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Improving diversity in the arts – why we need more than just talk

News
Diversity issues quite rightly have been much discussed in the arts and creative industries for some time now. There are a few examples of traditional arts bodies such as galleries, museums and performing arts organisations which are blazing the trail in the area, although sadly, this doesn’t say much about ...

Double awards shortlisting for purplefish

News
We are delighted to announce purplefish has been shortlisted in the CIPR Excellence awards for Diversity & Inclusion in Communications, for setting up new social enterprise, Represent. We are also very excited that the Bristol Post has recognised what we already know and shortlisted our Molly for ‘Outstanding Apprentice of ...

Facebook leads where PR should follow

News
Facebook today announced it's added 70 new gender options to the UK to better reflect the diverse nature of UK society. The social media site has worked with Press For Change and Gendered Intelligence to choose the new options which just for the UK market include, intersex man, asexual, and ...

Action needed to expand Bristol agencies’ diversity

News
The launch of the Drum publication’s first creative city review in Bristol, entitled Blackwell's Britain, last week was well attended by the city’s great and good from agency land, the freelance community and supporting organisations. A number of key issues came to the fore in the course of the evening’s discussion ...

We must increase diversity in PR

Public Relations
The news that diversity in the TV, media and creative industries is under the Government spotlight is encouraging in its broadest sense, but cynics may argue they have heard it all before.  It’s a subject that can easily be discussed but bringing about an institutional change in attitudes needs serious effort ...