Tag: CIPR

New CIPR research explores barriers locking young African professionals out of global public relations

Stuart Mitchell

The Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) has published new research revealing that cost, low awareness, and a lack of locally relevant content are keeping young African professionals from global PR training, certification, and employment. The report – Impact Beyond Borders: Expanding Global Access for Young African Communicator – was authored by Adedoyin Jaiyesimi Chart.PR MCIPR and sponsored by the CIPR Research Fund. It draws on a survey of more than 200 respondents across 11 African countries, 10 focus group discussions with 40 young professionals in Nigeria, Kenya and Zimbabwe,…

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CIPR announces 2026 Excellence Awards winners

Stuart Mitchell

The Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) has honoured the profession’s finest campaigns, teams, and practitioners at its 42nd annual Excellence Awards. This year’s awards saw six organisations each securing two wins on the night. Tin Man, the British Beer and Pub Association, Golley Slater, Mediator, MHP Group, and Sanctuary were the big winners on the night, each taking home two awards as nearly 500 PR and communications professionals joined magician and presenter Ben Hanlin at the Royal Lancaster Hotel in London to celebrate the best work in PR over…

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CIPR Board member elected as UK representative on new Global Alliance Board

Stuart Mitchell

CIPR Board member, Laurian Hubbard Chart.PR FCIPR, has been elected as the Global Alliance for Public Relations and Communication Management’s (Global Alliance) UK Regional Delegate-at-Large. She takes it over from former CIPR President, Steve Shepperson Smith.  Laurian is Head of Engagement Services at Welsh Parliament and was elected to the Global Alliance’s new Board at their AGM on Friday, 22 May 2026, at the Czernin Palace in Prague, Czech Republic. The new board will officially assume office on 1 July 2026.  The CIPR is a member of the Global Alliance…

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CIPR publishes new best practice guide on Responsible AI Use in PR

Stuart Mitchell

The Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) has today published a new Best Practice Guide on the ethical use of artificial intelligence (AI) in PR. The new guide – The Responsible Use of AI in PR – is available to both CIPR members and non-members, and translates the Global Alliance’s Venice Pledge into practical guidance, taking each of the Pledge’s seven principles and exploring the issues and dilemmas practitioners may encounter when applying them in practice.  It offers a practical checklist covering how to assess AI tools before use, what…

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CIPR published new internal comms guide on AI and Digital Ethics

Stuart Mitchell

The Chartered Institute of Public Relations’ (CIPR) Inside Group has published a new guide to support PR professionals in the ethical application of artificial intelligence (AI). The member-exclusive guide – AI and Digital Ethics for Communicators – is a practical playbook that explores the five responsible and ethical roles communicators play in ensuring ethical AI practice within an organisation is visible, clear, and accountable. The playbook includes: guidance on effective AI prompting a list of ethical checks for AI-involved communications tasks practical do’s and don’ts a lightweight governance kit a series of scenario…

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