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The National Press Club marks World Press Freedom Day on May 3. The event will highlight the cases of journalists Maria Ressa, Austin Tice and Emilio Gutierrez-Soto, who are all past recipients of the club’s John Aubuchon Award — its highest honor for press freedom. Ressa, co-founder of Philippine online news website Rappler, is a vocal critic of the country’s president, Rodrigo Duterte. Tice, a freelance journalist, and veteran U.S. Marine Corps officer, was kidnapped while reporting in Syria in 2012. Gutierrez-Soto, a Mexican journalist, fled to the U.S. in 2008 after allegedly facing death threats related to his allegations of corruption in the Mexican Army. Registration for the 10 a.m. event is free, but donations are encouraged.
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The Institute for Public Relations is presenting a free webinar on April 28 that will focus on the growing role that research, analysis and evaluation play in communications. At the event, Cognito chief insights officer Mark Weiner will present findings from the “Communicator’s Guide to Research, Analysis and Evaluation,” which was recently released by the IPR’s Measurement Commission. Allyson Hugley, vice president, analytics and market research, global communications at Prudential Financial, and Kaiser Permanente director of communications Sarab Kochhar will also participate in a discussion moderated by Weiner. To register for the 1 p.m. event, click here.
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Museum of Public Relations will hold its second annual Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month observance on May 12 at a free 6 p.m. virtual event. The discussion will look at how communicators can help combat the rise of anti-Asian hate and violence in the U.S. The event’s keynote speaker will be GSK’s head of U.S. communications, Srikant Ramaswami. There will also be a panel discussion featuring prominent Asian-American communications pros, moderated by IW Group chairman and chief connectivity officer Bill Imada and Walmart national director, public affairs-corporate affairs Joanne Tabellija-Murphy. Sponsorship opportunities for the event are still available. To find out more, 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.
