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The messages a brand distributes about self care are important, of course. How it distributes them can be just as, if not more, important.

When you get caught on the wrong side of the law, especially for financial gain, and particularly during the pandemic, you need to provide an apology for your actions. 

It’s easy to see why some, if not all comms pros are suffering from stress or anxiety induced by the coronavirus. Longer hours and larger workloads while homeschooling children or spending days in isolation have great effects on mental health and well-being. We spoke to several agencies and practitioners to see how they are supporting staff and themselves during this time.

Information about the coronavirus pandemic mostly has been built around straight messaging: wash your hands, stay home, save lives. The term Chinese virus has entered the public lexicon. Marginalizing ethnicities during a public health crisis can trigger xenophobia. In addition, it does not engender needed public engagement.

Several groups have published useful surveys in recent days. Perhaps your firm has already begun developing similar polls of its own.

Bernie Sanders announced today that he will be suspending his presidential campaign.

After hundreds of Southwest and American Airlines employees tested positive for coronavirus, their respective union spokespeople called for stricter safety measures as well as pressuring airlines to offer exact numbers around deaths and infection rates.

In the latest White House shakeup, President Trump named former campaign spokesperson Kayleigh McEnany his press secretary.

Mentions on social media of COVID-19 during the past seven days have begun to drop, according to new data from Talkwalker, the analytics firm.

Now the gratitude continues on a global scale, with the World Health Organization honoring the International Year of the Nurse and the Midwife, on World Health Day.