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Message from the IPRA President: Who will rebuild trust? February 2024
in Press Release 3 months ago
Dear colleagues and fellows,
IPRA refreshes its UN representation
in Press Release 3 months, 1 week ago
New York City – The International Public Relations Association (IPRA) is proud to announce updates to its representatives to the United Nations (UN) in New York. Matthew Cossel has been promoted to Permanent Representative to the UN from his position as a Youth Representative and both Alexa Moyer and Diya Narayan have been announced as the newest UN Youth Representatives, filling a role held by Cossel for five years.
Invitation to an IPRA webinar on conscious branding: 15 February 2024
3 months, 3 weeks ago
I am pleased to invite you to the next in the series of IPRA Thought Leadership webinars. The webinar Unveiling conscious branding: strategies for ethical and business impact will be presented by Maria Gergova-Bengtsson, Paolo Marino, Giuseppe Cavallo on Thursday 15 February 2024 at 12.00 GMT/UCT (unadjusted).
Invitation to an IPRA webinar on Op Eds: 11 January
4 months ago
I am pleased to invite you to the next in the series of IPRA Thought Leadership webinars. The webinar How to write an op-ed editors will love will be presented by Jake Meth on Thursday 11 January 2024 at 12.00 GMT/UCT (unadjusted).
Message from the IPRA President: Welcome to the Future: January 2024
in Press Release 4 months ago
My dear friends and colleagues, at the beginning of my presidential year, first let me say a big thank you to outgoing President Dr. Anne-Gret Iturriaga Abarzua. She has led IPRA with style and intelligence throughout her year. And as we enter a new year maybe, just maybe, we are entering a new era.
Nataša Pavlović Bujas announced as IPRA President 2024
in Press Release 4 months, 3 weeks ago
The Board of the International Public Relations Association (IPRA) is delighted to announce that Nataša Pavlović Bujas is President elect 2024.
SelfHealers Circle founder Nicole LePera receives IPRA President’s Award 2023
in Press Release 4 months, 3 weeks ago
The 2023 IPRA President’s Award has been given to Dr. Nicole LePera, founder of SelfHealers Circle.
Message from the IPRA President: Closing time December 2023
in Press Release 5 months, 1 week ago
Dear PR enthusiasts around the world,
Invitation to an IPRA webinar on Artificial Intelligence: 14 December 2023
in Press Release 5 months, 1 week ago
I am pleased to invite you to the next in the series of IPRA Thought Leadership webinars. The webinar PR and AI: communication in the age of change will be presented by a team from the University of Alicante on Thursday 14 December 2023 at 12.00 GMT/UCT (unadjusted).
IPRA launches AI and PR Guidelines
in Press Release 5 months, 1 week ago
Consistent with its mission for intellectual leadership in global communication, IPRA has launched a set of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and PR Guidelines. The guidelines starting point is to recall that AI content has the potential both to enhance public relations, and the potential for bias, misuse, deception, and harm.
Offering online CPD for PR professionals
in Press Release 6 months ago
IPRA has renewed its agreement with the Irish Academy of Public Relations to provide online communications training to its global membership. The Academy is a platform for PR practitioners, providing online courses in communications disciplines like writing feature articles, negotiating sponsorship, shooting smartphone video or training for radio.
IPRA strengthens ties at UN New York
in Press Release 6 months ago
IPRA’s representatives recently participated in briefings in New York. Jim McQueeny oversaw IPRA's co-sponsorship of the 75th anniversary of The Conference of Non-Governmental Organizations in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations. The event UN-NGO Relations: enhancing multilateralism, protecting NGO access, civic space and democratic discourse was a celebration of work to improve NGO access to the UN. Also discussed by the NGOs present was what is working, what needs to be improved, and how participating NGOs can mutually cooperate.
Message from the IPRA President: Celebrating the best of the best November 2023
in Press Release 6 months, 1 week ago
Dear PR enthusiasts around the world,
Call Russia from Not Perfect Vilnius takes the Grand Prix at the 2023 IPRA Golden World Awards, while there is a buzz about the Global Contribution Award in Hungary
in Press Release 6 months, 2 weeks ago
The Grand Prix 2023 of the IPRA Golden World Awards for Excellence (GWA), the world’s most prestigious PR awards scheme, went to a brilliant campaign by Not Perfect Vilnius and Stronger Together countering poor and fake news. The Call Russia campaign sought to counter the lack of accurate news within Russia about the invasion of Ukraine. In 120 hours 40 million Russian phone numbers were given to Russian speakers worldwide inviting them to pick up the phone and call the country with accurate news.
Media.com sponsors the IPRA GWA Gala 2023
in Press Release 7 months ago
IPRA is proud to partner with Media.com as the headline sponsor of the IPRA Golden World Awards for Excellence awards ceremony and Gala dinner 2023. The Gala being held in Barcelona on 21 October will honour the winners of IPRA’s annual PR campaign competition.