EconomicsUK.com was featured in the Media Updates. David Smith is the blog’s author and economics editor of The Sunday Times. Here David talks about his blog, Britain’s economy and working with PRs. Why should people ...

Yesterday, Cision was joined by Francisca Kellett, Dina Behrman, Laetitia Wajnapel and an audience of PRs for breakfast at The Frontline Club. Among the topics of discussion were press trips, social media and future trends. ...

Here is my pick of comms news curated from @CisionUK this week. How journalists are using Facebook’s new live Q&A feature by @SarahMarshall3 via journalism.co.uk ‘Facebook recently launched a new feature which has been used ...

Sir Alex Ferguson announced his retirement this morning after 26 years as manager of Manchester United. The news followed speculation and rumour which culminated last night in a series of articles across news sites. It ...

Exciting times here at Cision UK! We will soon launch our media requests social media platform Seek or Shout in the UK and are taking on beta testers. Watch the video and if you would like ...

The Local Council Elections results are still coming in and the big story is that UKIP has gained seats. Unsurprisingly, this has increased the social media conversation around the party, boosting its online profile. As ...

My weekly pick of comms news curated via @CisionUK. Enjoy the bank holiday weekend! In wake of AP hack, Twitter looks to get serious about journalist relations by @NateIngraham via The Verge‘A huge number of journalists ...

More Than Toast is featured in this week’s Media Updates. Author Alice Harold talked to Cision about the Follow/No-Follow link debate, collaboration and PRs believing in her blog. Why should people read your blog?As a ...

Vuelio data shows that women occupy 35% of editor positions at Britain’s largest newspapers. The FT Weekend Magazine’s Sue Matthias says female journalists need more role models. A statistical analysis of Vuelio’s data reveals that of ...

According to CisionPoint’s Media Database 35% of editors at national daily newspapers are female. Of the 12 dailies, the Guardian and the Daily Express have the smallest gender gap, with 40% and 42% female editors ...

Video is increasingly becoming the medium of choice for web users, with Dynamics Media reporting that video consumption has grown 45% year on year. As PR is increasingly about creating and owning content, video creation ...

A couple of weeks ago I attended the lovely news:rewired event held by journalism.co.uk, where Luke Lewis editor at BuzzFeed UK and former editor at NME.com shared a few tips on how to grow social ...

Here’s my weekly comms news round up curated via @CisionUK. Just in time before you head out to enjoy the sun! The Wall editor Gordon MacMillan to join Twitter UK as editorial manager by @StephenLepitak ...

The Style Examiner will be featured in this week’s Media Updates. Author João Paulo Nunes shares his rules for guest posts, liking his own blog and PR best practice. Why should people read your blog?I ...

Journalism.co.uk’s news:rewired event had 11 digital media sessions and 35 speakers. Location information became an overarching theme as news organisations revealed how they use geotagging and audience data for digital stories. Vadim Lavrusik, journalism programme ...

In light of this week’s developments in the ongoing case between Meltwater (supported by the PRCA) and the Newspaper Licensing Agency (NLA), we thought it would be helpful to clarify just what’s happening and what ...

Here is my weekly pick of comms news curated via @CisionUK. Happy Thursday! The rise of social commerce engagement on mobile devices by @richard_anson via Econsultancy ‘Retailers and Brands must ensure they provide their customers ...

Cost of Living is featured in this week’s Media Updates. Run by a team of authors, they talk to Cision about blogs they like, loving guest bloggers and controversial opinions. Why should people read your ...

Once again Margaret Thatcher has dominated social media and Twitter’s trending topics. Her funeral, which was held yesterday morning, was unsurprisingly the talking point of the day.  Described by many as a marmite figure (including ...

This Mummy Loves was featured in last week’s Media Updates. Author Sonia Thorpe talks about sponsored posts, family life and giveaways. Why should people read your blog? Because I write honestly and from the heart. ...