on. Done and done.
Was it petty? Perhaps. But I guarantee commissioning a study to blow a hole in this one would be pettier.
Was it childish? Not any more so than telling me to get off my high horse.
Posted by Michael Sebastian | November 8, 2010 11:10 AM
Posted on November 8, 2010 11:10
Kudos for pointing out the faulty survey setup.
But really. "They're probably afraid of the results?" That's petty at best, childish at worst. If you have a problem with how they ran the survey, go ahead and point it out without making it all about you. Then do something about it. Get off your high horse, stop the "woe is me, I wasn't on yet another stupid subjective list trying gauge popularity" crap, and put out your own survey that you can justify as being completely fair and balanced without leaving anyone out. If you manage it, I'd love to see it. In my experience, no such thing.
Posted by Jenn Mattern | November 8, 2010 10:34 AM
Posted on November 8, 2010 10:34