{"id":71745,"date":"2014-12-30T11:00:08","date_gmt":"2014-12-30T10:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/?p=71745"},"modified":"2014-12-30T11:00:08","modified_gmt":"2014-12-30T11:00:08","slug":"top-10-journalist-spotlights-for-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/blog\/top-10-journalist-spotlights-for-2014\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 10 Journalist Spotlights of 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"

As the year comes to a close, here is a look at the top 10 most popular interviews with journlaists, editors and media contacts on the CisionUK blog in 2014 .<\/strong><\/p>\n

The top 10 has been measured in terms of unique visitors to each interview.<\/p>\n

In reverse order:<\/p>\n

10. Fabio Virgi, Let’s Talk tech<\/a><\/p>\n

An interview with\u00a0Fabio Virgi, founder and editor of\u00a0Let\u2019s Talk Tech,\u00a0a UK based tech blog covering product and service reviews, industry updates, tips and opinions. Fabio talks to us about how he keeps Let\u2019s Talk Tech less technical for the average reader, the role PRs play in the blog, and why (or rather when)\u00a0Dwayne \u2018The Rock\u2019 Johnson would play him in a film.<\/p>\n

9. John Crowley, WSJ.com<\/a><\/p>\n

John Crowley, digital editor, EMEA at WSJ.com, was a panelist at the \u2018immersive storytelling and production\u2019 session at Journalism.co.uk\u2019s\u00a0News:rewired\u00a0conference held in February in London.
\nCision caught up with John after the discussion to find out what role PRs can play in helping make content interactive.<\/p>\n

8. David Jones, Daily Mail\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

David Jones, chief foreign writer at the Daily Mail, was named Feature Writer of the Year at the annual\u00a0Press Awards for 2013\u00a0which took place at the Marriott Grosvenor Square hotel in London this month. In an exclusive interview with Cision, David discussed the stories that won him the award, why the pace of breaking news online worries him and how comms people can be \u2018brilliant.\u2019<\/p>\n

7. Bella Blissett, You Magazine<\/a><\/p>\n

Bella Blissett is\u00a0You Magazine\u2019s beauty columnist as well as a freelance journalist and a consultant to big beauty brands. Bella spoke to us about You Magazine\u2019s audience, working with two Twitter handles and her 2014 beauty predictions.<\/p>\n

6. Leah Simpson, HELLO!<\/a><\/p>\n

Leah Simpson\u00a0 is the online news editor at HELLO! magazine. Leah spoke to Cision about a typical day at the HELLO! office, life as a freelancer in Los Angeles and getting served champagne by 90s pop star Taylor Hanson.<\/p>\n

5. \u00a0Christian Sylt, Formula Money<\/a><\/p>\n

An interview with\u00a0Christian Sylt, co-author of\u00a0Formula Money, an annual report that is now in its fourth year of covering the money-spinning sport of Formula 1 racing from a business perspective. He spoke to us about working for the F1 chief Bernie Ecclestone, why mega brands such as Disney, Coca Cola and Tommy Hilfiger read the report and how comms and PR need to step up their game in\u00a0pitching\u00a0the business side of the sport.<\/p>\n

4. Tim Halissey, The Times<\/a><\/p>\n

The Times\u00a0was named Sports Team of the Year at the annual\u00a0Press Awards for 2013, which took place on in April. The man behind the winning team, Tim Hallissey, sports editor of The Times, spoke exclusively to Cision about how its digital platform is leading the way forward and what this award means for the newspaper.<\/p>\n

3. Mark Frankel, BBC News<\/a><\/p>\n

BBC News is a leading\u00a0<\/em>social media publisher and this year topped a list of the most shared content on Twitter in the UK.
\n<\/b>Mark Frankel \u2013 assistant editor, social news at the BBC who manages the 8.9 million-followed @BBCBreaking Twitter handle, attributes the right mix of language, tone, speed and imagery used to the high uptake on social media.
\nIn an exclusive interview with Cision, Mark discussed what\u2019s new at BBC\u2019s social sphere, listed the hottest social media trends and explained how PRs can better use the platform in communicating with journalists.<\/p>\n

2. Angelica Malin, About Fcking Time (AFT)<\/a><\/p>\n

Angelica Malin, founder and editor of lifestyle magazine,\u00a0About Time,\u00a0talks to Cision about her latest and hottest new venture \u2013 an online sex magazine.\u00a0About Fcking Time (AFT)\u00a0went live on 10 November and aims to, well, talk to women about sex. In this interview Angelica outlines the risqu\u00e9\u00a0yet important issues the magazine will cover, moving into the events space and why it is about time we \u2018help women in London have the best possible sex life.\u2019<\/p>\n

1.\u00a0Katie Glass, columnist, The Sunday Times<\/a><\/p>\n

Whether it\u2019s about slut shaming, mortgages, webcam girls or the civil unrest in Egypt, The\u00a0Sunday\u00a0Times columnist,\u00a0Katie Glass\u00a0brings wit, lucidity and a sense of ease to the multitude of topics she writes on. In this interview, \u00a0Katie spoke to Cision about how she uses social media to do her job, the challenges of publishing behind a paywall, working with PRs and why she\u2019s a bit geeky.<\/p>\n

Thanks for reading this year\u2019s interviews, we\u2019re looking forward to 2015 when there\u2019ll be more interviews with excellent journalists and media contacts. Contact details for these interviewees, as well as thousands of others, are available in the\u00a0CisionPoint<\/a>\u00a0Media Database<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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