29 Aug 2008
| by Richard Stokoe, head of news at the Local Government
Citizen journalists have been hailed by many as the next generation of 'truth searchers' against the evils of the state. The development of web 2.0 has made thousands of people into aspiring or part-time journalists. One only has to look at the BBC or Sky news websites to see that traditional media...
25 Sep 1998
| by KATE NICHOLAS AND JULIETTE GARSIDE
Council, received a special IPR award
for outstanding contribution to local government relations at last...) for Hackney Council, received a special IPR award
for outstanding contribution to local government relations at last
week s IPR local government group conference.
Langham s role at the beleaguered council ...
the profile of PR in local government, while Bell
thinks the group should simply provide tools for council ...
23 Jan 2004
| by Simon Ellery
to ramp up the council's communications.
For most local government PROs, it came as no surprise ...
Commission Comprehensive Performance Assessment (CPA).
Senior local government communication experts agree ...
of conduct for local government communications.
All the press releases have to go through a standard ...
30 Jan 2009
| by Matt Cartmell
The CIPR is launching a qualification for local government communicators....), is launching Second Steps , the UK s first qualification for rising local government PROs moving ...
experience. It builds on the First Steps course aimed at those who are new to local government communications. The qualification will be delivered by award winning local government PR practitioners alongside MMU academics ...
07 May 2003
Relations Local Government Group, Excellence in Communications Awards....PROs working in local authority PR aged 30 or under on 18 June 2003 are eligible for the award. In total, there are 11 categories this year, and the deadline for entries is 18 June. Winners will be revealed at the group’s annual conference on 5 and 6 September. ...
29 May 1998
| by KIERAN MOORE
Unsurprisingly, most of the media coverage of the Government s
devolution plans has focused on its...government activity.
These changes bring increased accountability to local authorities, which
are being ...
last October, in
which he urged both local government PR professionals and external
advisers ...
local authorities.
Local government has sometimes been unfairly dismissed as a PR
backwater ...
03 Sep 2004
IPR Local Government group chair Pat Gaudin tells Joe Lepper of council communications' bright...Local government press officers are no strangers to change. Many have been through various ...
. Furthermore, a review of how local government should be organised in ten years' time has been launched; one ...
these are important changes on the horizon, for IPR Local Government Group (LGG) chair Pat Gaudin the toughest ...
10 Oct 2008
| by Alex Aiken, a director of comms at Westminster City Council
for decisive leadership from local government. Every area of the country is feeling the effects, and belts...and economic tensions can endanger community cohesion. Although local government can't solve all ...
, but in bad times, it is essential. There has never been a better time for local government to take on its ...
The extraordinary events of this financial crisis offer a serious challenge to all local ...
11 Apr 2003
Moves this week by the Society of Editors and LG Communications to campaign together to make local
21 Jan 2005
| by Alex Blythe
‘Local government is improving its performance all the time but this is not being reflected by rising levels of public satisfaction,’ according to Local Government Association chairman Sir Sandy Bruce ...
reputation is already vital for staff morale and recruitment.
He argues that local government managers ...
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