Tag: election

CIPR publish new member guide to political activity and communications in a general election

Stuart Mitchell

The Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) has published a member exclusive guide to permitted political activities and communications during a general election.  The guidance – ‘General Election 2019; Political Activity and Communications Guide‘ – summarises four pieces of legislation and provides overall guidance for businesses as well as specific dos and don’ts for charities and local government.  The regulated period, as set by the Electoral Commission, has begun and organisations must ensure their staff abide by these laws. Much of this regulated activity is relevant to public relations practitioners and concerns how an…

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Ad agencies invite clients to help boost voter registration

Stuart Mitchell

An election is coming. But millions of young people still aren’t registered to vote.  The #ItsOurTime campaign is has called on the UK’s advertising agencies to get their clients involved in boosting voter registration levels ahead of the 12 December general election. #ItsOurTime is a politically neutral campaign to get two million 18-30-year-olds who care about climate to register to vote. It’s not about changing minds, it’s about adding voices. Agencies including Wieden+Kennedy, Mindshare and Saatchi & Saatchi are already involved, as well as hundreds of individuals, creating assets to…

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Facebook Partners With the Atlantic Council To Stop Election Meddling

Stuart Mitchell

Facebook has announced it will work with the Atlantic Council and its Digital Forensic Research Lab as part of its effort to stop election meddling. On a post on Facebook, Katie Harbath, Global Politics and Government Outreach Director told us a little bit more about the partnership: Facebook is investing heavily to prevent our service from being abused during elections. We’re doubling the number of people who work on safety and security and using technology like artificial intelligence to more effectively block fake accounts – the source of many bad…

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