Council communications – HoC job and a contract opportunity
Find out about a Head of Communications job at Reading Borough Council and a contract communications opportunity with Bournemouth Borough Council.
Change and internal communications with IC expert Kevin Ruck
An interview with Kevin Ruck, author of new book Exploring Internal Communications, about change and internal communication.
The change curve and communicating difficult messages
How the Kubler-Ross change curve can be applied to communicating bad news to internal and external audiences.
Test drive the Medway Council website in beta
Get a sneak preview of the new council website and let the project team know what you think.
Writing the public sector communications book chapter
My initial thoughts on what I should write in a chapter on public sector communications in the Public Relations Handbook.
Publicity code consultation underway
A short summary of the government’s proposals for changing the local authority publicity code and what they mean for communicators in local government.
Council publications
The debate about council-run newspapers, magazines and newsletters has been running for some time now but it looks likely that a new publicity code consultation will launch this week.
Meeting the public sector communications challenge
My reflections on the current state of public sector communications and where we go from here.
Strategic communication in a changed media landscape
Sarah Hazen’s research into how strategic communication is changing.
Professional institutes, PR and marketing
Some thoughts on CIPR and how members need to engage to secure the institute’s future.
