The PR Dispatch - Issues Management, Ethics and Covid-19 Risk Perception

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The risks and rewards of pursuing ESG priorities via Ragan Communications

Jessie Sitnick, VP of corporate and public affairs at Toronto-based Argyle, shared a wealth of tremendous guidance with Ragan’s Crisis Leadership Network members on the perils and benefits of pursuing an Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) plan.

IPRA | Golden World Awards for Excellence in PR - 2021

🌍 IPRA International Public Relations Association, announces that the Golden World Awards for Excellence in PR (GWA) 2021 are now in their fifth week and open to receive entries.

There are separate awards for agencies and in-house teams, and you do not need to be an IPRA member to enter. You just need to be good. The start of entries has been excellent with a wide spread of categories.

Enter online at www.ipra.org using our awards platform where you will find a description of the rules, an entry kit, the 37 categories, and a set of Frequently Asked Questions.

Watch out: Ineffective issues management may be a toll gate to crisis by Verlyana Hitipeuw

Watch out: Ineffective issues management may be a toll gate to crisis! Great article by Verlyana Hitipeuw, CEO & Principal Consultant at Kiroyan Partners and Comm/PR Lecturer at Swiss German University

10 ethical issues facing public relations - PRCA Ethics Council via Wadds inc.

Artificial intelligence, paid influence, mental health and fake news are all issues identified by a group of international practitioners in a series of reflective essays published by the PRCA. Read more at the ever interesting blog by Stephen Waddington.

Conferences

Virtual Networking: Spring Virtual Networking Cocktail via the Public Affairs Council

For the "Brussels Bubble" crowd (and beyond) - the Public Affairs Council is hosting a virtual networking cocktail on 31 March 2021, 15:57 (Brussels time), duration 1 hr. Free admission. Everyone working in public affairs, public policy, communications and similar roles is welcome.

Webinar: Moving Mindsets: Building Momentum Over Time via The Framework Institute

Moving Mindsets: Building Momentum Over Time - March 26, 2021 02:00 PM in Eastern Time. In moments of political and cultural upheaval, change feels necessary, but also possible. Can we use this time to mobilize people to think differently about social issues and unlock real change?

The Bucket List Summit for Artificial Intelligence, Big Data & Ethics

Conference - Tuesday 30 March 2021 at 10:00 | The Bucket List Summit promises to be a unique opportunity to gain a global perspective on the current challenges facing the AI and Big Data Industry. It will explore the current debates around these technologies and what the future holds for them.

Reports

Political leanings more influential than pandemic severity in COVID-19 risk perception via Scimex

Our politics and values exert a bigger influence on how much of a threat we feel from COVID-19 than objective indicators such as the number of confirmed cases, according to UK researchers. Of these factors, the three most important determinants were the extent to which people thought the government should intervene in society, their feelings of personal ability to stop the spread, and their tendencies to do things for the benefits of others. Trust in science ranked fourth and gender fifth.

Books

Immersive Journalism as Storytelling via ECREA

This book sets out cutting-edge new research and examines future prospects on 360-degree video, virtual reality (VR), and augmented reality (AR) in journalism, analyzing and discussing virtual world experiments from a range of perspectives.