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Naomi Osaka’s struggles: Destigmatizing mental health in professional sports

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Though the tournament made an effort to make amends, the stigmatization of mental health in professional sports has been an issue in multiple leagues, worldwide. The award, which is named after the tennis great, is given each year to a person whose contributions transcend sports. . Most engaged articles about mental health in sports.

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Why Do Brands Need Internal Communications?

HMA Public Relations

Sports fans were stunned this week when the PGA and LIV Golf announced they would merge despite on-going litigation. Alison Bailin shares more on the merger and the communications strategies that were left behind in the rollout in this blog post.

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Crossovers: From Sports to Tech

The Hoffman Agency

By Violet Nowak, Intern. In undergrad, I stuck to sports PR and saw the good and bad sides of that industry. The post Crossovers: From Sports to Tech appeared first on "What's HAppening" Blog. My journey to public relations started in a very minor way: joining a fantasy hockey league.

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New Research Shows Poor CEO Communication on the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

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Just 1-in-5 employees said their employer shared an official internal statement, and only about 1-in-6 employees reported that their manager communicated with them. As university presidents have learned, leadership has never been a sideline sport. The survey of U.S. This is not about taking sides on a political issue.

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Entertainment & Sports Section New Member Spotlight

PRSay

Coming out of college I came across an opportunity as a communications intern at Tennis Canada. What we like to remind everybody that we are a very young sport. It went from being a spectacle to being a sport. Isabelle McLemore – Senior Director, Global Corporate Communications, UFC.

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ICON 2023 Q&A: ESPN’s Amanda Brooks on Finding the Human Element in Stories

PRSay

14, Brooks talked with PRsay about her career path and offered advice for students and new pros interested in a career in sports-related communications. I was incredibly passionate about sports. When I was playing, I remember looking around and wondering, “What can I actually do as a career in sports?” I was a college athlete.

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8 Questions with Syracuse University’s Sports Legend, Michael Veley

Critical Mention

To say Michael Veley embodies sports is an understatement. Falk Center for Sport Management spanning more than two decades is, in a word, impressive. Which 3 tips do you have for anyone trying to break into the sports PR/marketing world? Passion and an insatiable appetite for sports; 2. By Robin Gelfenbien.

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