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

NewsWhip

Naomi Osaka, the 23-year-old phenom who has taken the tennis world by storm, recently made headlines due to her withdrawal from the 2021 French Open tournament. 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. interactions.

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ICON 2021 Preview: PBS Journalist Yamiche Alcindor on Illuminating the Human Experience

PRSay

This fall, PRSA presents ICON 2021 in person and online. I’m excited about meshing the legacy of the show and my ideas,” she told PRsay in a phone interview. Alcindor, who’s also an NBC News and MSNBC contributor, will deliver an in-person keynote address at ICON 2021 in Orlando, Fla. Beginning on Oct. ICON continues on Oct.

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8 “curiosity conversations” I’d love to have in 2021

Communications Conversations

The book was all about how he has used curiosity as his superpower to interview and chat with people like Princess Diana, LeBron James and many other folks he never dreamed he’d have the opportunity to chat with. The post 8 “curiosity conversations” I’d love to have in 2021 first appeared on. The title: A Curious Mind.

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8 “curiosity conversations” I’d love to have in 2021

Communications Conversations

The book was all about how he has used curiosity as his superpower to interview and chat with people like Princess Diana, LeBron James and many other folks he never dreamed he’d have the opportunity to chat with. The post 8 “curiosity conversations” I’d love to have in 2021 first appeared on Arik Hanson.

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Susan Slusser – Meet the Media

Landis PR

As Major League Baseball opens the season this week, we invited award-winning journalist, Susan Slusser to be interviewed for “Meet the Media.” She covered the Oakland Athletics for more than two decades, before she became the Giants beat writer in 2021. Susan covers the San Francisco Giants for the San Francisco Chronicle.

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Meet the Media: Josh Fisher, Executive Editor or FleetOwner

Bianchi Biz Blog

After spending much of 2021 focused on the will-they-or-won’t-they issues of Biden’s infrastructure plan, we’re watching how that will be implemented across the U.S. — I love watching and attending big sporting events. I am a big Cincinnati sports fan (Go Bengals!). I started off covering education and other local issues.

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Communicating about COVID-19 Vaccines Requires Understanding Fears, Building Trust

PRSay

29, 2021, article from Kaiser Health News, the hesitancy of some African Americans to receive coronavirus vaccines — and in some cases, their mistrust of the medical system in general — are issues that must be addressed. According to a Jan.