Key Records
Communications
Guardian reporters, 1950s. Image courtesy of Guardian News & Media Archive.
Examples of key communications records and the information they hold.
Circulars to shareholders
communications to shareholders
Company reports for external enquiries or commissions
evidence of interaction with government and
non-government bodies (and international)
Corporate communications – press releases, internet and
intranet data, films
messages to market, investors, customers and
employees
Management correspondence (internal)
communications to employees on strategic issues and
core company activity
Media relations files
information on key issues or events in public domain
requiring media management
Press cuttings and articles
evidence of media interest in the company