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AME Awards 2025 Celebrate Bold Marketing Innovations: Champions Tackle Social Issues from Beauty Standards to Immigrant Rights

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New Delhi — The New York Festivals AME Awards®, honoring marketing effectiveness globally since 1994, revealed its winners for 2025. This year’s competition saw a diverse range of entries from six continents, showcasing innovative campaigns that addressed significant social issues. The victors were chosen by a Grand Jury made up of executives and strategic thinkers in the industry, who assessed submissions on their creativity and tangible results. The jury conferred several top honors, including the prestigious AME Grand Award (Best of Show), three Regional Campaign of the Year awards, and the inaugural AME WE Champion … Read more

Public Shaming on Social Media: Legal Risks of Sharing CCTV Images in New Zealand

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Wellington, New Zealand – Images of individuals accused of shoplifting or other crimes frequently circulate on social media, igniting debates about community justice and personal privacy. Though these posts may seem to serve as warnings or attempts to protect local businesses, they carry significant legal implications for those who share them. The Office of the Privacy Commissioner (OPC) in New Zealand has noted an uptick in complaints regarding online public shaming. A spokesperson for the agency emphasized that sharing a photograph with the intention of causing embarrassment or harm is likely a violation of the … Read more

Controversial Lawsuit Claims Coos Bay Officer Ignored Overdosing Man for 40 Minutes While Preoccupied with Social Media

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Coos Bay, Oregon — A lawsuit has been filed against the Coos Bay Police Department, alleging that an officer neglected an overdosing man by leaving him unattended in the back of a patrol car for an extended period without summoning emergency medical assistance. According to the complaint, this incident involved Nathan Bradford Smith, who reportedly received no help for around 40 minutes while the officer allegedly engaged in personal activities, including texting and using social media. The suit outlines that, during the critical minutes when intervention could have been made, the officer failed to prioritize … Read more

Veteran’s Lawsuit Against Gastonia Police Moves Forward Amid Allegations of Excessive Force and Social Media Retaliation

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GASTONIA, N.C. — A federal judge has allowed a lawsuit filed by a local veteran to move forward against the City of Gastonia, according to court documents. The lawsuit centers on incidents from 2021 during which Joshua Rohrer alleges that police officers employed excessive force during his arrest. Rohrer claims that, in addition to the force used against him, the police tased his service dog, which subsequently died. He contends that the officers engaged in retaliatory actions against him by posting derogatory comments on the Gastonia Police Department’s official Facebook page. The comments mentioned in … Read more