MEDIA RELATIONS

How to get crucial data from your media list

Here’s how one PR veteran argues you should think about cultivating connections with the media in the digital age.

WRITING & EDITING

Simple communications are crucial now—and always

To succeed, communicators must prioritize clarity, honesty and meaningful content.

PR INDUSTRY

Why a fair and just future requires ‘divestment’ from the status quo

One PR pro makes the case that organizations who are serious about racial equity and diversity should interrogate all the places their budget is spent—and allocate resources to diverse vendors.

A DAY IN THE LIFE

ING’s Melissa Kanter shares tips of surviving WFH

Her favorite tools to make it through the pandemic? A video connection and her dishwasher.

DAILY SCOOP

Walgreens cuts 4,000 UK jobs at Boots, Starbucks requires masks, and Tinder tests video chat feature

Also: AP Styleguide tweets guidance on gender neutral terms, 47% of professionals will move because of WFH opportunities, Quibi trial fails to convert most viewers, and more.

PR INDUSTRY

7 PR lessons from ‘Hamilton’

The award-winning musical about America’s founding fathers made a splash on Disney+ over the holiday weekend. Here are some takeaways for the communications set.

COVID-19

How to equip and empower managers to shepherd employees through turbulent times

Follow this expert guidance to help people leaders navigate difficult or uncomfortable conversations.

CRISIS COMMUNICATIONS

Take our survey: The State of Communication Summer 2020

Tell us how your job as a communicator has changed, including what’s working for you in this short survey. Use the results to benchmark your efforts.

PR INDUSTRY

How G&S Business Communications is embracing a moment of change

In the face of profound disruption from COVID-19, the agency saw an opportunity to reinvent its mission and strategy—and reinvest in diversity and inclusion.

DAILY SCOOP

Hasbro and Scrabble association ban slurs, United Airlines might lay off up to 36,000 employees, and 51% of PR pros are burned out

Also: Microsoft reveals new Teams features to complement virtual meetings, Potbelly’s drops wellness reminders, get $1,000 to play Animal Crossing, and more.

MEASUREMENT

A first look at the Barcelona Principles 3.0

The update to the guidelines for measuring your communications programs includes greater inclusion, transparency and integrity.

RESEARCH

Report: Workers staying resilient amid COVID-19 fallout

New research reveals two-thirds of employees are managing to stay productive and upbeat amid ongoing turmoil.

COVID-19

3 key takeaways from COVID-19 crisis communications

Be transparent, focus on the facts, and be kind to the reporters trying to cover a once-in-a-generation crisis.

COVID-19

Study: 1 in 5 employees report decrease in work productivity

Despite this slight dip, a new study suggests that engagement, morale and sentiment toward employers are holding steady.