After Oct. 7, British publicists faced 'impossible choice' of staying quiet, invisible or being outspoken and risking Jew-hatred, study finds
British Jewish public relations professionals faced an “impossible choice” after Oct. 7, according to a new article in Public Relations Review based on interviews, each running about an hour, with 10 professionals.“Organizational silence” led to a “regime of ‘truth’ that marginalized or excluded Jewish voices and left participants with an impossible choice of either remaining silent and invisible or speaking out and risking antisemitic responses,” wrote Lee Edwards, professor of strategic communications and public engagement at the London School of Economics and Political Science, in the article, which is slated to appear in the December 2026 issue of the publication.“Alongside this, participants’ perceptions that antisemitism was not given the same attention by organizations as other forms of racism or discrimination were experienced as a lack of recognition, unfairness and injustice within the organizational community,” she wrote.Jewish PR people in the United Kingdom “had to negotiate tensions in the wider environment,…
A study in "Public Relations Review" found that British Jewish public relations professionals faced an "impossible choice" after October 7, 2023. Based on interviews with 10 professionals, the study by Lee Edwards of the London School of Economics and Political Science concluded that "organizational silence" marginalized Jewish voices. This silence forced individuals to either remain invisible or speak out and risk antisemitic responses. Participants also felt that antisemitism was not given the same attention as other forms of discrimination, leading to feelings of injustice. One participant noted, "I think people are legitimately scared to do anything around antisemitism, because it will be deemed unpopular." The study, conducted from October to December 2024, also highlighted the tension between their British and Jewish identities and their place within organizational communities.
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