 |
Museum of Public Relations slates free virtual event on June 2 that will examine the issues facing LGBTQ communicators and reporters. "LGBTQ Rights on the Line: The Role of Communicators Advocating for Equality" will present a series of speakers and panels with people from advocacy groups, agencies and corporations along with journalists and advocates. The event's emcee and moderator will be RENEWPR president Ben Finzel, and PAN Communications president and founder Phil Nardone will provide a wrap-up at the close of the program. CNN, GLAAD, the National LGBTQ Task Force, Vested and Warner Bros. Discover are among the organizations that will be represented. To register for the 6 p.m. event, click here.
 |
Public Relations Society of America's New York chapter will hold its second annual summit dedicated to diversity, equity and inclusion in public relations on June 15 and 16. The virtual event, "Driving DEI Forward in PR Campaigns, Workplaces, and Beyond," will open with a session featuring communications industry CEOs discussing approaches to DEI in the industry today. Participants are set to include M Booth CEO Dale Bornstein, Ketchum CEO Mike Doyle and Lippe Taylor CEO Paul Dyer. Other topics to be discussed at the summit include attracting diverse talent, reaching Gen Z and Gen Alpha consumers and employees, rethinking "professionalism," and unconscious bias training. Registration for the summit is free for current PRSA-NY members and $85 for non-members. Group registrations for agencies and in-house teams are also available.
 |
Propel is sponsoring a May 25 webinar that looks at how the connection between PR pros and journalists can be strengthened. In "Mending the PR-Journalist Relationship," Propel CEO Zach Cutler will discuss what's behind the disconnect between communicators and journalists with Garrett Public Relations founder and CEO Michelle Garrett and USA Today health reporter Karen Weintraub. Topics to be covered include the biggest media relations pain points for PR pros and journalists, what journalists look for in a story pitch and how media relations strategies can change for the better. The 12 p.m. discussion will include a question-and-answer session.
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.
