Greenbrook hires Sunday Times journo

Business Reporter Matthew Goodman, who has worked the private equity beat at The Sunday Times for thirteen years, is to join the senior team at Greenbrook Communications. Matthew, who will join Greenbrook as a Consultant, has worked in journalism for twenty years, and has spent the last thirteen at The Sunday Times writing on a […]

Gorkana meets…The Telegraph’s music editor

Bernadette McNulty, music editor at The Telegraph, on her diverse readership, reviewer shenanigans and why PRs shouldn’t differentiate between print and online. As well as being music editor at The Telegraph, you also write about film, art, TV and books across the paper’s culture pages. Tell us about your role. I plan, commission and edit […]

Gorkana meets…the Daily Mirror’s head of social

Alex Hudson, head of social content at the Daily Mirror, on why everyone will end up being a social content journalist, the importance of exclusivity and the growing opportunities for PRs. Firstly, tell us about the new social content team you’re heading up… It’s a difficult thing to explain because the team’s role is not […]

Adam Clyne joins Weber

Weber Shandwick has appointed TVC’s Adam Clyne as head of digital in EMEA. Adam, who will be based in London, will lead digital operations across Weber Shandwick’s 33 office network across EMEA. Adam was global commercial director at TVC and The Economist Group, which bought the agency in 2012. While there, he was responsible for […]

10 pitching tips for Christmas

Pitch your way to more and better coverage in 2015 with these tips from Gorkana briefings and interviews over the last six months. Go with the personal touch Cosmopolitan’s digital beauty editor, Bridget March, likes the personal approach when being pitched to. “Blanket emails tend to be put on the back burner, while something personally […]

Frank promotes Apprentice winner

Frank is handling the personal PR for 2014 Apprentice winner Mark Wright, as well as promoting his new business venture. The final episode of The Apprentice, in December, saw Lord Sugar choose Mark to receive an investment of £250,000 for his business, Climb Online, a digital marketing agency. More than six million viewers tuned in […]

Gorkana meets…BuzzFeed

Tabatha Leggett, senior staff writer at BuzzFeed, on the ever-growing news team, the importance of shareability and why PRs should never send pre-written listicles.  You joined BuzzFeed a year ago – must be very exciting to be part of the team at a time when it’s growing so quickly? Absolutely. There were only three members […]

Gorkana meets…Love Sunday

Zoe Cripps, beauty writer at Sunday People supplement Love Sunday, on making life easier for readers, why she loves a launch event, and plans for more YouTube content. Love Sunday launched in February this year – how would you describe it in five words? I would say it’s warm, funny, packed, engaging and stimulating. What […]

Gorkana meets…Al Jazeera Sport

Elise Holman, sports producer for Al Jazeera English, on starting her broadcast career aged 14, why PRs need to think global when pitching, and dreams of interviewing Sir Alex Ferguson. Firstly tell us about your role at Al Jazeera and how you’re enjoying life in Doha… I’m a senior producer in the sports department at […]

Gorkana meets…Trinity Mirror

Samantha Cope, creative editorial director at Trinity Mirror, on the rise of content-driven partnerships, immersion sessions with PRs and keeping pace with phenomenal audience growth. You are creative editorial director for all Trinity Mirror’s portfolio of news brands – what does that actually mean? I work within a team called Invention. Working alongside the editorial […]