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“Leaders come in all shapes and sizes,” Mary Osako said. “Some are the loudest voice in the room. Some are not the loudest, but they might be the truest.” Osako, vice chancellor for strategic communications at the University of California, Los Angeles, has learned to be true to herself and to those she leads, she

After his crypto-currency exchange FTX declared bankruptcy on Nov. 11, Sam Bankman-Fried went on an extensive media tour, casting himself as a somewhat hapless chief executive and denying accusations that he defrauded his customers. As CNN reported on Nov. 29: “In the weeks since his crypto empire has collapsed, Sam Bankman-Fried has ignored the most

Two separate cases before the U.S. Supreme Court will weigh whether technology companies can be held legally liable for what their users post. As The Verge reports, the lawsuits blame Twitter and Google-owned YouTube for facilitating Islamic State terror attacks. In Gonzalez v. Google, relatives of victims of an ISIS attack are suing YouTube for

When Elon Musk bought Twitter in late October, he said the social media platform’s blue check marks that verified high-profile accounts had created a caste system of “lords and peasants.” Instead, his “Twitter Blue” feature would let any user who pays $7.99 a month obtain that once-coveted blue check mark, with any screen name they

The Annual Meeting of the PRSA San Diego/Imperial Counties Chapter will be held in person on Wednesday, Dec. 7 in conjunction with the chapter’s volunteer appreciation holiday mixer. During this meeting, all chapter members will be asked to vote on the proposed slate of board officers, directors and assembly delegates to lead the chapter in

While ICON 2022 buzzed with the excitement of people happy to be gathered in person again, PRSA’s conference in Grapevine, Texas, also gave PR pros the chance to hear about the latest trends in the communications profession. “Connecting metrics from communications back to business performance continues to be tough, but we’re making progress,” thanks to

Thinking About Creating an Internship Program? Here’s How to Keep it Ethical and Successful By: Julie Smith-Taylor, APR Free help from eager PR-minded students sounds great, doesn’t it? Think again. Not only are there state and federal labor laws and guidelines you must follow, but there are important ethical considerations to adhere to as a

Amid the turbulence of the last three years, “The role of communications has been elevated,” Ivan Pollard said. “Uncertainty allows communications to thrive.” Pollard leads the marketing and communications center for The Conference Board, a not-for-profit think tank in New York. During his Nov. 14 presentation, “Boldly into the Unknown: Navigating What Lies Ahead for

Not long ago, the only communication that Amazon’s warehouse employees received on the job came from their managers. The employees don’t use computers while working and cellphones were not allowed on the floor. Laurel Flaningan, Amazon’s senior manager of internal communications for its operations centers, has worked with her team to convey messages to warehouse