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Age UK welcomes celebrity Dev Griffin on board

Stuart Mitchell

Age UK is pleased to announce that BBC Radio 1 Host and Strictly Come Dancing contestant, Dev Griffin, has come on board to support the Charity as an ambassador. Dev has joined Age UK to help the Charity continue its crucial work to be there for older people when they have nowhere else to turn. During the past year, he has been working closely with Age UK both locally and nationally to create a special podcast series, which will be available later this year. The series will give a unique…

Coalition for Better Ads Welcomes Microsoft Edge and NAVER Corporation’s Whale as Browser Partners in the Better Ads Experience Program

Stuart Mitchell

The Coalition for Better Ads have announced agreements with Microsoft and NAVER Corporation to promote compliance with the Better Ads Standards by interested companies and assist with maintaining the integrity of the Coalition’s Program Register of compliant companies.  Through their Microsoft Edge and Whale browsers, Microsoft and NAVER will adhere to requirements of the Better Ads Experience Program and recognize that companies on the Program Register have been found compliant with the Better Ads Standards and subject to the Program’s procedures and independent dispute resolution mechanism. “As a member of…

CIPR welcomes ICO investigation into use of facial recognition technology

Stuart Mitchell

The CIPR’s #AIinPR Panel has welcomed the ICO’s announcement that it plans to investigate the use of live facial recognition technology in King’s Cross, London. The statement comes a day after the CIPR’s Artificial Intelligence Panel called on businesses to be transparent about the use of emerging technology. The ICO is the UK’s independent body set up to uphold information rights in the public interest, promoting openness by public bodies and data privacy for individuals. The ICO’s move to investigate this application of facial recognition in a public space is welcomed. Facial recognition remains…

Adland to welcome its next generation

Stuart Mitchell

The number of agencies participating in Advertising Unlocked, the IPA-run nationwide, ad industry careers open day has surged by over 50 % year-on-year, with over 100 agencies signed up to showcase the industry to thousands of schoolchildren on Friday 27 September. Top UK advertising and media agencies from London to Manchester, Cardiff to Belfast, Glasgow to Bristol, will be opening their doors to over 100 schools. They will be revealing how campaigns are made and what jobs roles, and demonstrating a new world of opportunities open to everyone of any…

UNESCO welcomes the establishment of a Global Media Defense Fund, with initial funding by UK and Canada

Stuart Mitchell

The Director-General of UNESCO, Audrey Azoulay, has warmly welcomed the establishment of a new Global Media Defense Fund at the initiative of the United Kingdom and Canada and their respective pledges of £3 million (US$3,8 M) over five years and of 1 million Canadian Dollars (US$ 765,000) to the Fund. The purpose of the Global Media Fund is to support the UN Plan on the Safety of Journalists, whose implementation is led by UNESCO, which will also administer the Fund. “I wholeheartedly welcome the UK and Canada’s support for our…