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The Future of Transport and Building Cities that Work

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I was lucky enough to attend the Australian Transport Summit (ATS) in Sydney on 18 August. The fifth ATS was jointly presented by the Tourism and Transport Forum and the UITP. The organisers brought together a mix of ‘transport types’ from Australia and around the world. The international speakers included people from the USA, Singapore, France and the UK. The key theme of the event was the future: traditionally transport has been characterized by a focus on infrastructure and vehicles…

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Bursting Your Own Information Bubble

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Last week, Donald Trump launched a new TrumpTV weekly news bulletin to combat “fake news” and ensure his version of events was being heard. The result was unsurprisingly an audio-visual version of a company media release. It was neither real, in terms of a comprehensive account of events, nor completely fake, in terms of being inaccurate. Whether you call the news real, fake, biased or targeted probably depends on whether you agree with what is being said or not. The…

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It’s Time For Media Training To Evolve With The Media

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It pains me to admit as a former print journalist that I don’t pick up the newspaper anymore unless it’s lying on the café table while I eat my Sunday brunch or handed to me before walking onto the plane. I persisted for a long time, but practicality got the better of me. Now I devour ten times the headlines (albeit not always the entire articles or commentary) on about six different news apps or websites, my daily media alerts,…

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Indications Your Organisation Has Become Socially Awkward

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Over the last decade, we have seen organisations scrambling to get set up on social media and racing to use each new function and platform. When social media first emerged, the idea of a new low-cost and direct communication channel with stakeholders seemed a no-brainer. For many organisations, the marketing and engagement possibilities were too great to warrant much time spent considering the business case for or against. Multiple accounts were set up for every department, agency and business area.…

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