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The Museum of Public Relations will host a Feb. 9 virtual event focused on the contributions of Black professionals to the field of PR. The sixth annual “Celebrating Black PR History” event is being sponsored by Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Georgia, CommPRO.biz and Muck Rack. Moderated by Diversity Action Alliance executive director Carmella Glover, the event will feature a keynote address from APCO's senior advisor for equity and justice Charlene Wheeless. Other speakers expected to participate are Elon University associate professor, strategic communication Denise Hill; chair of Elon’s school of communications Rochelle Ford; Burson Cohn & Wolfe brand strategist Sabrina Browne; and Troy Blackwell, Jr., a candidate for New York City Council and veteran of the Biden-Harris campaign and Obama White House. The event gets underway at 6 p.m. For more information, or to register, click here.
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Cashman & Associates, a woman-owned and founded full-service lifestyle marketing and communications agency launches a small-group Masterclass program in partnership with the Philadelphia Association of Black Journalists. The program will feature three Masterclass sessions per year with five student enrollees per session for a 30-day curriculum of best practices training, portfolio building exercises with one-on-one feedback from C&A leadership, networking opportunities, a small-group industry leadership Q&A panel, and one-on-one mentorship with PABJ president Ernest Owens and the PABJ Board. Applications are still open for two of this year’s three sessions, those running from June 9-30 (application and enrollment period April 15-May 15) and Oct.-Nov. 21 (application and enrollment Aug. 15-Sept. 15). For more information on the Masterclass series or to apply, visit www.cashmanandassociates.com/masterclass.
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PRSA-NY will look at how the COVID-19 pandemic and social justice movement have impacted the US sports industry at virtual event on Jan. 28 at 6 p.m. The Game Time Decision Panel will feature senior communications leaders from the MLS and NFL discussing what to expect in the year ahead. Panelists at the event include vice president of communications at Major League Soccer & Soccer United Marketing Marisabel Muñoz; New York Giants vice president of communications Corry Rush and NASCAR senior director of commercial communications Chris Tropeano. For more information or to register, click here.
The New York Women in Communications are honoring an accomplished group of female communications professionals at the 54th Annual Matrix Awards on May 21... The USC Annenberg Center for Public Relations is placing the spotlight on purpose-driven communications at “The Balancing Act, Purpose, Politics and Polarization,” its 34th Kenneth Owler Smith Symposium on April 4... The Knight Center for Journalism in America is sponsoring The 25th International Symposium on Online Journalism (ISOJ
The National Press Club is holding a March 20 screening of a film that depicts the dangers journalists face in Vladimir Putin’s Russia... News platform Semafor, in partnership with Gallup, will present an exclusive first look at its 2024 World Happiness Report on March 20 from 9 to 11:30 a.m... The Museum of Public Relations is sponsoring a March 14 event that looks at the role communicators played in gaining equal rights for women.
ICR is hosting a Nov. 14 The IPO Summit: Navigating the 2023 IPO Landscape,online event that will bring together CFOs, investors and other key players to share their insights and outlook on the process of going public... The Mid-Atlantic Marketing Summit, PR Summit DC and ADWKDC are being held on Thursday, Nov. 3, at Capital One Hall in Tysons, VA... The Institute for Public Relations is sponsoring a free Nov. 15 webinar on how virtual reality is reshaping the ways in which communicators do their jobs.
The Museum of Public Relations is putting a spotlight on the contributions made to the PR industry by Native Americans and Indigenous People at a virtual event on Nov. 3... The Institute for Public Relations is sponsoring an Oct. 18 webinar on that will look at the issues facing communications pros who address ESG matters... The American Marketing Association San Diego Chapter is presenting an Oct. 21 conference that will feature speakers from Walt Disney Parks, Snap Inc. and Qualcomm.
Richard Edelman presented the inaugural Daniel J. Edelman Award to NBC-TV weatherman Al Roker to honor his effort to make the world a better place during PRSA/NY's Big Apple Awards gala on Sept. 22.
