Journalist burn out, the Riga StratCom Dialogue files and more...Issue 20

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Articles

US Focus - Journalist Burnout and Its Effect on Public Relations via SHIFT Communications

There have been a number of alarming stories lately about the burnout rate among journalists. While many of these stories focus on the physical and mental toll the COVID-19 pandemic has had on journalists personally and professionally, the fact is the pandemic has only hastened many of the issues plaguing modern newsrooms.

COVID Continuum or COVID Interrupt-us? Via Tish Van Dyke

With the introduction and distribution of the COVID-19 vaccines, it’s tempting to think we might be able to take our foot off the brake and begin slowly moving forward and get out of the standstill traffic we’ve been sitting in for the last year. As the reality of this sinks in, many of us will be quick to throw our masks aside, start planning reunions and book long-overdue vacations. After all, aren’t we all craving to get ‘back to normal’?

Podcasts

What should an ESG report include? Clive Booth, CEO of the ESG Foundation via PRmoment podcast

Clive Booth is the CEO of the ESG Foundation, which he founded in March 2020. The foundation exists to focus the attention of organisations on the importance of environmental, social impact and corporate governance behaviours.

Conferences

The Riga StratCom Dialogue 2021 via NATO Strategic Communications Centre of Excellence

Now you can watch the main keynote from the StratCom Dialogue on Youtube. StratCom is the leading event on strategic communications and leadership in the information domain. Since 2015, this international event brings together international organisations, governments, the military community, academia and the private sector to discuss the most pressing issues shaping today’s information environment.

Reports

The resilience imperative: Succeeding in uncertain times via McKinsey

The world is undergoing increasingly rapid, unpredictable, and unprecedented change. But across industries, most companies have remained persistently focused on near- and medium-term earnings, typically assuming ongoing smooth business conditions. The COVID-19 pandemic heralds the need for a new approach.

Catastrophic events will grow more frequent but less predictable. They will unfold faster but in more varied ways. The digital and technology revolution, climate change, and geopolitical uncertainty will all play major roles

RESEARCH: Communication leaders pose sharp challenges to their associations - as they face a rocky environment via Mike Klein

The world’s leading communication associations face formidable challenges if they are to recover from the pandemic and adapt to a rocky new environment.

In this survey, 50 communication leaders contributed over 130 responses to the question: “What do you see as the three biggest issues facing associations and professional communities in the communication space?”

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