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In Conversation: The “Woke” Corporation & Corporate Communications
Very Public Affairs Podcast, Centre for Corporate Public Affairs, 25 August 2021On this episode of In Conversation, Executive Director of the Centre, Wayne Burns is joined by Clare Hesketh, Acting Manager of Media Relations at SA Water, and Darren Pearce, Chief Communications Officer at Tennis Australia. They discuss corporate communications and strategies around the hybrid model of work, the...
leadership communications
governance
socio political environment
YouTube removed one million videos because of COVID-19 misinformation
Joan E. Solsman, CNET, 25 August 2021Since February 2020 YouTube has removed more than 1 million videos related to “dangerous” coronavirus information. Amongst the content were videos claiming false cures, misinformation, and hoaxes...
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World Health Organisation says COVID-19 misinformation is a major factor driving pandemic around the world
Rich Mendez, CNBC, 24 August 2021World Health Organisation official Maria Van Kerkhove says misinformation about COVID-19 and vaccines appears to have gotten worse and is keeping people from getting the shots, driving an increase in cases. Misinformation has become another risk factor that is “really allowing the virus to thrive,” she said. Public health leaders have also...
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How the pandemic (sort of) changed the way we consume news
Mark Coddington & Seth Lewis, NiemanLab, 24 August 2021Since the pandemic, its impact on people’s news consumption habits has been clear. Conversations routinely include discussions of how people have been unplugging from the news or are immersed in its viewing more than ever. A new form of news consumption even emerged: doomscrolling, the intake of fear- and despair-inducing news. Two recent...
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Life after white collar crime
Evan Osnos, The New Yorker, 23 August 2021As a lawyer and in business, Jeffrey D. Grant's philosophy was “Win, win, win.” However, Grant found his life unravelling; filching money from clients as his debts mounted; getting disbarred from law; attempting suicide by swallowing 40 tablets of Demerol; and in 2004, this culminated into a prison sentence of 18 months for wire fraud and money...
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The AI adman
Bryan Walsh, Axios, 23 August 2021Marketing and advertising companies are increasingly using AI models to track trends and generate slogans. This allows firms to identify and predict trends that indicate what consumers want, to better shape messages that will appeal to them. The global market for AI in advertising and marketing is valued at more than US$12 billion, and it's...
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How to use music to focus, build teams, and avoid burnout in lockdown
This Working Life, ABC, 23 August 2021In this episode of This Working Life, psychologist and classical musician Greta Bradman explains how our brains respond to music and runs through research-backed ways we can use music to connect, help focus and manage stress. She also discusses how to effectively integrate music into your workflows and meetings to better…
adaptive leadership
socio political environment
Twitter to allow Australian users to flag potential misinformation during month-long trial
Christopher Knaus, The Guardian, 18 August 2021Australian Twitter users will be allowed to report potentially misleading content as part of a new experiment in monitoring misinformation on the platform. The option to report misleading content is being trialled in three countries – the US, South Korea, and Australia – for about a month. The trial will allow Twitter to gather data and assess...
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Qantas mandates full COVID-19 vaccination for all its employees
Elias Visontay & Paul Karp, The Guardian, 18 August 2021Qantas will require all of its employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, as debate about mandatory vaccination in Australian workplaces intensifies. By November 15, all frontline employees, including cabin crew, pilots, and airport workers, will need to be fully vaccinated. Remaining employees will have until March 31, 2022, to get...
socio political environment
adaptive leadership
Why the worst part of work can’t easily change
Josie Cox, BBC, 18 August 2021The pandemic was a golden opportunity to fix the most toxic parts of work culture. Yet, in some instances, it has made it worse. In early 2020, as the pandemic started spreading aggressively around the world, almost every industry was forced to adapt its way of working, in many cases, overnight. But as businesses reopen and companies begin to...
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