Sorry to be missing #bledcom and the 30th anniversary celebrations year. Have the best of times if you're lucky enough to be attending. It's a brilliant conference in a wonderful location. The community has always been incredibly kind and welcoming to Sarah, @Mrs_Wadds, and I.
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Here's my trip report from #BledCom. There's almost too much to cover but information warfare, misinformation, internal comms, skills and the wellbeing of practitioners, are among standout themes. Next year's programme will focus on sustainability....
Brilliant and surprising final #Bledcom presentation of the day by @LizBridgen - scholars dodge researching the marginalised and obscure, eg. sex industry, tobacco, small companies... She calls for greater diversity of research to contribute to the body of knowledge 🔥
Get your house in order if you’re going to comment on societal issues. Another cracking case. This time @boohoo crisis resulting from modern slavery issues and #BLM comment #Bledcom
There’s a lesson: research of pop culture issues makes audience sit up #Bledcom
Djokovic case resulted from media chasing clickbait and actors using issues to drive polarisation and support for issues, eg. vax vs anti-vax #Bledcom
Interesting case analysing 140 articles about Novak Djokovic as a potentially mediated scandal. Standby for conclusion #Bledcom
A common trend from papers today is the elevation of comms during the COVID-19 pandemic to manage internal and external stakeholders. Internal comms is a particular focus to support productivity and wellbeing. Also, tension with Human Resources #bledcom
Who looks after the communicators? @GregsAnne explores the impact of the pandemic on @nhs communicators. Community emerge as leaders in managing complexity but need management clarity and professional recognition #bledcom
Here’s @laemackenz presenting a competency model for full stack communication management practitioners, proposed as a means of future proofing practice within organisations (full stack borrowed from software dev to defines front and back end dev) #bledcom
Social [media] intelligence gives organisations an edge and supports management in decision making - case study from an airport in South Africa #Bledcom
Assessment of quality of consulting in public relations compared with management and medical consulting. Capabilities and processes critical but limited measure of quality and lack of certification #Bledcom. Opens up potential to generate higher value
The pandemic has provided the basis for significant studies of employee and internal communications. It has become a critical function in hybrid environments and places new responsibilities on managers #bledcom
Also researchers report that it’s difficult to determine emotion of social media posts using an algorithm. Sentiment analysis needs human intervention #bledcom
Massive study of posts (3.5m) on @WHO Facebook page identifies need for profession communication and proactive management to tackle misinfo and nonsense #bledcom
Moved into paper sessions. Collective narcissism (tendency to exaggerate to create a positive image) and loneliness (pandemic outcome) drives sharing of misinformation reports Michal Chmiel #bledcom
Closed quoting both Bernays and Page - communication has the potential to help find mutual understanding #bledcom
He called for PR practitioners to do better. We need an environmental-type standard for communication. “Think about useful benefit a message brings to other people” #bledcom
Oltarzhevskyi critical of social media. “Platforms without leaders and yet organisations work hard to to appear in these spaces” #bledcom
Powerful and emotional keynote by Dmytro Oltarzhevskyi at #bledcom. Communications is a tool of war unrealised by humanity. Russian propaganda created the basis for the war. Human stories provide potential to counter
Call for Paper for 30th International Public Relations Symposium (June 30 - July 1) - Public relations and sustainability #bledcom
Hybrid @Bled_Com kicking off in Bled and online. Follow hashtag for keynotes and 60 sessions #bledcom
I’ve been allowed out of the U.K. on my own for the first time since COVID-19. Travel ain’t as easy or as much fun as it once was but I’m glad I made the trip to Bled. Looking forward to meeting new friends and old over the next few days @Bled_Com. Follow #bledcom for the scoop.
Heading to Bled on Friday and Saturday for #Bledcom. Packed schedule of hybrid meetings and presentations on the theme of reboot. mailchi.mp/4e0460d0b376/the-29th-ed...
That was emotional. Virtual BledCom for 2020. Extraordinary contribution from Alice Clements on creating spaces for voices from under represented communities. Stories of the #COVID19 response from around the world. Missing colleagues, dinners, swimming and yoga! #BledCom
Missing listening, thinking, swimming, eating and exploring the incredible countryside #bledcom. Hope you‘re having a great conference and hope to be back soon.
Here's @hallmeister and I reflecting on #BledCom in a podcast for #FutureProof https://wadds.co/2KLgKvb
Fellow #BledCom pilgrim @drjonwhite sends a postcard home - "It is very difficult to leave Bled meetings feeling less than optimistic." https://wadds.co/2NIneIV
As the 25th #bledcom comes reaches its end, thanks for your friendship, wisdom and generosity. It’s a wonderful community that we’re grateful to be part of
