RELATIONSHIPS have been put to the test during the past year in every sense and context. In business, no profession understands this better than public relations whose purpose it is to build relationships between organizations and stakeholders or publics. The…
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Dr Martina Byrne, chief executive officer of the Public Relations Institute of Ireland (PRII) and the Public Relations Consultants Association (PRCA) in Ireland, shared her outlook on the PR and communications industry. Reflecting on the past year, Dr Byrne said, “Covid-19…
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DIVERSITY, equity and inclusion (DE&I) have always been critical to the employee experience, and they’re becoming increasingly linked to a company’s bottom line, writes Emi Kamezaki. However, formal programming to support these goals are only now entering the mainstream. The…
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IN February, I had the good fortune to chat with Melissa Bosch, diversity and inclusion lead at EY Ireland, writes Orla Clancy. Originally from Cape Town, South Africa, she has lived in Ireland for 10 years and identifies as Afro-Irish. …
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I am a great believer in lifelong learning and in February I was privileged to be educated on diversity, equality, equity and inclusion by two specialists in these areas, writes Orla Clancy. Dr Marie Connolly, head of equality, diversity and…
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THE importance of diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) have been discussed in the public relations arena for the past few years and, thankfully, is beginning to gain traction, writes Peter C Woolfolk. In 2020, unfiltered television images of active racism…
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AS men working in public relations are paid up to £7,000 more than women for the same role, Orlagh Shanks asks is it time to PR, PR? When you ask Joe Public to describe someone that works in PR, the…
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THIS is an article about diversity, equity and inclusion written by a white male in his mid-50s, writes Gary Ross. Still reading? I’m glad. But I know you may have paused there for a moment. That’s OK. On one hand,…
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THE US presidential inauguration in January introduced the first female, first black and first Asian-American vice president of the United States, Kamala Harris. A momentous moment in history and for the diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) movement globally. In the…
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AT PressReader, we started with a vision. Since 1999, we’ve kept professionals up-to-date with top quality trusted newspapers and magazines from all over the globe. We’ve done this by building the world’s largest digital newsstand that offers more than 7,000…
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I often find myself saying that public relations is company-wide, and this has never been truer than in 2020. Public relations and communications strategies align with overall company objectives, which often translate as growth. In March 2020, many company objectives…
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HOW we access news has changed over the years from print to digital to social media. Traditional media remains the most trusted source of news and its reliability and popularity have risen even more during 2020. People the world over…
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