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UN’s next fake news initiative resonates with IPRA proposal
in Press Release 3 years, 1 month ago
IPRA, the International Public Relations Association, reported earlier its opinion that fake news is an under-recognized challenge that inhibits achieving the various goals of the UN. This was a key finding of a global member outreach conducted by IPRA as its contribution to the UN75 dialogue. In its submission IPRA called on the UN Secretary General to declare a day annually to bring worldwide attention to the UN’s own Share Verified initiative. We are thus delighted to report that the UN is indeed doing just that.
IPRA: your PR lifeline online
in Press Release 3 years, 2 months ago
Dear IPRA members, forget the doom and gloom, let the sun shine in. Allow me to provide an update on how IPRA is thriving during the current pandemic, along with some helpful research and links.
2020 Global Contribution winner continues pro-bono work for Croatian charity
3 years, 2 months ago
IPRA reported earlier this month that the 2020 GWA Global Contribution Award given for PR with an objective of meeting one of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals went to Soaps With Dots from Croatian agency Apriori World for their client The Zagreb Association for the Blind.
Message from the IPRA President: Helping business redesign for long-term success September 2020
in Press Release 3 years, 2 months ago
As the UN turns 75, IPRA urges a global fight on fake news
in Press Release 3 years, 2 months ago
Fake news is a main and under-recognized challenge that inhibits achieving the UN goals. This was a key finding of a global member outreach conducted in July by IPRA, the International Public Relations Association, as its contribution to the UN75 dialogue.
LLYC’s campaign on loneliness takes the Grand Prix at the 2020 IPRA Golden World Awards, while Apriori World makes a Global Contribution
in Press Release 3 years, 3 months ago
The Grand Prix 2020 in the IPRA Golden World Awards for Excellence (GWA), the world’s most prestigious PR awards scheme, is The Last Older Person to Die in Loneliness, created by Spanish agency LLYC on behalf of their client The BBK Foundation. The campaign was a perfect example of an unconventional communication strategy designed to start a conversation on a taboo topic – that of loneliness amongst the elderly. A most realistic sculpture was used to graphically demonstrate the message.
PR campaigns on healthy eyes and saving the Siberian Tiger join the winners of the 2020 IPRA Golden World Awards
in Press Release 3 years, 4 months ago
The IPRA Golden World Awards for Excellence (GWA): the world’s most prestigious PR awards scheme, announces a total of 80 winners for 2020. Many entries tackled health issues including responses to covid-19, while conserving tuna stocks featured in Japan, and Hungary imagined a world without waste.
Message from the IPRA President: You are (NOT) on mute July/August 2020
in Press Release 3 years, 4 months ago
"You are on mute" is a phrase we often hear, experience, or even sense in our online covid-19 influenced daily lives. It is also a situation that sometimes is painfully close to the realities of public relations. How many times have we tried to design campaigns, programmes and activities that for one reason or another have remained on mute? Well, here is today’s good news and it comes directly from the second round of this year's IPRA GWA judging.
Message from the IPRA President: Time to work, learn and harvest June 2020
in Press Release 3 years, 5 months ago
It has been a very busy June. The judging of this year's GWA entries has begun and it will be a fierce competition. We have many great campaigns, including a good number of activities dealing with aspects of COVID-19 communications. Another COVID-19 related initiative, the global taskforce giving free consultations to help communications leaders in the crisis, kept some of our members busy. Personally, I had a discussion with a colleague which I found both insightful as well as mutually beneficial. For a free consultation click here.
Introducing online learning for PR professionals
in Press Release 3 years, 5 months ago
IPRA has entered into an agreement with the PR Training Academy to provide online communications training to its global membership. The PR Training Academy is a membership platform for PR practitioners, providing online courses in communications disciplines like writing feature articles, negotiating sponsorship, shooting smartphone video or training for radio.
PR campaigns on covid-19 feature in the 2020 IPRA Golden World Awards
in Press Release 3 years, 5 months ago
IPRA and Sweden form new ethical ties
in Press Release 3 years, 6 months ago
IPRA, the International Public Relations Association, has signed a partnership agreement with the Svenska PR-företagen. Under the agreement, inter alia, the organisations will exchange information, share publications and help promote the ethical development of the PR profession.
IPRA and EUPRERA seal a new partnership
in Press Release 3 years, 6 months ago
IPRA, the International Public Relations Association, has signed a partnership agreement with the European Public Relations Education and Research Association (EUPRERA). Under the agreement, inter alia, the organisations will inform each other about study outcomes, publications and events to help with the development of the PR profession.
Yet another word from IPRA in difficult times
in Press Release 3 years, 6 months ago
Dear IPRA members, allow me to provide a third update on how IPRA is adapting during the covid-19 pandemic, along with some helpful research and links.
Message from the IPRA President: Leading through change May 2020
in Press Release 3 years, 6 months ago
These last few months have been a wake-up call for rapid change. And we changed.