According to Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism along with the University of Oxford in a study of global online news consumers, more than half of all online users across the 36 countries interviewed (54 percent) say they use social media as...
Many lawmakers left their state capitol buildings around the country after adjourning last year having never seen an e-scooter. A good number may never even have heard of such a thing. But that’s changed for many lawmakers returning for sessions...
As organizations navigate economic peaks and valley, ‘doing more with less’ is a common refrain. Instead of leading to a Zen state of mind, however, this mantra is leading to increased anxiety among information professionals who are seeing...
UNESCO , the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, has designated May 3 World Press Freedom Day . The date coincides with the 250 th anniversary of the world’s first freedom of information law. In an age where information...
As SNCJ ’s Rich Ehisen reported last week, some of the issues likely to receive the most attention from state lawmakers next year are those that are already familiar, such as health care, the opioid epidemic and sexual harassment. Here are several...
At least 33 states have considered legislation this session dealing specifically with the privacy of personal data. Nineteen of those states have enacted data privacy measures. They include California, which enacted AB 375 , modeled after the European...
“Without promotion, something terrible happens… nothing!” Sounds like a quote any brand might ascribe to these days, right? Actually, those words come from one of the most brilliant promotors of the 19 th century and founder of the...
Our ever-evolving world has little room for constants. Don’t believe me? Just ask those bell-bottomed jeans buried in your closet. Are you shaking your head “no” while planking on a park bench? I bet your Gameboy begs to differ. Nowadays...
We are getting ready to ring in the new year, and that means you have a new budget for your marketing activities in 2016. Is your budget locked? For many CMOs and marketing leaders, the fourth quarter is typically when the annual budget exercise begins...
With the recent burst of OFAC fines issued to businesses, sanctions represent a very real and potentially damaging area for any business trading internationally. Recent cases include the New York Branch of National Bank of Pakistan, who received...
The world of fundraising is rapidly evolving along with the demographics of donor prospects. You may or may not be surprised to learn that Millennials and Gen Xers now constitute more than two-thirds of the U.S. workforce . Though estimates suggest that...
Predicting the outcome of this election is like trying to sneeze with your eyes open; it can’t be done. As the candidates prepare for primaries in Ohio and Florida—two big battleground states whose delegates are up for grabs on March 15—media...
Are your financial risk management decisions informed by artificial intelligence? Increasingly, organizations face significant challenges when it comes to managing risk, but AI can help. What do you need to know? We tackled that topic recently when we...
Guest Written by: Bhargavi Arrunategui The workforce is changing. Millennials—the generation born between 1980 and 2000—now represent a quarter of the U.S. workforce. As more Baby Boomers retire, the numbers will shift even more significantly...
Lauren Arthur is not a household word, except perhaps in the neighborhood of suburban Kansas City, Missouri, where she lives. But Arthur, who on June 5 won a special election to fill a vacancy in the Missouri state senate, epitomizes the high hopes of...
Since the dawn of the social media age, viral success has been a PR goal. The idea of scoring maximum coverage for little outlay is often too exciting to pass up. But that doesn't mean companies should chase this goal recklessly. There are a huge...
Ready to remove the roadblocks to real results in 2018? It’s simpler than you think. As you plan for this year, you know that your customers are going to want financial insights that help them grow. But how do you ensure you’re giving them...
Retirement has become a distant dream for millions of Americans. Nearly half of American families lack any retirement savings, according to the Economic Policy Institute. Pensions with defined benefits have become a rarity in the private sector and savings...
As of February of last year, at least five states had laws limiting how much local law enforcement had to cooperate with requests from federal authorities to detain immigrants, according to analysis of data from the Immigrant Legal Resource Center by...
One of the biggest obstacles facing ride-sharing companies like Uber and Lyft since coming into existence a few years ago has been getting permission from city and state regulators to operate. But having won that approval in many places, the companies...
Last week, we took a look at several of the issues we expect to see a lot of activity in statehouses this year. Here are a few more, several of which are driven either by technological development, the upcoming presidential election or gun violence. ...
More than a dozen states have introduced death-with-dignity legislation or pledged to do so this year, according to the nonprofit advocacy organization Compassion & Choices. A previously-introduced bill in New Jersey has already cleared the first...
What market-driven influences are likely to shape the energy industry in 2016? We did some research using Nexis® to see what we could learn. Political developments always hold the potential to impact the energy sector—and election years tend...
Since the FIFA corruption scandal broke in May, prosecutors have charged 41 individuals or entities with violations of global anti-bribery and corruption laws. At the time, court documents suggested that as-yet unnamed media companies and advertisers...
HSBC is recruiting 1,000 digital experts as it seeks to expand its use of big data. This significant investment shows that companies in the financial services are recognizing the possibility for big data to transform the industry. Big data at heart...