diversity

Cornelius Alexander on the joy of PR

Cornelius Alexander talks to Jazz Chappell about the positive side of public sector PR, the godsend of Twitter and the challenge to make the PR profession more diverse.

Charity supports diversity in PR

A foundation set up by a recruitment consultancy to encourage black and ethnic minority candidates to work in public relations has been awarded charitable status.

Get paid to learn PR

In spring 2012 the Taylor Bennett Foundation is running its award-winning PR training programme in association with MHP Communications. This programme has been designed to address the lack of ethnic minorities in the PR industry. The deadline for applying to the next Taylor Bennett Foundation Programme is Monday 27 February 2012.

Diversity drive seeks support

A Yorkshire PR agency has called on the communications industry in the North of England to work with them to address the lack of diversity in the communications profession.

Diversity conversation discusses value of degrees

The Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) Diversity Working Group (DWG) has launched its first in a series of ‘conversations’. The first ‘conversation’, with students in London, discussed the importance of a degree as an entry point for a profession.

CIPR launches diversity working group

The Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) has today announced the formation of a new working group designed to address the major diversity challenges facing the PR profession.

Light shines on ethnic minority interns

A paid internship for black and minority ethnic graduates, run by Northern Lights PR, is helping regional businesses including Hallmark and Northern Rail to reach potential new customers from diverse communities.

Single white female on diversity in PR

The issue of diversity in public relations is one is one that has plagued the PR landscape and been the subject of several academic studies. It’s also a subject that’s close to home for Clare Siobhan Callery from Yorkshire.