{"id":113104,"date":"2018-03-02T12:14:25","date_gmt":"2018-03-02T12:14:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/?p=113104"},"modified":"2018-03-02T12:14:25","modified_gmt":"2018-03-02T12:14:25","slug":"5-things-you-shouldnt-have-missed-2-march-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/blog\/5-things-you-shouldnt-have-missed-2-march-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Things You Shouldn\u2019t Have Missed \u2013 2 March 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"

This week\u2019s five things includes the sexual harassment survey from PRWeek, the cancellation of Leveson II, Max Mosley\u2019s bad week, Comcast\u2019s attempt to oust the Murdochs and TWO national newspaper editors departing.<\/strong><\/p>\n

And there\u2019s a sneaky sixth for all you PR fans out there.<\/strong><\/p>\n

1. Time\u2019s Up<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\"Time's<\/p>\n

A survey from PRWeek, the PRCA and Women in PR has made for grim reading this week<\/a>, after it was revealed that a quarter of women in the industry had faced harassment in the last year and one in six had been sexually assaulted. The shocking report also revealed that in nearly 45% of sexual harassment cases, it was a line manager or senior person within the organisation that carried out the offending behaviour, and in over two thirds of all incidents, the organisation took no action.<\/p>\n

Bibi Hilton, president of Women in PR said: \u2018We need employers to review policies and ensure there is a clear course of action for cases of sexual harassment: to train and empower men and women across their organisations in how to report and respond to cases, and to put in place clear codes of conduct for relationships between PROs, clients, journalists and influencers. Above all we need to drive real behaviour change. Failing to act is not acceptable.\u2019<\/p>\n

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2. Leveson II cancelled<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\"Matt<\/p>\n

Matt Hancock, the secretary of state for digital, culture, media and sport has officially closed the Leveson inquiry<\/a>, quashing the hopes of some that the second part would be enacted. Hancock, speaking for the Government, believes the first part of the Inquiry was sufficient in bringing criminal convictions against wrongdoers and creating change within the newspaper industry due to the creation of IPSO (and to a lesser extent IMPRESS).<\/p>\n

This a huge win for the press, as the Government has effectively endorsed the none state-backed regulator IPSO, and Hancock even revealed he is going to repeal Section 40 \u2013 a controversial piece of legislation that would have seen publishers pay legal fees for accusers in court cases, win or lose. For those that feel they have been victims of press intrusion and corruption, this is disappointing \u2013 but with the Government currently waging a publicity war over Brexit, having good relations with the press is a must.<\/p>\n

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3. Max Mosley\u2019s bad week<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Only partially related to the above, Max Mosley is having a bad week as he continues his war against the press, and they continue their war against him. Evidence of a racist leaflet Mosley published on behalf of Walter Hesketh (who was running in a by-election for Mosley\u2019s father Oswald Mosley\u2019s Union Movement) was found by the Daily Mail in archives in Manchester. The disputed leaflet reads<\/a> \u2018colour immigration threatens your children\u2019s health\u2019. The story led to this excruciating interview with Channel 4\u2019s Cathy Newman:<\/p>\n