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Journalism, Media and Technology Trends and Predictions for 2019
Nic Newman, Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, University of Oxford, January 2019, 23 January 2019 The Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism’s predictions for 2019 are outlined in great detail in this report, which notes that 2019 will be a ‘critical year’ for publishers and platforms in terms of rebuilding trust and credibility. 2019, it writes, will be a year of fundamental shifts. The labelling and prioritising of trusted content as...
socio political environment
media relations
Gillette faces backlash and boycott over ‘#MeToo advert’
Michael Baggs, BBC News, Tuesday 15th January 2019, 15 January 2019A Gillette advertisement which references bullying, the #MeToo movement and toxic masculinity has split opnion online. The company’s short film plays on their famous slogan ‘the best a man can get’, replacing it with ‘the best men can be’. And while some have praised the message of the advert, others have declared they will boycott the razor...
socio political environment
corporate narrative
Why the Google walkout was a watershed moment in tech
Farhad Manjoo, The New York Times, Wednesday November 7 2018, 07 November 2018 At 11 a.m. local time last Thursday, more than 20,000 employees walked out to protest the company’s history of protecting executives accused of sexual harassment. For two years, regulators, lawmakers, academics and the media have pushed Silicon Valley to alter its ways. But outsiders have few points of leverage in tech. Protests by workers are an...
socio political environment
reputation
Patagonia’s billionaire founder to give away the millions his company saved from Trump’s tax cuts to save the planet
Angel Au-Yeung, Forbes, Thursday November 29 2018, 07 November 2018 Patagonia has announced it has an extra $10 million in profits due to to President Trump’s tax cuts last year, which lowered corporate tax in the US to 21% from 35%. Instead of investing the additional dollars back into its business, Patagonia said it would give $10 million to grassroot groups fighting climate change, including organizations that...
socio political environment
2018 Corporate Public Affairs Oration
2018 Corporate Public Affairs Oration delivered by David Murray AO, Chairman of AMP
socio political environment
public policy
Fake News: all the news that’s unfit to print
Centre for Corporate Public Affairs, Vol. 26 No. 1, 05 March 2018Click here to download the March 2018 Centre for Corporate Public Affairs Newsletter
socio political environment
Best Wishes and Best Reads
Wayne BurnsAs the holiday season looms, all of us at the Centre for Corporate Public Affairs wish you a festive and fabulous time with your loved ones, and some down time from managing issues, reputations, stakeholders, team members, budgets, up, down, and across.
If you are in the mood for some serious holiday...
socio political environment
2017 Corporate Public Affairs Oration
2017 Corporate Public Affairs Oration delivered by Prof David Grayson CBE, professor of Corporate Responsibility, Cranfield School of Management and chairman of Carers UK
socio political environment