Not just for Christmas (though the lead-up to Christmas feasting is a very busy time for them), food and drink journalists are snowed under all year round with restaurant launches and closures, introducing their audience ...

While the start of Christmas 2020 feels both too far away and yet too soon, we’re already firmly into Christmas gift guide compilation season in the world of magazines, newspapers, blogs, websites and TV shows. ...

One industry heavily impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic has undoubtedly been travel, and by extension, the media that reports on it. While the next Travel Media Awards have been pushed back to January 2021, travel ...

While trips to nail salons, hairdressers and make-up counters have been off the table over the last few months, those looking for some sparkle and shine have had to turn away from professionals wielding make-up ...

If you work in finance PR or have clients in the sector, ensuring you’re a useful asset to journalists is a worthwhile investment. Whether personal finance, private equity, corporate tax, insurance or the continuing impact ...

Helen Croydon, founder of Thought Leadership PR, three-time author and former journalist and broadcaster of 15 years can now add podcast host to her list of accolades. The Media Insider Podcast was launched by Helen ...

Statistics on the spread of coronavirus, updates on advances in treatment, instructions on lockdown mental wellbeing and self-isolation safety – health journalists across the media are under increasing pressure to report accurate data and keep ...

The battle to get through to a newsroom is intense, particularly now when the news and policy environment is so busy and journalists are under incredible pressure to meet deadlines while maintaining editorial standards. News ...

Already well-known to blogging fans as the writer behind Who’s the Mummy, multi-skilled Sally Whittle is also an experienced B2B technology journalist, creator of copy and expert on working with influencers for PR campaigns. Realising ...

Able to switch up topics, formats and focus quickly, freelancers are useful people to know when you’re a PR with stories you’d like to be translated and told. No editorial calendar, but also no time ...

What makes a good story to pitch to legal journalists? It’s not as straightforward as you might think, according to the panel at the PRCA Legal Group’s Meet the Legal Editors event. Legal Group Chair ...

Jackie Scully is the deputy managing director of Think, the membership publishing agency behind CIPR’s Influence magazine. Known for pushing boundaries, Influence has won a heap of industry awards and is often recognised for its ...

VidCon, the annual video conference to celebrate YouTube and its stars, hit its tenth anniversary last week. Much has changed since the early days of the event – the big personalities of a decade ago have ...

Replying to journalists in the right way can be the difference between front page news and being passed over for a competitor. The ResponseSource Journalist Enquiry Service, which is part of Vuelio, connects journalists in need of support ...

The Times (and The Sunday Times, Evening Standard, and The Independent)– could be a changin’ according to industry commentators and Bob Dylan. Though Bob probably wasn’t referring to the 2019 UK newspaper scene… Culture Secretary ...

Our latest professional pairing were Rhys Thomas, a consultant at BLUE Communications and Chris Lewis, a freelance journalist specialising in transport and logistics, and editor at Freight Business Journal. Here’s what happened when they met for their ...

Our latest professional pairing were Katy Bloomfield, comms director at TopLine Communications and Nicholas Booth, a freelance journalist specialising in tech. Here’s what happened when they met for their PR and journalist lunch.  How was your lunch? ...

Our latest professional pairing were Jessica Bottomley, account manager at Stir PR and John Adams, a daddy blogger at Dad Blog UK. Here’s what happened when they met for their PR and content creator lunch.  How ...

Our latest professional pairing were Farhad Ahmad, press officer and Imam at Ahmadiyaa Muslim Community and Maz Halima, a freelance journalist. Here’s what happened when they met for their PR and journalist lunch.  How was your ...

Picking the right news brand used to mean careful considerations, such as: ‘Does this brand align with my ethics?’, ‘Can I open this one on the tube without elbowing someone in the face?’, ‘Do I ...