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The winners of the 8th annual Washington Women in Journalism Awards will be recognized in a presentation on Tuesday, June 22 at noon. This year's honorees include CBS's Norah O'Donnell, who will receive the Hall of Fame Award; PBS's Yamiche Alcindor, who will be honored as Outstanding Journalist in Broadcast Television; The New Yorker's Susan Glasser as Outstanding Journalist in Print and the Washington Post's Karen Attiah as a Star to Watch. On behalf of the event, a donation will be made to the National Association of Black Journalists, which has advocated for, and supported, black journalists worldwide since 1975.
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The PRSA National Capital Chapter’s DE&I Committee is hosting a June 29 virtual event that will look at how communicators can embed inclusive content best practices in their organizations. Rachele Kanigel, chair and professor of the journalism department at San Francisco State University and editor of “The Diversity Style Guide,” will discuss the definition of inclusive content as well outlining the latest research, trends and resources on inclusive content. The cost to participate in the Zoom meeting is $25 for PRSA NCC members and $35 for nonmembers.
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The Museum of Public Relations is hosting a June 29 session that will focus on the PR industry’s LGBTQ community. The event will be hosted by National LGBTQ Task Force communications director Cathy Renna, and the keynote speaker will be Stephanie Battaglino, author of “Reflections from Both Sides of the Glass Ceiling.” Two panels—one consisting of PR pros from corporate and non-profit organizations, as well as a diverse panel of journalists covering LGBTQ+ issues—will discuss how the challenges currently facing the community are covered in the media as well as how the social activism of the last 50+ years has helped bring the community to where it is today. The panel participants will also take questions from attendees. A recording of the program will be available following the show.
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.
