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Google releases new tools for journalists - and shares insider insight on what’s trending on the search platform
Sarah Scire, NiemanLab, 27 October 2020Google searches relating to coronavirus, the presidential election and Black Lives Matter have spiked since July. By publishing lists of “breakout” phrases and trending questions, journalists can now see what readers are most interested in knowing. However, the trending data comes without context, which makes...
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Spotify takes on radio with its own daily morning show
Sarah Perez, TechCrunch, 23 October 2020Spotify has launched its first daily personalised morning show, 'The Get Up' which will be led by hosts and will feature news, pop culture, entertainment and more.
To read more go to Tech Crunch
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Shareholders fume over plans to make virtual AGMs permanent
Charlotte Grieve, Sydney Morning Herald, 20 October 2020Shareholders are concerned that plans to make virtual AGMs permanent will help boards avoid scrutiny from investors. In May, the Federal Government passed emergency legislation to allow companies to host online AGMs in order to comply with social distancing rules.
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Why work-from-anywhere is here to stay
HBR IdeaCast Podcast, 20 October 2020Alison Beard is joined by Harvard Business School Associate Professor, Raj Choudhury to discuss how more workplaces are adopting 'working from anywhere' as a business strategy.
To listen go to Harvard Business Review
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AFL call means Rio Tinto has lost ‘social licence’: Indigenous leader
Jake Niall, The Age, 14 October 2020Rio Tinto's loss of partnership with the AFL shows the mining giant has lost its 'social licence' in Australia, according to Indigenous academic and activist, Professor Marcia Langton.
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Starbucks pledges to have 30% of corporate workforce identity as a minority by 2025
Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 14 October 2020Starbucks is starting a mentoring program as part of its plan to become a more inclusive and diverse company. The multinational coffeehouse aims to have 35 per cent of its corporate managers and senior executives represented by people who identify as black, indigenous or from a background of colour, by 2025....
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Is the social media platform Twitter the new church of the damned?
Andrew West, The Religion and Ethics Report, 14 October 2020In this episode of the Religion and Ethics Report, Guardian columnist Johanna Leggatt speaks of her article in the Australian Book Review explaining how Twitter resembles the worst form of judgmental religion.
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Corporate America works to drive turnout in a tumultuous election season
Fredreka Schouten, CNN, 13 October 2020When Texas Governor Greg Abbott issued an order capping the number of drop-off locations for ballots to one site, ride share company Lyft quickly stepped up to offer free or discounted rides to help get voters to remaining drop-off sites. Although, Lyft isn't the only company in the United States to get involved with getting people to vote....
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Trolling for truth in social media
Joan Donovan, Scientific American, 12 October 2020Early forms of the Internet protest movement date back to the 1990s and they share some similarities to today's disinformation tactics.
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Biden in the boardroom: what to expect on corporate governance
Michael Peregrine, Forbes, 08 October 2020A Biden Administration will have a notable impact on corporate governance, both through its proposals and policies. Most notably, a Biden Administration is likely to be supportive of corporate social responsibility concepts, and other methods of what it means to be a "values-driven company". Policy initiatives will likely change corporate...
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