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“The news feeds do not sag”: A look at Ukraine’s local news landscape, more than a year into the war
07 June 2023Most of the publishers surveyed now view “external migrants” — Ukrainians who’ve left the country — as their target audience.
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AI makes our journalism even more important
Misha Ketchell, The ConversationOne of the troubling things about modern life is the fact that so many of our ordinary decisions are manipulated by vested interests and opaque forces. The social media age we are living in today makes that sort of manipulation seem like child’s play.
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CEOs are predicting a mild recession in the US
Dana Peterson, Harvard Business ReviewA recent survey of CEOs suggests that most expect a recession in the U.S. but that it will be “short and shallow.” For that reason, many aren’t anticipating layoffs and some are even still hiring. It points toward a continuation of the current tight labour market, even as the economy cools in response to the...
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Should companies refrain from making political statements?
MIT SMR Strategy Forum, MIT SloanTwo years ago, soccer organisation UEFA attempted to opt out of taking a political stance — a decision that was itself decried as a political statement. When Munich’s mayor asked that the city’s stadium be lit in rainbow colors to protest a Hungarian anti-LGBTQ law during a Germany-Hungary match, UEFA declined the...
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How — and when — should companies engage in the political process?
Ed Dolan, Harvard Business ReviewHow should companies participate in politics? For all the discussion about the social responsibilities of the corporation, there’s been less discussion of how and whether companies should influence government. A new set of principles from the Erb Institute of the University of Michigan suggests some...
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Managing the new tensions of hybrid work
Jonathan Trevor and Matthias Holweg, MIT SloanLeaders are meeting employee demands for more flexible work arrangements amid concerns over the impact on organisational culture and innovation capability.
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Working from home immoral? A lesson in ethics, and history, for Elon Musk
Dale Tweedie, The ConversationFor most of human history, working from home has been normal. It’s the modern factory and office that are the oddities.
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Building an effective cybersecurity training program
Dustin Updyke, Harvard Business ReviewJust as sports teams practice and train for upcoming games, your organization should be constantly and consistently practicing and training for cybersecurity events, building the muscles and skills they’ll need to respond when a cyber-attack inevitably happens. Planning and scheduling training and exercise is...
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Organisations today face ten significant shifts. Here’s what to do about them.
By Patrick Guggenberger, Dana Maor, Michael Park, and Patrick Simon, McKinsey & Company, 24 May 2023Business leaders around the world are currently addressing not only economic volatility, geopolitical instability, and the lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic but also a range of organizational shifts that have significant implications for structures, processes, and people. The shifts include complex questions about how to organise for...
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Where to focus your company’s limited cybersecurity budget
Adam Isles, Harvard Business ReviewWith the threat of recession looming, chief information security officers (CISOs) will increasingly see cybersecurity budgets constrained. So how can companies focus their limited cybersecurity investments on the controls that matter most? This article breaks cybersecurity investments into three categories: 1)...
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