Sachini Kavindya

Four Ways The Metaverse Could Change The Face Of Remote Employee Communication

Josephine Eyre is a workplace metaverse Ph.D. researcher and Head of Content & Communication at Omnipresent. During the pandemic, many knowledge workers were collectively flung into forced remote working situations. Working from home, for a period of time, became the norm for many. Although the “return to the office” is well underway for some, our workplaces

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3 Ways Companies Can Advance Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Beyond Their Own Four Walls

To ensure diversity, equity, and inclusion take hold inside your organization, remember to focus on external shareholders, too. Most business leaders, when they set out to build a DEI strategy, focus their attention inside their organizations—on things like hiring policies, strategies for retaining and advancing employees from underrepresented groups, and the cultural factors that promote

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South Sudan journalist Diing Magot released on bail, charged

Image:South Sudan journalist Diing Magot was charged with crimes related to her alleged participation in a protest after she was released from an eight day detention. (NPC-South Sudan) New York, August 15, 2022–South Sudanese authorities should immediately drop all legal proceedings against journalist Diing Magot and allow her to work without fear of arrest or

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The challenge of doing journalism in Nicaragua’s authoritarian context

Image by David Peterson from Pixabay. In Nicaragua, where independent journalists live under constant censorship and threat and, and in fear of being attack at any moment, one thing persists: their commitment to telling the truth. Since April 2018, when civilians took to the streets in protest of the authoritarian regime of Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo, at least 120 journalists have had

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Nationalist threats against Turkish journalists and media critical of government

With less than a year to go to presidential and parliamentary elections in Turkey, media and journalists are being threatened by ultra-nationalist politicians. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) condemns these intimidation attempts and calls on Turkey’s political parties to see reason. “We fear that the threats from ultra-nationalist circles will open the way to another spiral

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USA: RSF calls for direct negotiations to bring journalist Austin Tice home

On the 10th anniversary of the capture of American journalist Austin Tice, who has been missing ever since, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) urges President Biden to open direct negotiations with the Syrian government for his immediate safe release and return. Tice, a freelance journalist who had set out to report on Syria’s civil war, was taken

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Social media provides flood of images of death and carnage from Ukraine war – and contributes to weaker journalism standards

2022-08-12. Photos of civilians killed or injured in the Russia-Ukraine war are widespread, particularly online, both on social media and in professional news media. Editors have always published images of dead or suffering people during times of crisis, like wars and natural disasters. But the current crisis has delivered many more of these images, more

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Young people call for intergenerational solidarity on the climate crisis

Young people bear a disproportionate burden of the environmental crises the world faces today, which will impact their future. Research shows that many young people feel frustrated and unheard, creating a sense of unfairness that has, in recent years, fueled a surge of climate activism led by youth. According to a recent study, children born in

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RSF helps evacuate 202 Afghan journalists, takes 152 support measures

Since the Taliban took power in Afghanistan on 15 August 2021, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has helped to evacuate 202 Afghan journalists in danger and has carried out a total of 152 measures to provide them with emergency administrative and financial assistance. Fearing reprisals, many journalists wanted to flee as soon as Kabul fell to

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