WhatsApp is increasingly being used by news outlets to share content. The Reuters Digital News Report 2018 revealed another year-on-year increase in WhatsApp being used for news across the world. This report also found that ...

From January 2019, Facebook will be facilitating the recruitment of paid trainee journalists as part of its Community News Project. The social network has pledged £4.5 million for the project as a donation to National ...

Tortoise is the new publishing venture from James Harding, Katie Vanneck-Smith and Matthew Barzun, which aims to disrupt current journalism models with a focus on ‘slow news’. Backed by private investors and a very healthy ...

Jess Austin was recently appointed communities producer at Metro. We caught up with Jess to find out how she is getting on in her new role, why it’s important to provide a platform for people’s voices ...

We recently spoke to Aaron Mark, a fashion stylist and editor-in-chief at the recently launched Boyfriend Magazine. Aaron discusses the motivation behind launching the magazine, what sets it apart from other fashion magazines, why no ...

Silly season is the period in August when Parliament is on Summer Recess, many people are on holiday and less serious stories fill up the news agenda. While some items may be frivolous, silly season ...

While everyone in the office is trying the Dele Alli challenge (easy when you know how), here are the stories you probably missed, but shouldn’t have. This week, Five Things includes the CMA influencer marketing ...

Steve Ford was recently appointed editor at Nursing Times. Having previously worked as the news editor at the publication, Steve speaks to us about stepping into the editor’s shoes, the future of Nursing Times, traditional ...

Paul Dacre has reportedly edited his last edition of the Daily Mail, months before his supposed November departure date. The Press Gazette also reports that Geordie Greig will take over earlier than planned in the ...

Ofcom has published its 2018 Communications Market Report, which covers television, radio, phones, the internet, online content and post. It covers a lot and there’s a lot for the PR, communications and media industry to ...

This week’s Five Things You Should Have Missed – sorry I meant to write ‘Shouldn’t’, rather than ‘Should’ – includes Google’s record fine, the new BuzzFeed News, Trump’s bizarre approach to communication, the Top 50 ...

A recent article from journalist Nick Cohen: ‘How the BBC Lost the Plot on Brexit’ for The New York Review of Books (NYR), accuses the BBC of ‘journalistic cowardice’ in regards to its coverage of ...

How’s your pitching? Are you reaching the most relevant media contacts in the right way? Or perhaps your relationships with journalists never seem to fully develop? One man who knows what a successful pitch looks ...

This week’s Five Things You Shouldn’t Have Missed includes BBC star pay, Facebook’s fine, the billion-pound tussle for Sky, the Twitter-follower purge and the Build-A-Bear promotion. 1. BBC salaries The BBC has released its annual ...

The BBC has announced a raft of changes to its political programming, including a new daily political programme to replace Daily Politics. The new 45-minute programme is titled Politics Live and will be presented by ...

Relationships and trust are at the heart of everything we do in PR and communications. Without the right relations with the media, PR and comms would not be able to function, and vice versa. Before ...

Channel 5 News wants people at the heart of all of its stories says Jack Leather, digital editor, when asked what makes a good story and a good pitch to broadcasters. He added, talking specifically ...

Want to go one better than England? Score six quick PR goals in the next 90 minutes AND keep a clean sheet. 1. Research, research, research No journalist, blogger, member of the public or politician ...

Facebook is changing. We already know that teenagers are leaving the platform in droves, but now a study has revealed that fewer people are getting their news from social media, which is the first time ...

Paul Dacre has announced he is to step down from his role of editor of the Daily Mail, after 26 years in charge. The media giant will become chairman and editor in chief of Associated Newspapers ...