Who reads PR and Corporate comms journals?

I'm slaving away on my final assignment of the year, a review of the corporate communications surrounding this summer's Foot and Mouth crisis (related thought, is there too much focus upon Crisis PR in education?). Naturally the academic nature of this assignment means I can only use academic journals and broadsheet newspapers. I'm not entirely against this. My simple question is:

How many of you practicing PR professionals read these journals?

Who reads Corporate Communications: An International Journal?
Or Journal of Communications Management? How about Public Relations Review? Possibly International Public Relations Review?

If there are any avid journal readers out there (Richard and Philip perhaps?), what do you make of them? Should more PR types be reading? Or is the information lacking in practical value?

Is this hit too opportunistic?

Does this PR hit strike anybody else as an impressive piece of opportunism?

"The mystery disappearance - and shock reappearance - of canoeist John Darwin has people wondering about his apparent choice of hideaway haven - Panama.

The story has put the Central American nation in the spotlight.

For Britons looking to start a new life, the lure of Panama extends beyond the 300-plus sunny days a year in the wisp of a country that lies at the crossroads of north and south America.

Once considered the world's premier tax haven, Panama still has much to offer those looking for a retirement below the radar."