The 2024 State of the Media Report
This year, we surveyed 3,000 journalists globally to uncover their main challenges, such as changing audience behaviours, industry downsizing, and AI's rapid growth. We explore how these challenges affect media relations teams and the opportunities they offer.
The Business Case for Centralising Your Media Intelligence Efforts
As executive teams rely more heavily on their communications teams to advise on strategic initiatives, it is more critical than ever to have comprehensive, reliable data to inform that guidance.
How Media Monitoring Empowers Communications Professionals in a PR Crisis
Public relations crises can be costly reputationally and financially, but an effective media monitoring strategy can help stop a crisis in its tracks.
2023 CES Trends Report Holds Lessons for Communicators
What the biggest media stories and top trends of the 2023 Consumer Electronics Show teach us about brand management, event marketing and campaign strategy.
4 Steps to a Personalised PR Lifecycle
This guide provides the necessary steps for today’s PR and comms teams to increase ROI.
UK Media Moves including Reach, Channel 5, Wanderlust Magazine and more
Reach appoints launch editors for US team; new role for Matt Spencer at Jeremy Vine On 5; Rhodri Andrews returns to Wanderlust Magazine
UK Media Moves including the FT, National World, People Management and more
National World forms a new Daily Press Division; People Management appoints Deputy Editor; update to FT's data team
UK Media Moves including The Times, The Independent, BBC News and more
Julia Richardson returns to The Times; new title for The Independent's Kate Gill; Ravin Sampat changes roles at BBC News
Building a Robust Earnings Strategy with Multimedia Distribution
See how Cision helped CEVA execute an appealing and robust earnings distribution plan for current and prospective investors.
UK Media Moves including the BBC, HELLO!, Pensions Expert and more
BBC reveals the presenter line-up for the new BBC News channel; role change for Rosie Nixon at HELLO!; Maria Espadinha announces departure from Pensions Expert
Responding to a Crisis: Uber’s Cyber Hack
For any organisation operating in the digital realm it’s no longer a question of if a cyberattack will happen, but when. In such a privacy-conscious climate, the damage caused by a data breach can be critical. Uber has experienced multiple data hacks in recent times, with coverage in mainstream media outlets referring to it as a repeated breach. In order to minimise any long-term reputational damage, brands like Uber must move quickly to formulate an effective crisis response.
Media Perspectives on the Ukraine War: Takeaways for Communicators
Cision UK recently brought together a panel of journalists to help comms professionals understand the media impact of the war and our communities.
Media Coffee with Sachin Kalbag: How to Navigate the Media in India
In the latest Media Coffee Q&A, we return to India to learn more about how journalists in the country like to work and find out some essential tips for PRs looking to strengthen their relationships with the press.
UK Media Moves including POLITICO, i, National World and more
POLITICO announces hire of Izabella Kaminska; Eleanor Langford to join the i from PoliticsHome; National World acquires local paper in Northern Ireland
World Economic Forum 2023: Media Trends Report
The World Economic Forum 2023 (January 16-20, Davos) brings government, business, and civic leaders together with this year's theme, 'Cooperation in a Fragmented World.’ Topics include the energy, climate and nature; investment, trade and infrastructure; frontier technologies and industry resilience; jobs, skills, social mobility and health; and geopolitical cooperation in a multipolar world.
Staying Human: The Case for Technology to Enrich, Inform and Shape the “R” in PR
How the right combination of technology and people enables PR and communications professionals to deliver better value, efficiently and effectively.
UK Media Moves including Channel 4, Reach plc, Saga and more
New role for Minnie Stephenson at Channel 4 News; Emma Flanagan moves to Dorset Live; launch of Saga Exceptional
3 Key Trends in Communications and Measurement for 2023
2022 has come and gone, and we’re into 2023 with a bang. Cision's Senior Director, Head of Analysis for EMEA, Barnaby Barron, highlights some of the key trends we’ve seen and expect to continue to see this year - and what they mean for communications professionals.
UK Media Moves including City A.M., London Review of Books, The Guardian and more
City A.M. names Economics Editor; LRB hires Head of Audience; The Guardian appoints Opinion Editor
2023 Global Comms Report
For the sixth year in a row, Cision and PRWeek have joined forces to shed light on the biggest challenges and opportunities for communicators right now. The 2023 Global Comms Report explores how communications professionals across the world are relying on data and analytics to inform their strategies and creating opportunities to facilitate, lead and influence business decisions.
UK Media Moves including Insider, Guardian US, FT and more
The FT appoints a Russia Correspondent; Guardian US hires Margaret Sullivan; Ellie Zolfagharifard moves to Insider from The Telegraph
UK Media Moves including POLITICO, Metro, ELLE and more
Dan Bloom starts new role with POLITICO's London Playbook; Rachel Moss now with Metro.co.uk; Georgia Medley to change roles at ELLE UK
UK Media Moves including ITN, Daily Express, Times Radio and more
Chris Shaw to leave ITN; Tara Fair changes roles at the Express; Rosie Wright now presenting Early Breakfast show at Times Radio
Comms in a Financial Crisis: Lessons from The Financial Times's John Gapper
The financial world has been reshaped dramatically by technology in recent years. The rise of digital-first challenger banks like Starling and Monzo have given consumers instant smartphone access to their accounts – all without the need for physical branches and ATMs. According to Cision Insights data, conversation about digital banking outstripped discussion of branch banking across both traditional and social media for the first time in 2022.
UK Media Moves including The Sunday Times, TBIJ, Evening Standard and more
Ben Taylor appointed Editor at The Sunday Times; James Ball announces departure from TBIJ; Joanna Hodgson returns to the Evening Standard's business desk