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Submitted to the Excellence in Journalism Conference in Baltimore, Md., for passage on September 29, 2018
1. Renaming SPJ the 'Society for Professional Journalism
2. Sponsorship Task Force
3. Condemning threats to ban access
4. Supporting 'Saving Student Newsrooms
5. Hurricane Flood Coverage
6. Plea on Behalf of Reality Winner
7. SPJ Denounces Imprisonment of Journalists
8. SPJ Contest Inclusion for Retired Journalists
9. Fred Rogers and Public Broadcasting
10. Remembering Richard D. Hendrickson
11. Thanks To SPJ President Rebecca "Marvel Girl" Baker
12. Thanking SPJ Staff For A Successful EIJ18
Resolution No. 1: Renaming SPJ the 'Society for Professional Journalism'
Submitted by: Michael Koretzky, Region 3 Director, 2015 Regional Director of the Year; Mac McKerral, SPJ Past President, Wells Key winner
Resolutions committee recommendation: Neutral
Delegate action: Fails
WHEREAS the Society of Professional Journalists had nearly 10,000 members a decade ago and now has fewer than 7,600 and the decline continues;
WHEREAS the Society's name does not accurately reflect its current membership because many members—and even some national board members—are not currently professional journalists, but avidly support professional journalism;
WHEREAS changing SPJ's name to the Society for Professional Journalism would make more sense in an era where journalism is under attack on many fronts;
WHEREAS the Society's name implies that SPJ defines who is and who isn't a journalist, even though SPJ delegates voted in 2013 that the Society of Professional Journalists strongly rejects all attempts to define a journalist in any way other than as someone who commits acts of journalism;
WHEREAS other organizations have strengthened their advocacy by identifying a cause instead of a profession, such as the National Organization for Women and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People;
WHEREAS the Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA) made a much more drastic name change in 2009 for a total cost only in the hundreds of dollars and SPJ's webmaster says SPJ's website can be updated in a single day;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Society of Professional Journalists meeting in convention Sept. 29, 2018, in Baltimore, Md., requires its board of directors to return to this body in 2019 with complete information about renaming itself as the Society for Professional Journalism, providing details on altering the articles of incorporation, bylaws, policies, guidelines, costs and anything else needed to complete the transformation.
Resolution No. 2: Sponsorship Task Force
Submitted by: Alejandra Cancino, Chicago Headline Club
Resolutions committee recommendation: Unfavorable
Delegate action: Passes
WHEREAS the Society of Professional Journalists is the country's leading nonprofit journalism organization;
WHEREAS SPJ has had a Code of Ethics in place for nearly a century that calls for independence and avoidance of conflicts of interest or even the appearance of conflicts of interest;
WHEREAS SPJ members have cancelled their memberships or threatened to cancel them due to SPJ's acceptance of donations from groups who have been documented to consistently work and spend money on efforts to destroy public faith in independent journalism;
WHEREAS incoming president Alex Tarquinio has expressed her intent to appoint a task force, chaired by president-elect Patti Newberry, that will review and recommend a convention sponsorship policy;
THEREFORE LET IT BE RESOLVED that the Society of Professional Journalists meeting in convention on Sept. 29, 2018, in Baltimore, Md., directs the sponsorship task force to consider rejecting dollars from entities whose actions are at odds with SPJ's journalistic mission and using the SPJ Code of Ethics as a guide to vet donations.
LET IT BE FURTHER RESOLVED that an updated policy be put in place well before the 2019 convention in San Antonio and be used to determine which sponsorships will be accepted.
Resolution No. 3: Condemning threats to ban access
Submitted by: Sonny Albarado, Arkansas Pro Chapter and Resolutions Committee member
Resolutions committee recommendation: Favorable
WHEREAS the first obligation of journalists is to seek truth and report it; WHEREAS part of that obligation is to report accurately the circumstances under which sources agree to share or not share information;
WHEREAS Oklahoma State University football coach Mike Gundy threatened reporters with the loss of access to players if the media asked players any questions about the recent departure of a key wide receiver;
WHEREAS reporters present at the weekly player interviews acquiesced and did not ask any questions about the departed player;
WHEREAS after the player availability session ended, an OSU media relations person told reporters there would be repercussions if they reported the threatened ban on player access;
WHEREAS such threats run counter to claims of transparency and actually contribute to increased distrust between public institutions and news organizations;
WHEREAS a university professor and freedom of information advocate broke the news of this incident via Twitter;
WHEREAS student journalists wrote an article assuring university authorities that they were not the source of the professor's knowledge of the coach's threats;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Society of Professional Journalists meeting Sept. 29, 2018, in convention in Baltimore, Md., strongly condemns the OSU coach's efforts to keep reporters from doing their jobs.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Society urges all reporters to resist all efforts to condition their reporting on the availability of access to sources.
Resolution No. 4: Supporting 'Saving Student Newsrooms'
Submitted by: Frank LoMonte, the Brechner Center for Freedom of Information, University of Florida
WHEREAS student-led newsrooms in high schools, colleges and universities are crucial to fulfilling the public's need for information and knowledgeable commentary about the workings of educational institutions and their surrounding communities;
WHEREAS a First Amendment crisis is rapidly spreading across high school, college and university campuses in the United States;
WHEREAS independent student-led newsrooms are often treated by administrators with apathy or open hostility;
WHEREAS administrators often put up questionable or illegal roadblocks in the path of student journalists trying to seek the truth and obtain transparency;
WHEREAS colleges and universities are diminishing or withdrawing their already-modest financial support for student-led news organizations at a time when that support is most urgently needed;
WHEREAS the Knight Foundation and other thought leaders in media have called on America's colleges and universities to assume primary responsibility for meeting the civic-information needs of their communities, in the model of an informational "teaching hospital;"
WHEREAS many states have approved "New Voices" statutes that outlaw content-based meddling in student newsrooms;
WHEREAS a movement called #SaveStudentNewsrooms has been launched to help protect student-led newsrooms from undue, unwarranted and illegal interference by administrators;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Society of Professional Journalists, meeting Sept. 29, 2018 in convention in Baltimore, Md., strongly supports the #SaveStudentNewsrooms movement by providing advice, counsel and legal support where appropriate through the SDX Legal Defense Fund.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the Society calls on the leaders of America's 4,000-plus institutions of higher education to assume responsibility for ensuring the financial stability of student-run news organizations, because a healthy campus community requires editorially independent news coverage as a foundational civic necessity.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the Society of Professional Journalists commends the founders of the #SaveStudentNewsrooms movement—Melissa Gomez, Caitlin Ostroff and Jimena Tavel—for their leadership and vision in galvanizing public urgency in support of imperiled news organizations.
Resolution No. 5: Hurricane Flood Coverage
Submitted by: Robert Buckman, Louisiana Pro Chapter
WHEREAS according to The Weather Channel's explanation of the Saffir-Simpson wind scale for hurricanes, even in a Category 1 hurricane, "People, livestock and pets struck by flying or falling debris could be injured or killed;"
WHEREAS floodwaters following a hurricane contain dangerous wildlife such as alligators, water moccasins and fire ants, and also contain dangerous and potentially deadly bacteria, parasites and toxic chemicals;
WHEREAS people standing in floodwaters have been electrocuted in past storms; WHEREAS there have been numerous instances over the years of television crews engaging in deceptive or misleading coverage of hurricanes by distorting or exaggerating wind conditions or water depth, which violates the clause in the SPJ Code of Ethics that states, "Never deliberately distort facts or context, including visual information. Clearly label illustrations and re-enactments;"
WHEREAS some of these blatant attempts at dramatization have been discovered and have become the subject of public ridicule and satire on social media at a time when the credibility of professional journalists has been under attack for allegedly spreading "fake news;"
BE IT RESOLVED that the Society of Professional Journalists meeting on Sept. 29, 2018, in convention in Baltimore, Md., calls upon television networks and local television stations to desist from ordering, encouraging or permitting reporters and their camera crews to melodramatically stand unsheltered in hurricane winds and rain or to wade in floodwater in rubber boots, exposing them to possible death or injury from flying debris, wildlife, electrocution or disease;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Society of Professional Journalists calls upon television networks and local television stations to desist from ordering, encouraging or permitting reporters and their camera crews to engage in dramatizations of storm coverage that alter, distort or exaggerate actual conditions, thus damaging the credibility of all journalists and exposing them to public ridicule.
Resolution No. 6: Plea on Behalf of Reality Winner
Submitted by: Sonny Albarado, Arkansas Pro Chapter
WHEREAS former National Security Agency contractor Reality Leigh Winner is serving five years in federal prison for leaking a top-secret government report on Russian election hacking to the Intercept in 2017;
WHEREAS, according to prosecutors, Winner's sentence is the longest ever imposed in federal court for an unauthorized release of government information to the media;
WHEREAS elections officials in several states said no one warned them about a Russian scheme aimed at compromising their computer networks until the Intercept's publication of the NSA memo and those officials saw Winner's leak as a form of public service;
WHEREAS, more than any previous administration, the current and preceding U.S. presidents have prosecuted individuals whose leaks have alerted the public to serious abuses of power and, in Winner's case, information vital to public understanding of attempts to disrupt our nation's democratic processes;
WHEREAS the federal government continues to use the more than 100-year-old Espionage Act, a law intended to prosecute spies, to pursue American citizens who share information with American journalists;
WHEREAS journalists have themselves been targets of official investigations under the Espionage Act;
WHEREAS, according to the Wall Street Journal's Jesselyn Radack, the Espionage Act "effectively hinders a person from defending himself before a jury in an open court ... in part thanks to a dysfunctional classification system" in which over-classification has become rampant;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Society of Professional Journalists meeting Sept. 29, 2018, in convention in Baltimore, Md., urges President Donald Trump to commute Winner's sentence;
Resolution No. 7: SPJ Denounces Imprisonment of Journalists
WHEREAS Myanmar is a member of the United Nations and Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights states, "Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers;"
WHEREAS two Reuters journalists, Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo, have been unjustly convicted and sentenced to seven years in prison for allegedly violating the Official Secrets Act, when in fact they were performing their normal duties as professional journalists;
WHEREAS this action by the government of Myanmar is counter to the free flow of information practiced by the democratic nations of the world and thus is a stain on the honor and reputation of the country of Myanmar;
BE IT RESOLVED that the Society of Professional Journalists, meeting Sept. 29, 2018, in convention in Baltimore, Md., denounces in the strongest possible terms the imprisonment of Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo and calls upon State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi to issue a full pardon and release them from prison so they may continue to practice their profession in accordance with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Resolution No. 8: SPJ Contest Inclusion for Retired Journalists
Submitted by: Jack Thomas, retired SPJ member from Highland Beach, Florida
WHEREAS journalists spend entire careers in their profession tracking the truth, seeking transparency and holding public officials accountable;
WHEREAS journalists pursue their craft with integrity, determination, energy, commitment and ethics;
WHEREAS journalists build a wealth of institutional knowledge during their years of informing the public;
WHEREAS retirement by journalists from any media rarely marks a decline in curiosity, current affairs, life in general and writing skills;
WHEREAS outlets for retired journalists to display their talents are few and far between within the world of the Society of Professional Journalists;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Society of Professional Journalists, meeting Sept. 29, 2018, in convention in Baltimore, Md., will create a new committee to develop a competition for retired journalists that would begin in 2020.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the committee include current representatives from print, broadcast and digital outlets along with retired journalists.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the committee draft a report by EIJ19 in San Antonio that details eligibility, contest categories, ground rules, judging, awards and any other element needed to launch the new contest.
Resolution No. 9: Fred Rogers and Public Broadcasting
Submitted by: Alex Veeneman, ethics committee member
WHEREAS Fred Rogers was a television personality known for his children's television programs on PBS;
WHEREAS Rogers was a staunch advocate for funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting especially in its early days;
WHEREAS 2018 marks the 50th anniversary of the debut of "Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood" on public television stations;
WHEREAS "Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood" was produced at public television station WQED in Pittsburgh, Pa.;
WHEREAS Rogers famously said: "Anything that we can do to help foster the intellect and spirit and emotional growth of our fellow human beings, that is our job. Those of us who have this particular vision must continue against all odds. Life is for service;"
WHEREAS this philosophy is integral to the foundation of the pursuit of journalism, and why journalists pursue this work;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Society of Professional Journalists, meeting Sept. 29, 2018, in convention in Baltimore, Md., hereby recognizes the contributions that Fred Rogers has made to human development and to public television;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Society strongly identifies with the desire to foster the intellect and spirit and emotional growth of our fellow Americans;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Society believes that journalism is one of the best professions to be of service and commends the work of all of its members who help their neighbors be their best;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Society believes that public media is a model to allow the spirit and growth of Americans to be enhanced;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Society supports the work of its members employed by public media and funding for public media by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
Resolution No. 10: Remembering Richard D. Hendrickson
Submitted by: Greater Los Angeles SPJ Pro Chapter
WHEREAS Richard D. Hendrickson was a dedicated professional journalist and educator for more than 50 years and was a passionate advocate for ethics in journalism;
WHEREAS Hendrickson earned a bachelor's degree in journalism, a master's degree in political science and at the age of 59 a doctorate in media studies—all from Bowling Green State University;
WHEREAS after two years in the Navy, Hendrickson began his journalism career in 1961 as a reporter for his hometown paper, the Syracuse Post-Standard, and was soon hired by the Associated Press for its Buffalo bureau;
WHEREAS Hendrickson moved to Ohio in 1966 to open a new bureau for the Lorain Morning Journal and spent 35 years there as reporter, editor, bureau chief and editorial page editor and served as president of the Cleveland SPJ Pro Chapter;
WHEREAS Hendrickson next landed in Los Angeles where he was a journalism instructor in reporting and media ethics with UCLA Extension and taught journalism part-time at California State University Northridge and online for John Carroll University;
WHEREAS Hendrickson served on the board of the Greater Los Angeles SPJ Pro Chapter as treasurer;
WHEREAS SPJ has bestowed many honors upon Hendrickson:
- Howard Dubin Award - 2008 Outstanding Professional Member
- Cleveland Pro Chapter - 2009 Distinguished Service Award
- 2010 Distinguished Teaching In Journalism Award
- Region 11 - 50 year membership pin at SPJ Conference in 2018
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Society of Professional Journalists meeting Sept. 29, 2018, in convention in Baltimore, Md., mourns the death of Richard D. Hendrickson at age 77 and memorializes his passion for and dedication to journalism professionally and as an educator.
Resolution No. 11: Thanks To SPJ President Rebecca "Marvel Girl" Baker
Submitted by: SPJ Resolutions Committee
WHEREAS Rebecca Baker is completing her one-year term as President of the Society of Professional Journalists:
WHEREAS Baker worked her way up through the arduous ranks of the Deadline Club board to become president of that esteemed chapter—a volunteer position requiring the combined skills of a preschool teacher and lion tamer;
WHEREAS she helped put together an amazing 2010 Region 1 Conference in New York while managing not to bankrupt the club or any of its members;
WHEREAS the success of that conference—with the assistance of a quart or two of tequila—earned her the sobriquet "Marvel Girl;"
WHEREAS Baker set her sights on bigger challenges and was elected Region 1 Director for the geographically manageable but population dense territory;
WHEREAS Baker artfully navigated the pitfalls of Region 1 with the skills of a NASCAR driver—especially a regional conference in the Seventh Circle of Hell (AKA New Brunswick, NJ);
WHEREAS Baker found her next calling as SPJ Secretary/Treasurer just as discussions began on refocusing the SPJ Board and reducing its size from 23 to nine members;
WHEREAS Baker ascended to the SPJ Presidency and immediately instituted Press4Education, which sent pros all over the country into elementary, middle and high schools to help students learn media literacy;
WHEREAS Baker, with polished professionalism, constantly defended the First Amendment, SPJ Code of Ethics, journalism education, newsroom diversity, the rights of freelancers and the Pittsburgh Steelers;
WHEREAS Baker helped recruit and welcome a new Executive Director for the Society of Professional Journalists;
WHEREAS Baker's presidency coincided with a move from New York City to Washington, D.C., to become one of the nation's top legal journalists as Bloomberg Law Managing Editor;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED the Society of Professional Journalists meeting Sept. 29, 2018, in convention in Baltimore, Md., sincerely thanks Rebecca "Marvel Girl" Baker for her leadership, dedication and determination to help make SPJ stronger.
Resolution No. 12: Thanking SPJ Staff For A Successful EIJ18
WHEREAS the headquarters staff of the Society of Professional Journalists makes it possible for SPJ to provide strong professional development programs, defend the public's right to know through First Amendment advocacy and guide journalists to act ethically;
WHEREAS the SPJ headquarters staff has undergone a seismic change in staffing in 2018 with new Executive Director Alison Bethel McKenzie coming on board along with many new employees in key roles;
WHEREAS the majority of those employees came on board two-thirds of the way through the planning process for EIJ18 with RTDNA (Radio Television Digital News Association);
WHEREAS they seamlessly worked side-by-side with veteran staff members to make sure every EIJ18 detail was handled with perfection;
WHEREAS these sleep-deprived miracle workers have survived days with multiple cups of coffee and energy drinks to provide excellent service for every EIJ18 attendee in Baltimore;
WHEREAS no request was too big or too small and every task was met with a smile and a reply of "I can do that;"
WHEREAS EIJ18 has been a slam-dunk, home run event in the beautiful Maryland city of Baltimore;
WHEREAS EIJ18 would not have been so successful had it not been for the SPJ staff's high level of skill, ingenuity and nimbleness;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Society of Professional Journalists meeting in convention on Sept. 29, 2018 in Baltimore, Md., thanks the SPJ staff for a job well done and taking us over the goal line—a performance worthy of a standing ovation.
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As lawmakers reflected on Confederate symbols in the Capitol, members of the House began to take legislative action on the hotly debated issue.
Two measures were discussed in the House chamber Thursday: one pertaining to Confederate Battle Flag imagery in the U.S. Capitol, and another banning the iconography from the South Carolina Capitol and any government property. The latter, introduced by members of the Congressional Black Caucus, is an attempt for Congress to weigh in on the debate swirling around the banner at the Palmetto State's capitol following the murders of nine African-American church-goers in Charleston on June 17.
"We acknowledge that demanding the removal of these hurtful images and symbols that represent decades of hatred and oppression is only the first step in addressing the racism plaguing our country, but we must also acknowledge that symbols matter," Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, II, D-Mo, said in a statement Thursday. "As the conscience of the Congress, we must exhibit an unyielding commitment to help this country solve its centuries old challenges with racism and prejudice."
The CBC's resolution would call for the immediate removal of the Confederate Battle Flag from the South Carolina Statehouse; end sales of Confederate flag merchandise; remove "the symbolic and/or actual references to the Confederacy in the seven states where they still remain; and ban the use of the Confederate Battle Flag from any government property, including license plates.
Before the CBC members introduced their resolution, the House voted on a procedural motion on another measure pertaining to the Confederate flag's place in the U.S. Capitol.
Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., introduced a privileged resolution banning the Confederate flag from the House and House office buildings, unless it is displayed at a member's office. The goal of his resolution is to remove the Mississippi state flag from the Capitol, which displays the Confederate battle flag in its upper left corner.
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Beachfront, a video SSP and ad network which employs 35 people and claims to be profitable, sold a majority ownership stake last December to two private equity companies, Growth Catalyst Partners and PSP Capital, an investment vehicle backed by former US Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker.
"We got excited about because of Beachfront's laser focus on video and the dynamics underpinning video consumption specifically in mobile and OTT," Scott Peters, managing partner of Growth Catalyst Partners, told AdExchanger last year.
Maccaro is betting that only a few companies such as Netflix or HBO will dominate subscription revenue and ad-supported content will have a resurgence – which is where independent video companies like Beachfront could see tremendous growth.
While Google, Facebook, Amazon, Oath and AT&T's Xandr will absorb much of that growth, Maccaro says Beachfront can adjust to the needs of publishers more quickly than the big platforms.
But if Maccaro's prediction comes true, Beachfront will only be able to capitalize if it has enough inventory. One of Beachfront's key investments in the next six months will be to expand its direct publisher business, Maccaro said. The challenge is that there isn't a lot of OTT supply, as it's too expensive for many publishers or content creators to build and support an OTT app.
The other challenge for Beachfront and other video advertising companies with programmatic roots is that a low take rate for digital campaigns is around 10-15%. But TV advertisers expect a 1-2% cut of every media dollar going to media-buying vendors – which isn't sustainable for Beachfront.
Beachfront won't charge a fee to publishers who use its technology, Maccaro said. The company needs to incentivize adoption before it can assert a stronger cut of media.
But most of those media companies will lean in to video technology vendors if they see results from live streaming or programmatic marketplaces, Maccaro said.


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Android iPhone mobile usability UX Wearables
A Consumer Journey: Samsung Gear Neo
by Eugenio Santiago
The Apple Watch, released this past Spring, has caused companies to pay close attention to the quickly evolving wearable space. Consumers are looking to see if there is a tipping point for widespread adoption in the near future and they're interested in staying ahead of it; preparing apps that are especially suited for Apple Store or Android Wear.
About a month ago I unpacked a lime green Apple Watch, paired it with my iPhone and wore it around town. In true researcher form, I found myself paying close attention to every new feature and announcing to my colleagues which features impressed me, and which failed me.
Last week I kicked-off a client project that required me to familiarize myself with the Samsung Gear Neo. I looked at my Apple Watch and silently said to myself: "It's on."
I should mention, I'm not an original member of the Apple Fanclub. I stuck to my Samsung Android mobile device for many years as the Apple products evolved. Eventually, I moved to Apple, mostly so that I could keep up on the current offering as much of my project work at KLI demands this. I looked at the Samsung Gear Neo with a wide open mind. I was excited to learn more.
The abridged version of my consumer journey is detailed here, including these typical phases of a consumer journey:
– Awareness
– Consideration
– Purchase
– Retention/Usage
– Advocacy
Awareness:
Consideration: Product Research & Purchase
+ 2 Feeling uplifted. The researcher / gadget geek in me likes that I have a fun new project to explore.
+ 1 I took a look on online, CNET.com, the Samsung website, confirmed that particular apps were available and I mapped out the nearest location where these are sold and I was on my way.
– 1 Travel to the store, beautiful outside but quite hot, I hopped on the subway, happy. I walked into the store and the AC wasn't working, It was stuffy and uncomfortable, overall it sucked. Someone helped me out, got me what I wanted and I was done and on my way.
Back to the Office with a New Toy
+2 Excited to try it out! Excited to compare!
Retention/Usage:
– 1 I open it up and the instructions are clunky. I struggled with the Tizen OS, the pairing options were not straight forward. After re-reading the instructions I recognized that I needed a specific URL to download a companion for blue tooth communication. When I arrived at the Samsung App store, an unfamiliar place for me, I felt I had to fend for myself. No one was waiting to welcome me and show me around, per se.
+ 2 Navigation: Typically, on the mobile experience, you swipe from left to right to move ahead in a variety of different scenarios. On the Samsung Gear, this is consistent. It was intuitive and clear. Utilitarian and gave me confidence in navigating through. The Apple Watch, by comparison, demands that you click to return to the home screen and access app icons in a rhombus shaped cloud, they're tiny, and I feel clumsy. I liked what I was seeing on the Neo.
– 1 Utility: I first took a look at messaging as our first example. Apple executes this well. They have pre-canned text responses that seem to make sense and fit my standard vernacular. They were smart responses to the incoming message. Samsung had this too, but in my anecdotal experience the responses were basic and the associated logic to populate them felt more primitive. Further, I could only respond via precanned text.
– 1 A voice-to-text option was not readily available for me. I eventually found it, after going to my phone to set this up, check through T&C's, and activating it for use on my watch.
+ 1 I was thankful for that. It was clunky, but it did the job.
-2 Then it got a bit weird. On my Apple Watch I was able to speak my text, review it, and push a button to send the message. On the Samsung I realized that once I was in a scenario where I was using voice-to-text, this was my only option. I'd speak my message, then the system would recognize that I would finish speaking my message and it would cycle through to a screen where I would be prompted to approve of the message. It verbally asks for my approval, and then responds and sends only when I verbally replied. I found it to be a bit uncomfortable that the watch was talking to me during instances when I didn't expect that kind of two-way communication.
0 Other utility features, such as the acceptance of an incoming phone call, for example, seemed to be similar on each device.
+1 Wearing it for a longer period: Tethering to my phone: I will say that without running a full technical analysis, it seemed to me that the Samsung watch seemed to have better range, so that was a positive.
-1: However, the status notification that indicated that you were tethered or out of range was flawed. Samsung notified me that I was no longer connected, but after that point in time identified no icon or indicator that I was disconnected. If I missed the notification prompt I may not have known that I needed to reconnect or get closer until I actively attempted an activity. Apple has a standing icon.
-2: The Samsung Gear was released in spring 2014. Shortly after the Android Wear release was made for select hardware devices, not including the Neo, it continued to run on the Tizen OS. I think I need to return this product and opt for a choice that is more Google-Centric. I'd liked to have explored a more seamless experience, the "cue card", full integration with my mail, and more.
Advocacy:
I'm writing this piece because I want to share my experience and improve the product. Ultimately it was a letdown, but I haven't given up on wearables and I'm still excited to try an Android Wear device. Hopeful ending. Optimistic. Wasn't the greatest, but there's something more ahead.


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Motorola releases Android 10 kernel code for the Moto G7
Custom ROM developers, start your engines
Corbin Davenport 2020/12/17
Moto Razr (2nd Gen)
ROMs & Modding
1:16pm PDT on Mar 24, 2020 and last updated 2020/12/17
11:46am PST on Dec 17, 2020 .
Although Motorola has been slow to roll out Android 10 to most of its devices globally, the company is at least keeping developers happy with steady kernel source releases. Over the past few weeks, Motorola has released updated source code packages for most of its phones, accelerating the creation of custom ROMs and recovery partitions.
Moto G Fast appears in leaked video and it's destined for the US
Meanwhile, the Moto G Stylus has been rebranded for Europe as the Moto G Pro
Scott Scrivens 2020/05/27
6:07am PDT May 27, 2020
Motorola has already launched what feels like too many Moto G8 series phones with various names — there's the Moto G8 itself, G Power, G Power Lite, G Stylus, G8 Plus, and G8 Play. It was rumored that the standard Moto G8 would be rebranded as the Moto G Fast for the US, but it appears as though this will be a slightly different phone. Meanwhile, the Moto G Stylus that's already out in the States has been unveiled for Europe as the Moto G Pro. None of this is confusing at all.
OnePlus 8 phones join the club supporting 3D objects and animals in Google Search
4 other devices are in the mix with this update
12:44pm PDT Apr 15, 2020
3:09am PDT on Apr 8, 2020 and last updated 2020/04/15
12:44pm PDT on Apr 15, 2020 .
We've once again updated the article with six new devices, marked in bold above.
There are a lot of fun 3D objects like skeletons, cars, planets, and animals you can view in Google Search, which might be perfect to pass the time while you and your kids are stuck at home. The underlying technology enabling this is called Google Play Services for AR, formerly known as ARCore. It's an engine that powers most games and applications on Android that use augmented reality effects. However, since the framework has to be tuned for each device, Google has to periodically update Play Services to support new phones and tablets.
Motorola announces the Moto G8 for Brazil, Europe, and other places that aren't the US
Ryan Whitwam 2020/03/05
9:38am PST Mar 5, 2020
Motorola unveiled a few new G-series phones several weeks back, but there's another budget Moto phone on the horizon. The Moto G8 is official, and it shares a lot of features with the G Power and G Stylus. One thing it doesn't share is availability—this phone is only coming to Brazil, Europe, and a few other regions.
LG is thinking about exiting the smartphone business
Moto G8, G8 Power, and G Stylus reveal all with new renders, fresh specs
The Moto G Stylus name has since been confirmed in relation to the phone.
Following the rumors of a Motorola-made, as-yet-unnamed stylus phone, new renders of the still-untitled device have now leaked, together with a glimpse at the physically similar Moto G8 and G8 Power. Detailed specs for the last two phones have also leaked, showing precisely what you'll get in Moto's upcoming mid-range lineup.


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Sleep is an important part of our well-being. Just ask a shift worker, a new mother, emergency service employees, a student studying for an exam, people who travel overseas for work… being tired and exhausted doesn't feel good.
What can impact on sleep?
Those experiencing anxiety or/and depression may find sleeping difficult, or perhaps the quality of sleep has changed. Racing thoughts and finding it hard to relax are often reported by people with anxiety.
Some health conditions can impact on sleep quality, such as sleep apnoea and snoring. People with chronic pain may also find sleep difficult. Pregnant women often experience difficulty with remaining asleep.
Lifestyle factors can also impact on sleep and sleep quality by effecting the body's natural wake and sleep cycles, such as using electronic devises (including gaming) before bed, eating shortly before bedtime, consuming alcohol and caffeine, and exercising late in the evening.
Jet lag occurs when we travel to different time zones. The body generally adjusts but can take a few days.
What is your current bedtime routine? What could be impacting on your sleep?
Everyone needs slightly different amount of sleep. Children and adolescents often need more sleep than adults. Healthy adults need on average 8 hours of sleep, but some people can be alert with 6 hours of sleep while others need 10 hours.
Working out how much sleep you need to feel good, alert and focused is a good place to start.
Wake up the same time every morning- this helps your body to get in a good sleep cycle.
Get in touch with your body's sleepy signs- ignoring when you are feeling tired may mean you go to sleep when your body isn't tired.
Limit alcohol consumption within 2 hours of bedtime. Alcohol may relax you but your body has to work hard to metabolize it and often causes people to wake up and not fall into deep sleep.
Create an inviting sleep environment: not too warm or cold, dark, no or little noise, and a place that you feel comfortable to sleep in.
Napping isn't usually recommended as it can effect feeling tired in the evening. However, for new mothers, napping is encouraged as some sleep is better than none. Short sleeps are also encouraged if you feel fatigued while driving.
Are there any changes you could make to improve your sleep?
What can I do if I find relaxing and falling asleep difficult?
Doing some guided mindfulness exercises in beds. There are a number of apps that can be useful, such as Smiling Mind and Headspace. There are also many guided mindfulness tracks and relaxation music on YouTube and Spotify. Have some fun exploring and trying different tracks you like.
Create a bedtime routine that is calming and one you look forward to. For example, have a bath with some relaxing essential oils, such as lavender. Visit a good health food store for advice. Many emergency service workers on shift work have very warm showers just before bed to encourage the body to cool down which helps to drift off to sleep.
If after 20 mins you can't fall asleep, get out of bed and do something quiet and calming, in a dark/dim room and then try again when you feel sleepy. Or, listen to the guided mindfulness track or relaxing music again.
Keep a notepad or journal near your bed and write worries or things you have to remember to do the next day. Writing them down helps to stop the thoughts from running through your mind, allowing you to relax.
It is always a good idea to speak to you doctor about the difficulties you are experiencing with falling and staying asleep, and if you are waking not feeling well rested and still very tired. Some medications cause sleep to be disturbed. There may also be a biological reason that can be managed. Doctors may prescribed medication to assist with sleep, such as Melatonin that can help with helping the body to get back into a good wake/sleep cycle. Sleeping tablets may be prescribed for short term assistance, but long term use is not usually advised.
How can your psychologist help?
A thorough assessment will be conducted and you may be asked to keep a sleep diary for a week. Using a range of techniques, such as CBT and ACT, your psychologist can assist with developing strategies you can use to help with relaxation and sleepiness, managing anxious thoughts and developing a bed time routine that suits you.
Want to talk to us about getting a better night's sleep?
This post was written by Anita Missiha, Psychologist.
Anita recently completed her post graduated studies in Psychology after working in the training and education industry.
Anita has experience working with students in school settings, and also works with adults.


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Jharkhand woman's body cut into 50 pieces by husband, 18 recovered
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By Online News of India Published on Dec 19, 2022
Jharkhand : A 12-member SIT will investigate another heart-wrenching incident similar to the Shraddha Walkar case in Jharkhand's Sahibganj. The police have recovered 18 pieces of the victim's body from different places.
Dildar Ansari, who had a love marriage with the victim, identified as Rabita Paharaiya, confessed to brutally murdering his wife. The SIT is headed by Superintendent of Police (SP) Anuranjan Kispotta.
According to sources, a DNA test of the body pieces recovered so far will be done. Search for the remaining pieces by dog squads is underway. A portion of the jaw has been recovered, but the upper part of the head has not been found so far.
A team from the Forensic Science Laboratory collected evidence from the crime scene. The police have arrested eight people, including the main accused, his parents, his first wife and siblings. Dildar's maternal uncle Moinuddin Ansari, who is yet to be arrested, is said to be the mastermind behind the crime.
The incident took place under the Borio police station area of Sahibganj district. The accused, already married, was allegedly in love with the 22-year-old victim, a member of a tribal community and married her around a month and a half ago.
Dildar's family was reportedly unhappy with the marriage. He filed a missing complaint of his wife on December 18 after strangling her and chopping the deceased in 50 pieces. On the same night, a man named Manoj Das informed the police of some human body parts lying near an under-construction Anganwadi centre, being scavenged by dogs.
The police reached the spot and started investigating the matter, which led to Dildar's arrest. After strict interrogation, the accused admitted that he along with his mother and maternal uncle had cut his wife's body into pieces with two weapons.
The victim's father, Surja Pahadia said that Dildar informed him of his daughter's disappearance on Saturday. According to the victim's sister, Rabita had eloped and married Ansari, a scrap dealer, despite her family's opposition.
She added that the accused and his family had been forcing her sister to change her religion, following which she returned to her father's home. She said that Dildar took Rabita back to his home around 10 days ago.
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Five Policy Debate Topics Suggested for 2018-2019
By on September 18, 2017 speech_Debate
Presidential Authority, Poverty, Immigration, Food Security and Supreme Court are five suggested debate topics for 2018-2019
Thirty-six delegates from 21 states, the National Speech and Debate Association, the National Catholic Forensic League and the National Debate Coaches Association attended the NFHS Policy Debate Topic Selection Meeting August 4-6, 2017 in Orlando, Florida. Eleven topic reports were presented by authors who over 11 months researched each topic area. State delegates and participants deliberated for three days to determine the final five topic areas.
Serving on the 2017 Wording Committee were: Jeff Stutzman, Indiana (Chairperson); David Glass, Massachusetts; Ruth Kay, Michigan; Jana Riggins, Texas; Cort Sylvester, Minnesota; Pam McComas, Kansas and Susan McLain, Oregon.
Balloting for the 2018-19 national high school debate topic will take place in a two-fold process. During the months of September and October, coaches and students will have the opportunity to discuss the five selected problem areas. The first ballot will narrow the topics to two. A second ballot will be distributed to determine the final topic. Each state, the NSDA, NCFL and the NDCA will conduct voting in November and December to determine the favored topic area. In January, the NFHS will announce the 2018-19 national high school debate topic and resolution. It will be posted on the NFHS web page at www.nfhs.org and sent to state associations and affiliate members.
Synopsis of Problem Areas and Resolutions for 2018-19
PROBLEM AREA I: PRESIDENTIAL AUTHORITY
Resolved: The United States federal government should substantially reduce the authority of the President of the United States in one or more of the following areas: weapons of mass destruction, immigration, indefinite detention.
The debate over separation of powers is essential to our democratic republic. This topic is aimed at fundamental questions such as: Is an imperfect decision made quickly better than a good decision made slowly? How much power should one individual have? Are there enough checks and balances on the most powerful office in the world? While President Trump intensifies such questions, these debates have been relevant to the United States for decades and will continue well after the current President leaves office.
On the affirmative, debaters will find a plethora of cases under the specified areas: Weapons of mass destruction, immigration, and indefinite detention. Cases such as "no first use" (WMD), overturning controversial executive orders (from any President) changing the number of refugees the U.S. takes in each year (immigration), arresting Americans without trial, and the closing of controversial detention centers (indefinite detention) are just the beginning of affirmative choices.
On the negative, debaters will find a variety of valid positions defending the importance of Presidential Authority. Specific disadvantages are nuclear deterrence, proliferation, or terrorism. Structural disadvantages of Presidential Authority include presidential leadership and presidential powers. Counterplans will allow debaters to really focus on separation of powers – allowing teams to insist courts are better equipped to restrict presidential authority, or alternatively that authority should remain with the President through an executive counterplan or defense of the status quo.
PROBLEM AREA II: POVERTY
Resolved: The United States federal government should substantially increase funding and/or eligibility for one of the more of the following: Temporary Assistance to Needy Families, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Medicaid enrollment, Housing Choice Vouchers Program.
Poverty in the United States is a seemingly intractable problem. The issues surrounding federal anti-poverty programs range from policy details, to outlines of how they operate, to whether the programs should exist at all. This topic addresses the federal government's programs to assist persons in poverty and asks how (or if) they can or should be improved. The combination of macro-level approaches, specific policies, and critical approaches provides for a wide variety of arguments. Students will gain a better understanding of poverty, specific anti-poverty and federal policies, and philosophical approaches to addressing poverty. The topic also intersects with other prominent policy areas including housing, healthcare, and hunger.
Affirmative cases can focus on increasing availability of affordable housing using the Housing Choice Vouchers, increasing access to health care for low income populations, extending anti-poverty programs to persons currently excluded by immigration status, assisting domestic violence survivors, improving welfare-to-work programs, increasing nutrition programs to decrease hunger, ending time limits for receiving benefits, increasing funding for anti-poverty programs as economic stimulus and various other limitations on eligibility for federal programs. Negative positions include: states counterplan, counterplans for other means of addressing poverty such as increasing minimum wage or guaranteed income, spending disadvantage, federalism disadvantage, welfare dependency, capitalism critique, biopower/social control critique, antiblackness critique, counterplan to end welfare, private philanthropy counterplan and block grant counterplan.
PROBLEM AREA III: IMMIGRATION
Resolved: The United States federal government should substantially reduce its restrictions on legal immigration to the United States.
According to the Pew Research Center, 70% of voters listed immigration as "very important" to their decision in the 2016 election - more than social security, education, and environment. With extensive news coverage on immigration, even novice students have a basic working knowledge of immigration, making the experience of learning policy debate more interesting. Advanced debaters can employ nuanced and specific critical and policy arguments. Immigration reform offers a rare example of federal policy where the key questions do not often involve spending money. Instead, the debate will focus on matters of social justice and fairness. Defenders of immigration reform argue America is a nation of immigrants, and a progressive immigration policy will strengthen the economy, as well as enrich our culture. Affirmative cases might focus on particular categories of Visas - their criteria and numerical limits; they might focus on different populations, or areas of the world; they might examine types of skills under-represented in the United States. Opponents have voiced the concern that immigrants take jobs from Americans and might pose a threat to public safety. Examples of possible affirmative cases are: Comprehensive immigration reform, amnesty for immigrants already living in the United States, reversing restrictive state laws, changes to visa/quota requirements, the DREAM Act, and increasing work permits for immigrants with special skills in medicine or engineering, among others. Negative positions could focus on the economic and employment harms of increased immigration, increased risk of a terrorist attack, disruption of federalism, and the political implications of immigration reform.
PROBLEM AREA IV: FOOD SECURITY
Resolved: The United States federal government should substantially increase its regulation of one or more of the following in the United States: genetically modified foods, biofuels, pesticides, concentrated animal feeding operations, crop insurance.
Population growth and climate change are major stressors of world stability. Nowhere do these factors intersect more than in agricultural production. As the largest exporter of food, changes to US policy have massive ripple effects across international markets. Current US policy promotes controversial agricultural practices affecting food security of the entire world. Affirmative teams will choose from five unique areas affecting food quality and security. Genetically modifying foods increases yields, but may have massive ecological and health consequences, including the die-off of bees. The biofuel industry has been hailed as a solution to climate change and oil dependency, but each acre subsidized trades off with food production. Pesticides are becoming increasingly unregulated in order to increase yields, but likely cause disease. This amounts to systemic violence by continuous poisoning of those without economic means to move. Confined animal feed operations maximize meat production at the expense of animal rights. The confined nature of the factory farm creates massive soil and air pollutants as well as conditions for zoological pathogens to evolve and spread. The federal crop insurance program protects our nation's food producers, but encourages risky farming practices that produce negative environmental consequences. With a cost of $3.34 for every $1 paid in claims, this program amounts to one of our worst annual welfare handouts. Negative teams will have access to a depth of offensive case debate, traditional core arguments as well as unique arguments relating to international trade, competitiveness, and price spikes. Kritical teams will be able to access environmental arguments (ecology, managerialism, and anthropocentrism) and our country's history with agriculture ensures strong links to actor K's (Wilderson, settler colonialism, neolib) among others. Also, the state-specific nature of agriculture invites examination of state counterplans, in comparison to the federal government as the actor.
PROBLEM AREA V: SUPREME COURT
Resolved: The Supreme Court of the United States should overrule one of the following decisions:
Chevron U.S.A., Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc., 467 U.S. 837 (1984)
Hamdi v. Rumsfeld 542 U.S. 507 (2004)
Kelo v. City of New London 545 U.S. 469 (2005)
Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission 558 U.S. 310 (2010)
Shelby County v. Holder 570 U.S. 2 (2013).
From its first decision in 1793 to the most recent decision, the Supreme Court of the United States has had a profound impact on the Constitution. Supreme Court precedents are one of the most enduring and powerful forms of government action. Jonathan Bailey argues "Those in the legal field treat Supreme Court decisions with a near-religious reverence. They are relatively rare decisions passed down from on high that change the rules for everyone all across the country. They can bring clarity, major changes and new opportunities" (Bailey). At the same time, many activists question whether the judiciary represents a hollow hope.
Because so few Americans understand how the Supreme Court operates, now is a perfect time for our students to debate the Supreme Court. Affirmatives allow students to explore the justification for overturning contemporary controversial precedents. Affirmatives will confront important topics like the Court's power to overturn agency regulations (Chevron); the rights of enemy combatants and limits on indefinite detention in the war on terror (Hamdi); the right of the government to seize land for commercial development (Kelo); campaign finance and corporate personhood (Citizens United); and/or the invalidation of the Voting Rights Act (Shelby Co.). These cases involve contemporary social issues which people seem to be passionate despite not understanding the legal and Constitutional underpinnings. The legal literature offers thorough defenses of either maintaining or overturning these precedents, which makes for good debates with a robust division of ground.
Core negative strategies would allow teams to explore various alternatives to Supreme Court action like Congressional clarification, Constitutional Amendment, or lower courts counterplans. Topic-specific disadvantages would focus on threats to stare decisis by overturning precedent or the dangers of creating an overly activist or conservative court. Critical teams can question normative legal processes and/or the elitist nature of the court.
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Home Banking Scrutiny on Sustainability Issues Leads Banks to Respond Via Social and Digital media
Scrutiny on Sustainability Issues Leads Banks to Respond Via Social and Digital media
by internationalbanker June 7, 2017
By James Osborne, Head of Sustainability at Lundquist and Head of the Lundquist CSR Online Awards &
Martina Scapin, Webranking Researcher at Lundquist
In the dead of winter late last year, Swedish bank Nordea travelled to the snow-covered expanses of the Dakotas of the United States, thrusting its sustainability commitment into the centre of the searing debate about a $3.7 billion oil pipeline.
The proposed Dakota Access Pipeline had spurred months of protests by the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, concerned the project would contaminate drinking water and damage sacred burial sites. The pipeline became an emblem in the 2016 US presidential election campaign, and President Donald Trump backed the project soon after taking office. In conducting a fact-finding mission about the impacts of the proposed link, Nordea didn't limit itself to closed-door or private meetings. Sasja Beslik, its head of sustainable finance who travelled to the proposed site, took to Twitter to raise awareness about the issue. He posted a video interview with tribe leader David Archambault II.
Nordea's Sasja Beslik interviews tribal leader on pipeline impact.
Public action takes centre stage.
The public action by Nordea and Beslik, who counts almost 88,000 followers on Twitter, highlights the evolution in sustainability communications for the banking sector in Europe. Issues are global and the digital conversation animated, at times vociferous. The financial industry is frequently targeted by campaigners keen to get leverage and visibility by naming and shaming those financing controversial projects. Nordea itself said it was prompted into action on the Dakota Access Pipeline by customer concerns received via email and Facebook.
In this "hearts and minds" battle, we are seeing banks putting greater emphasis on social media and visual instruments such as video to express their side of the argument and explain what it means to be "sustainable" or "responsible" in practice. This is a change from the period following the financial crisis and the subsequent debate about the financial sector's impact on the economy and wider society, when many banks transformed their sustainability or corporate-responsibility communications into detailed and "rational" presentations of their points of view, fully armed with the facts and figures. Websites and reports were the primary vehicles for this drive towards transparency; text and tables the primary instruments.
Poor communications is gradually mending.
The Webranking by Comprend study, conducted in collaboration with Lundquist, is a useful barometer of the banking sector's corporate communications and allows us to compare its approach with other industries. Webranking evaluates almost 1,000 corporate websites annually, measuring content against the expectations of critical audiences (investors, analysts, business journalists and jobseekers are surveyed each year). Think of it as a transparency stress test.
The latest results show that banks are gradually mending a historical deficit compared with other sectors. Leading banks, weighed down in the past by an inability to communicate clearly and transparently on themes such as financial performance and corporate governance and less-effective online employer branding and media relations, are upping their efforts.
Who's leading in online corporate communications?
We have seen the "pass rate" (considered as a score of at least 50 points out of 100) increase for the 49 European banks included in Webranking in 2016-17, reaching 31 percent in the latest edition and surpassing the 28-percent rate for Europe's top 500 companies overall. The banking performance is up from 29 percent in the previous edition and 20 percent in 2014-15, buoyed by the top performers in the Nordic countries (best-in-class is Sweden's SEB), Italy, Switzerland, Germany and the United Kingdom.
The sector still ranks as 13th out of 19 sectors with an average score of 40.8 out of 100 (compared with 42.7 points for the EU500 companies as a whole) as a result of poor performances by banks in Eastern Europe, Turkey and Spain.
The banking sector ranks in 13th place out of 19 sectors analysed.
One bright spot for banks, however, is sustainability, posting a higher average score than for financial communications. More than 80 percent of the banks covered by Webranking have been reporting on their sustainability or corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities for more than three years now, illustrating a long-term commitment.
Shifting frames for sustainability commitments
Indeed, the way banks are framing their sustainability efforts reflects how the sector is being called upon to account for its impacts. They want to reduce the sense that sustainability is only a nice-to-have that doesn't shift day-to-day business.
Take UBS, for example, the fifth-highest scorer on sustainability in Webranking. The Swiss bank jettisoned the corporate responsibility label in a shift to its UBS and Society approach. This has four focus areas with the goal to "make sustainability the everyday standard". Supporting the transition to a low-carbon economy through a comprehensive climate-change strategy is one of the bank's key aims.
UBS' tagline is "making sustainability the everyday standard".
Other leading European banks are taking similar steps. Barclays' "Citizenship Journey" focuses on a shared growth ambition "by seeking fair, ethical and open solutions to problems and by always striving to leave things better than we found them". BNP Paribas calls itself "a committed and responsible bank" and outlines how its CSR approach will help tackle global challenges identified by the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
ING and Deutsche Bank have responded by developing "Stances" or "Positions" on critical issues, including animal welfare, climate, defence, palm oil and more. Last but not least, Intesa Sanpaolo, our highest-scoring bank on sustainability in Webranking, refers to itself as a "responsible financial intermediary" with one of its key aims to help resolve the dramatic growth of social inequality and the human-rights agenda.
Deutsche Bank explains its position on controversial topics.
Boost to digital communications
But the dynamics of today's digital-communications context suggest that facts and figures, reports and press releases are not enough—let alone well-crafted slogans—unless they are aligned with action.
vThis brings us nicely back to Nordea and Sasja Beslik. Following the trip to the Dakotas, Nordea made headlines for its position on the pipeline. Initially the bank called for companies backing the infrastructure to re-route to avoid the Sioux reservation, a call that Greenpeace praised as an "important step". The NGO (non-governmental organization) commented: "It is becoming increasingly clear that financial institutions view the Dakota Access Pipeline as a liability." In February, after companies behind the project refused to engage, Nordea strengthened its stance, banning its fund managers from investing in the companies behind the pipeline. The following month, ING took a stance and sold its stake in the $2.5 billion loan financing the infrastructure, becoming the first bank to divest from the financing arrangement.
Nordea's real-time communications, supported by Twitter and video, reflect the way banks are boosting investment in social media and digital for sustainability communications. This is evident from the Lundquist CSR Online Awards, a research project that offers a deep-dive into the way companies communicate sustainability online and in social media. The biennial study analyses corporate sustainability communications through measuring seven key aspects, ranging from content (Concrete, Exhaustive, User Friendly) to engagement and storytelling (Ongoing, Social, Integrated, Distinctive). In 2016 we used data-mining software to examine thousands of tweets and Facebook posts by companies to determine how often they broach sustainability and CSR issues, and how this correlates to engagement.
Less content, more engagement
Our latest results suggest that sustainability information, in the form of reports, policies, data, targets, etc., are less of a priority for Europe's top banks than a few years ago. Back in 2014, banks stood above other sectors in terms of transparency: in our "Exhaustive" pillar, which looks for detailed information on performance against targets, data on social investment and diversity as well as governance information, banks were ahead of other sectors by 7 percent on average. But they were penalised by an inability to go beyond simply posting vast amounts of static information online. Telling a coherent story about the impacts of the core business and engaging audiences about sustainability issues were not on the agenda.
This approach is gradually being corrected as the focus on content wanes, compensated by higher scores in 2016 in pillars such as Distinctive (+18 percentage points), Integrated (+18 percentage points) and Social (+14 percentage points), which all point to a more mature approach that combines engagement, storytelling and attention to business impacts.
Deutsche Bank has been a leader in this regard (with a longer-term commitment to digital that seems not to be a simple reaction to the woes of the past year). The German lender has used infographics to explain its position on complex issues and managed to generate considerable engagement on social issues through its social-media channels. BNP Paribas, Société Générale, ING and Lloyds Bank have also featured strongly in the research, especially for the way they talk about their own responsibility in a variety of corporate contexts. If sustainability is about the impact of a bank's business, then communication needs to shift to reflect that.
But the sliding attention to transparency should sound alarm bells.
Lacklustre response to tackling industry's own problems
While it is encouraging to see leading European banks taking action on global, large-scale issues, there remains the problem that few communicate, or provide target data, on issues that have plagued their own industry in recent years, such as diversity and gender equality in the workplace.
On the very same day that Donald Trump signed his presidential memoranda backing the Dakota Access and Keystone XL pipelines, over in London, Megan Butler, supervision head of the Financial Conduct Authority, spoke out about the "white male" culture permeating the industry, saying that competition for talent should not be focused on just half the population (or one race). Despite this, only 26 percent of banks in our Webranking study provide information in numbers about diversity, a low number considering the industry being consistently called out on this issue. A lowly 15 percent provide target figures in this area, and only 12 percent report on their ability to achieve social targets.
If banks want to take on the role-model mantle of tackling the world's largest global issues, they need also to present what they are doing to tackle their own industry issues. This is not only a preventative measure but also makes business sense, and enhances credibility among stakeholders. By engaging in action-oriented and credible corporate communications, as the leading banks do on the big issues of today, the industry can set a prime example for other sectors to follow suit. As the UN SDGs call for collective action, this would be a win-win situation for all.
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