Leading trade body for the communications and public relations industry, the Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR), has released the shortlist for its annual CIPR Excellence Awards.

Media training is a crucial skill for individuals tasked with handling external communications for an organisation, and one which most CEOs will readily focus. Missteps can be made when broadcasting live, however, especially given the proliferation of channels and platforms on which brands operate.

London has always been a city of contrasts. Extreme wealth exists metres away from extreme poverty; extreme diversity caters to the city’s heterogeneity. Now, in a city of over seven million people, the biggest contrast of all is projected to emerge.

From 1917, women could serve in the Royal Navy as part of the Women’s Royal Naval Service (WRNS.) Colloquially known as the Wrens, this milestone marked a long tradition of female participation in one of Britain’s most iconic organisations and continued until 1993, when women were fully integrated into the service’s structure.

Global measurement body the International Association for the Measurement and Evaluation in Communication (AMEC) has announced that its CEO, Barry Leggetter, is stepping down after 11 years. A replacement is yet to be found.

Among creative industry leaders, the gender balance remains skewed towards males. Photography is one such profession where this imbalance persists at all levels.

As technology develops, communications advances and the function of PR ceases to exist in a silo. As a result, expectations on and of PR professionals has changed. From recruitment issues such as skills and salaries, to topical subjects surrounding diversity and the gender pay gap, the state of the PR profession in 2018 is arguably more volatile than ever before.

Last night at Covent Garden’s Ham Yard Hotel, the winners of the third annual World Media Awards were announced, as well as a Grand Prix for overall excellence in content-driven campaigns. The objectives of the various company and agency campaigns may have varied, but all were driven by innovation and the desire to benchmark excellence in purpose-driven content.

Bordered by eight countries and dominating most of the Arabian Peninsula, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is undergoing significant change.