Not the new security unit, because you can’t shoot fake news Fake news and disinformation is to be tackled by a new security unit, an attempt to curb the nefarious influences of other states. Theresa ...

Happy Groundhog Day! This week’s five things includes BBC pay, Matt Hancockers, Facebook’s users, grid girls and a video of the ‘most British resignation ever’. Happy Groundhog Day! This week’s five things includes BBC pay, Matt ...

Vuelio recently hosted the Meet the Influencers session at the CIPR’s Influence Live event, where we were joined by two top bloggers to discuss working with PRs and they revealed the secrets of influence. After Ralf Little’s ...

At the recent Influence Live event, CIPR President, Sarah Hall, interviewed acting star Ralf Little about his responsibilities on social media. Little was enthusiastic about everything from his high-profile Twitter spat with Jeremy Hunt to ...

With the Prime Minister in China, Minister for the Cabinet Office David Lidington took her place, and Emily Thornberry, the shadow foreign secretary, took Jeremy Corbyn’s slot. Lidington faced questions from MPs on Carillion, female ...

Celebrities, including Paul Hollywood, Baroness Lane-Fox and James Cracknell, have been accused of buying fake followers after an investigation by The New York Times. The paper investigated a company called Devumi and discovered that more ...

Edelman last week released their Trust Barometer for 2018. How should you be using this annual report to modify your media outreach? The big news from the report was that trust in social media as ...

This week, Five Things includes the Creative Shootout, the Trust Barometer, Leeds United, Grumpy Cat, and the Guardian’s paying subscribers in the US.   1. The Creative Shootout The Creative Shootout is a unique awards ...

Last night, The Creative Shootout 2018 crowned its winning team – Raw London – after a fierce evening of pitching and the industry’s best example of creativity in action. Nine teams – each made up ...

Today’s Political Headlines include Brexit news, with May, Hammond and Davis; Lord Mendelsohn who has been ‘effectively sacked’ for attending the Presidents Club dinner; Gavin Williamson warning of a Russian attack; and Donald Trump visiting ...

The 2018 Edelman Trust Barometer has revealed that trust in the UK’s establishment – NGOs, Business, Government and Media – has largely stagnated year on year. While overall trust in the media hasn’t budged, there ...

At Prime Minister’s Questions, Theresa May faced questions from MPs that largely focused on the NHS. There were also discussions on welfare and cancer treatment. We present the word cloud for Theresa May’s answers on ...

Today’s Political Headlines include the Johnson backlash, allegations over the Presidents Club Charity Dinner, a new defence review and the UK opposing EU recycling targets.  Johnson faces backlash at Cabinet meeting The Times says that ...

We talk a lot about the importance of reaching the right audience in the right way, often through ‘influencers’. But what happens when you manage to get your product or service in the hands of ...

After signalling a huge change in Facebook’s News Feed, with more focus on posts from friends and family, Mark Zuckerberg has now revealed the second stage of his changes, promising the platform will serve up ...

In the latest ‘most people don’t understand blogging’ news, The White Moose Café in Dublin, which has a reported reputation for controversy on social media, has banned all bloggers after an online spat with a ...

This week’s Five Things includes YouTube’s new payment rules, Tesco’s Clubcard criticism, the Fake News Award, a Dublin hotel that’s banned bloggers and Big Narstie presenting the weather. 1. YouTube payment rules The Logan Paul ...

We are delighted to be supporting this year’s Creative Shootout and providing finalists with an ‘Influencer Hotline’ during their creative process. The Creative Shootout is an annual competition that presents a charity brief to the ...

According to the latest monthly ABC figures, The Times has now overtaken The Daily Telegraph in circulation, with the former up 1.3% month-on-month and the latter down 14.2%. As reported by Press Gazette, The Times ...

Donald Trump has been promising the ‘Fake News Awards’ for a couple of weeks, and after it was postponed once, excitement reached fever pitch last night as the anticipated time finally arrived. So is the ...