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Government comms chief departs for senior policy role
Sam Lister, the director of comms at the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has left his job to take on a senior cross-government policy role, PRWeek has learned.
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Which local authorities in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are best at using Twitter?
Budgets across public sector comms continue to be squeezed, with the mantra of 'do more for less' becoming a familiar cry. Local authority comms teams are no exception and the attraction of free social media platforms to convey messages to large audiences is clear. But which local authorities are the most active - and the most effective - on Twitter?
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Initial progress stalls putting women experts on air, City study finds
Progress in putting women experts on air in news programmes has stalled, according to fresh research.
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Worldwide news consumption via Facebook falls for the first time
Use of social media to consume news has fallen for the first time in key markets after years of continuous growth, according to a new report by the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism.
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Public sector comms plans don't work without effective social, NHSBT tells conference delegates
Social media engagement is vital to ensuring organisational success and helping public sector campaigns with limited budgets punch above their weight, delegates heard at the annual NHS Confederation's Comms Conference on Tuesday.
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'We're grateful to Lush for amplifying our message': campaigners defend #SpyCops campaign
The campaign group Police Spies Out Of Lives (PSOOL), which partnered with Lush in a controversial campaign, has defended the work and told PRWeek the conversation with the public about the issues it raised will continue.
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Which local authorities in England are best at using Twitter?
Budgets across public sector comms continue to be squeezed, with the mantra of 'do more for less' becoming a familiar cry. Local authority comms teams are no exception and the attraction of free social media platforms to convey messages to large audiences is clear. But which local authorities are the most active - and the most effective - on Twitter?
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'Knocking down internal borders': Ketchum eschews practices in new global structure
Ketchum has announced sweeping changes to the structure of its business, dispensing with practice areas in favour of industry sectors.
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'Awareness isn't great': ICO plans campaign to educate public about GDPR rights
The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) is planning a series of campaigns over the coming three years to educate the public about its rights under the new general data protection regulation (GDPR), which comes into force this Friday.
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LAS social media guru who coined viral 'nee-naw' tweet joins NHS England on secondment
The digital comms expert who created the viral 'nee-naw' tweet for London Ambulance Service (LAS) has begun a secondment with NHS England's London region team.
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Public would cut ties with those who mishandle their personal data, survey finds
Three quarters of the public would end their relationship with a company or organisation which mishandled their personal data, an exclusive poll for PRWeek has found.
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GDPR and direct marketing: an opportunity for PR and comms?
The impact of GDPR on the direct marketing industry could present a huge opportunity for the PR and comms industry to meet clients' needs in a brave new world.
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GDPR: Risks and opportunities for the industry of the biggest shake-up of personal data in a generation
There is a week to go until the introduction of General Data Protection Regulation - a beefed-up version of existing data protection laws that aims to put people in charge of their personal data, but which could also have far-reaching implications for the PR and comms industry.
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Metropolitan Police appoints new head of media to replace Stearns
The Metropolitan Police has appointed Anna de Vries as its new head of media.
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NHS Digital and Home Office suspend controversial agreement in wake of Windrush
NHS Digital has suspended the terms of a controversial data-sharing agreement with the Home Office to trace and deport immigration offenders in the wake of pressure over the Windrush scandal.
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'Don't let your officials take the blame or they'll have revenge' - comms pros on Rudd's resignation
Amber Rudd lost her job because she made the fatal error of letting her officials at the Home Office take the heat over the Windrush and deportation targets scandal - and because of institutional comms bureaucracy at the department, communications experts have told PRWeek.
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PRWeek UK Top 150: Public Affairs comms rankings 2018
Portland is a new entry at the top as Brexit kept public affairs agencies busy in 2017. PRWeek lists the top 20 and casts an eye over the sector as a whole.
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UK Government to run more than 140 campaigns in 2018/19
The annual Government Communications plan was launched last week with an ambitious commitment to deliver more than 140 campaigns during the coming financial year, an increase of 20 on 2017/18.
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Flop of the Month: TSB's handling of bungled IT upgrade a recipe for reputational disaster
When a national newspaper runs a live blog about a failed IT upgrade at your company - affecting millions of customers - you know you have problems.
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PRWeek UK Top 150: Public Sector comms rankings 2018
What did public sector comms look like in 2017? Which agencies thrived? Our first sector breakout table from the 2018 Top 150 reveals all...
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