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The new media landscape – how to navigate this new frontier?
Getting cut through with the public and in the press on non-Covid related issues is tough, even when the story is relevant. In this session, we’ll hear how charities are navigating this new media landscape – what’s working well, what hasn’t worked so well, and where the opportunities lie ahead. We’ll also have some much-needed time for peer-to-peer networking too.
Welcome Vanessa Weddell | |
Staying proactive through a pandemic In this deep dive presentation, Jo and Catherine will discuss how the RSPCA media office threw their planned comms out of the window and stayed agile and flexible to get high profile, proactive coverage throughout lockdown and beyond. We’ll hear how they integrated closely with other teams to keep across how the organisation was adapting, using live stats and content, and planning stories just a week or a few days ahead to stay relevant in line with the changing news agenda. Jo Toscano Catherine Peerless | |
Breakout Chats We’ll use this time to discuss proactive PR in small groups – what’s working well, what isn’t and where the opportunities lie. | |
Creating cut through content in a COVID focused climate From the perspective of a smaller charity, Bex will discuss how akt’s communications team became reactive and adaptable in its approach to storytelling in this new media landscape. In this presentation, we’ll hear how they navigated the challenges presented by the pandemic – including the government’s counterintuitive messaging around rough sleeping – to spotlight the experiences of a marginalised demographic, and to create profitable and responsible high-profile coverage, and impactful digital content.
Bex Shorunke | |
Close Vanessa Weddell |
About the PR Network
CharityComms’ PR Network is a group for professionals working in PR and media in UK charities and not-for-profits.
The PR Network gives you the chance to meet your peers, compare notes on workplace practices and share successes, ideas, challenges and inspiration. The network is designed to encourage networking and peer to peer support, sharing issues in a ‘safe’ environment.
The group meets three times a year to focus on a common challenge. The format of the meetings is one or two presentations on a specific topic, followed by small group discussions, providing a combination of best practice and peer-to-peer sharing.