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The Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism published an article this week that discussed the growing trend of news avoidance amongst specific audience groups. The establishment of ‘news avoidance’ is having a profound implication not just for governments but also for businesses and their efforts to build and manage their reputations.
The BBC announced earlier this week that its Hardtalk show, presented by Stephen Sackur and broadcast on the BBC News Channel in the UK and internationally on BBC World News, was being axed.
While the BBC is in a difficult place because of its treatment by the previous Conservative government, who held the view that the license fee was outdated and biased against them, as a public service broadcaster, cutting respected news and journalism programmes is creating an environment that damages the UK and its image and reputation abroad.
Every company, government and investor has a strategy. Every organisation will have hundreds of strategies, but many of these guiding documents are not strategies. Many are not even aligned with a vision or destination but are instead a collection of tactical activities that fail to deliver true value. Here are some tips to help unlock strategic rewards.
strategic stakeholder engagement is more than who you know. It is about strategy and knowing the route to delivering positive outcomes. The skills needed are complex, but vital in today's business, investment and political world.
In a weird video posted on X, Linda Yacarinno says that they are suing companies that have chosen not to advertise on a channel that has become too toxic for them. For some odd reason, they are spending money on legal counsel rather iterating a product upward from what Musk has sabotaged.
The rise of Small Language Models (SLMs) is a generative AI solution that could be better at delivering a truly personal experience. Apple Intelligence has opted for a hybrid approach that puts SLMs at the centre of its devices.
With trust in government and politicians at an all-time low, effective communications, good presentation and good optics will be central in the 2024 UK general election.
OpenAI faces a legal challenge from actress Scarlett Johansson after Sky, its newly released voice chatbot, appears to sound very similar to the actress herself. Does the company care about copyright?
