Day: 9 February 2019

Poor worse off as billionaire fortunes rise $2.5 billion a day

Stuart Mitchell

The 3.8 billion people who make up the poorest half of the world saw their wealth decline by 11 per cent last year while billionaires’ fortunes rose 12 per cent – or $2.5 billion a day, an Oxfam report published reveals. Public Good or Private Wealth? describes how decades of progress in reducing global poverty has slowed and is being undermined by the growing gap between rich and poor. The report, published as political and business leaders gather in Davos for the World Economic Forum, finds that 26 people now…

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IPA awards first New Year honours

Stuart Mitchell

The IPA is to award its inaugural New Year’s Honours to a selection of adland luminaries in recognition of their outstanding services to advertising, for which they have raised the reputation of the industry at large, paved the way for the agency business and led by example. IPA awards first New Year honours The six individuals will be honoured with FIPA (Fellow of the IPA) status and celebrated at the IPA’s President’s Reception this evening (17 January 2019). 2019 IPA New Year’s Honours List: Karen Blackett OBE, Country Manager, WPP…

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Celebrity runners motivate Barnardo’s fundraisers in London Marathon training

Stuart Mitchell

Olympians Daley Thompson CBE and Snowy Brooks joined Barnardo’s Vice President Baroness Floella Benjamin and more than 20 runners for a training session preparing them for the 2019 Virgin Money London Marathon. The event at Battersea Park’s Millennium Arena, was held by Barnardo’s to thank participating runners for their support, offer fundraising advice and give them a chance to meet their fellow Barnardo’s teammates before the big race on April 28th. The runners were put through their paces with Olympians Daley and Snowy while Baroness Benjamin gave a motivational speech…

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The Foolitzer Prizes Shine the Spotlight on Fake News

Stuart Mitchell

Brazil combats misinformation by awarding the year’s worst fake news. “Fake news” has been featured prominently in the world lately. Now the Brazilian website E-farsas—literally “e-farces”—is doing something about it. Together with Leo Burnett Tailor Made, E-farsas has launched The Foolitzer Prizes. A nod to the famous Pulitzer Prize, which honors achievements in journalism, the Foolitzers were created to acknowledge the worst fake news of the year. The awards’ intention is to give the creators of fake news what they don’t want: the spotlight. For the inaugural awards, E-farsas curated…

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Counter Terrorism Policing launches cinema campaign

Stuart Mitchell

Counter Terrorism Policing is highlighting the importance of communities in the UK’s fight against terrorism by launching a new public information campaign, which will be shown exclusively in UK cinemas. Created in collaboration by Wavemaker’s creative department WM Content, Digital Cinema Media’s (DCM) creative division, DCM Studios, and production agency, Contented, a new 60-second film has been created specifically for the big screen. Adapting last year’s ‘Communities Defeat Terrorism’ campaign, the film includes more of a narrative to engage and interact with cinema audiences. Based on real-life foiled plots it shows…

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