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88% -- share of professionals saying outside relationships need more vetting for global communications professionals (2026)
88% of global communications professionals say relationships with outside organizations need more careful vetting.
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USC Annenberg
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The 2026 USC Annenberg Global Communication Report asked global communications professionals to identify the actions that will have the strongest impact over the next five years.
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The USC Annenberg report found that 69% of global commun…
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global communications professionals: 88% share of professionals saying outside relationships need more vetting. Source: USC Annenberg (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/outside-org-vetting-2026
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/outside-org-vetting-2026" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>88%</strong> -- share of professionals saying outside relationships need more vetting for global communications professionals<br><small>Source: USC Annenberg (2026) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/outside-org-vetting-2026" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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