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Pornhub said today it is donating 50,000 surgical masks to NY-area medical personnel.

Case in point is the restaurant and bar industry feeding those affected by the coronavirus lockdown.

The IOC released a joint statement with the Tokyo 2020 Organizing Committee recapping a conference call held between the president of the IOC, Thomas Bach and the prime minister of Japan, Abe Shinzo. 

There was good news and bad news this past weekend. The good news is that most people are heeding health best practices that communicators are broadcasting in a variety of ways (hand washing, distancing, remaining home etc). Unfortunately, a significant number of people in globally are ignoring these health communications. Assigning blame is not the issue. Getting nearly universal acceptance is.

Knowing your audience is a building block of PR.

With so many communicators seeking to take physical events online, we asked PR pro and video specialist Doug Simon how to get started. We also asked how communicators can make their video and social video productions more engaging.

Though New York issued its orders earlier last week, it has become the state to watch in terms of its communication strategy.

You’ve distributed messaging to staff regarding COVID-19. Sent emails to customers apologizing for canceling events and thanked those who RSVP-ed yes for their support. In addition, you’ve assured them the show will go on, just at a different date and possibly in the form of a virtual event. But how will you make your virtual event stand out, especially when there’s likely to be an unprecedented amount of them?

The new normal that emerges may require communicators be fluent in arranging events in XR and VR.

To streamline messaging and quickly disburse important updates, the NYC Emergency Management unit is texting.