Senior BBC correspondent joins Stonehaven
John Moylan, one of the BBC’s most senior journalists, has joined Stonehaven as a director to bolster the consultancy’s reputation and media practice. He will work alongside [...]
tpr media to promote two BBC documentaries
Independent production companies Hopscotch Films and Mosaic Films have appointed tpr media to promote two BBC Storyville documentaries this summer. Hopscotch Films’ Accidental [...]
60 Seconds with Redleaf Communications’ Guy Smith
Guy Smith, a former BBC correspondent who recently joined Redleaf Communications‘ corporate team as an associate director, offers his perspective on journalism and PR. [...]
Redleaf Communications hires former BBC correspondent
Redleaf Communications has hired former BBC correspondent Guy Smith as an associate director of its corporate team. Guy has more than 20 years’ multi-media journalism [...]
This week’s top trending features on Gorkana News
Your bite-sized update on the best PR opinion, interviews, events and insights featured on Gorkana News this week. PR Case Study: #essiexrankin essie is a small, cult nail [...]
PR, journalism and fake news at Ad Week 2017
The BBC and Buzzfeed joined Weber Shandwick at an Advertising Week Europe event on Monday (20 March) in a session titled: “Navigating the New Abnormal: A Brand Survival Kit in [...]
Legal & General hires Dharshini David as corporate affairs director
Legal & General Group plc has appointed Dharshini David, former Sky News and BBC presenter, as corporate affairs director. David will join the financial services company [...]
Emma Tweedie and Euan Steedman win 2017 Suzy Spirit Awards
Emma Tweedie, director of Teacake Tuesday, has been named winner of the 2017 Suzy Spirit Inspiration Award. Euan Steedman, press officer for the BBC, has been chosen as the [...]
2017 Suzy Spirit Awards: Meet the Finalists
With just one day to go until the winners of the 2017 Suzy Spirit Awards are announced, find out what made the shortlisted candidates stand out from the crowd. The people who [...]
Finalists named for the 2017 Suzy Spirit Awards
Seven people have been shortlisted for the 2017 Suzy Spirit Awards, following a record-number of nominations. For the first time, there are two categories – the Suzy [...]
DAME appoints Threepipe following Dragons’ Den appearance
DAME, a subscription service for period product boxes, has appointed Threepipe to provide PR support and develop new customer acquisition programmes. The appointment coincides [...]
Seven ways to make the most of broadcast media
Good Broadcast‘s Phil Caplin shares some advice from Sam Taylor, executive editor of the BBC News Channel and BBC News at One, and Tom Bateman, BBC News correspondent, [...]
BBC’s Jack Baine joins Good Relations’ broadcast arm
Former BBC journalist Jack Baine has joined Good Relations’ broadcast arm, Good Broadcast, as a consultant. Baine spent more than 20 years at the BBC as a senior journalist [...]
Opinion: Five ways the Great British Bake Off can enhance a brand’s profile
Great British Bake Off returned to the screens last night and, with last year’s average audience comprising more than 12 million people, there is huge opportunity for brands [...]
Steve Bland joins PR agency No Brainer
Former BBC producer and broadcast journalist, Steve Bland is joining Cheshire-based PR agency No Brainer as news and content manager. Bland joins the firm after nearly six [...]
MHP’s Adam Batstone on ‘moving to the darkside’
BBC veteran Adam Batstone on the best aspects of his new role as director of digital at MHP, what leads to a successful digital strategy and journalists behaving badly. You [...]
Ex-BBC Breakfast presenter joins CNC
Strategic comms agency CNC, which is part of MSLGROUP, has brought in former BBC Breakfast presenter Dominic Laurie as a senior consultant within its London office. Laurie [...]
What fewer education reporters means for PRs
BBC education correspondent, Sean Coughlan, recently published an opinion piece on the international education and innovation title WISE ed.review, which argues that there are [...]