2025 Comms Report
Cision and PRWeek's 2025 Comms Report brings you the latest insightful data on the trends, challenges, and opportunities for PR and comms teams. Download the report now.
UK Media Moves including The Press and Journal, Time Out, City A.M. and more
The Press and Journal appoints Karen Roberts as Weekend Editor; new role for Ella Doyle at Time Out; Jessica Frank-Keyes to join City A.M.
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[On-demand Webinar] Consumer Expectations for Banking Services in a Digital World
Financial Times columnist John Gapper and Cision’s Senior Director, Strategic Operations, Scott Newton share their views on how customers relationship with money and banks is changing.
UK Media Moves including Greatest Hits Radio, 1843 Magazine, The Know and more
Ken Bruce to join Greatest Hits Radio; promotion for Jonathan Beckman at The Economist; Kate Samuelson is hired by The Know
Media Monitoring Buyers Guide
Considering a media monitoring solution, but not sure where to begin? Download our buyer's guide to sort it out.
UK Media Moves including Bauer Media, PC Gamer, The Telegraph and more
Bauer Media Audio UK names Lucie Cave Chief Creative Officer, Podcasts and Commercial Content; Robert Jones appointed Editor at PC Gamer; Sam Ashworth-Hayes joins comment desk at The Telegraph
UK Media Moves including The Times, i, BBC and more
Victoria Watson appointed to the role of Group Managing Editor of The Times & The Sunday Times; new title for James Gray at the i paper; appointments at BBC World Service languages
UK Media Moves including Reuters, Future, HuffPost and more
Suzanne Plunkett is appointed Chief Photographer (UK & Ireland) for Reuters; promotion for Alice Marshall at Future Plc; HuffPost UK names Natasha Hinde as Parents Editor
UK Media Moves including the FT, The Telegraph, Daily Record and more
Adrian Barrick named Editorial Content Director of FT Specialist Europe; The Telegraph makes appointments to features team; Andrew Quinn joins the Daily Record as Westminster Reporter
UK Media Moves including TTG Media, The News Movement, Derby Telegraph and more
TTG Media announces editorial team updates; Rebecca Hutson joins The News Movement; Sam Dimmer now Editor of the Derby Telegraph
The Biggest Challenges and Opportunities for Communicators in 2023
Communicators today face significant challenges: rapid social and economic change, increased political strife, global upheavals, climate crisis, the COVID-19 pandemic, war in Ukraine and a rapidly evolving media landscape. Communication practitioners are expected to analyse data, target the right journalists, personalise their pitches, measure and report on their results – and do it all quickly. For 2023, we’ve identified three key changes that companies and brands will need to navigate in this complex and fast-moving environment.
UK Media Moves including Fortune, BuzzFeed, VICE and more
Tobi Akingbade appointed Manager, Publishing for Buzzfeed UK; Role update for Zing Tsjeng at VICE; new hires in Fortune's London bureau
Four Data-Driven Habits of Top Comms Teams
Modern communications teams have access to more content and data than ever before, spanning earned, owned, paid and shared across many different multimedia formats. With more and more information being collected, this presents new challenges (and opportunities) for comms professionals. Only 23% of communications leaders feel confident in their ability to measure their efforts in a meaningful way, according to the 2021 Global Comms Report, so it’s vital that teams establish ways to make sense of data and use it to drive their business forward.
Monitoring and Measuring Impact of PR
Monitoring and measuring takes discipline and dedication, but like most things in life, you get out what you put in. Let this e-book be your guide to creating an effective, efficient monitoring and measurement process – so you can finally show the value of your work and its impact on the business.
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[On-demand Webinar] CES® 2023: How Technology Can Advance Human Security for All
CES® returns to Las Vegas from 5-8 January, 2023, bringing together major brands, startups, and the world’s most influential leaders and industry advocates In preparation for CES®, we hosted a webinar to help maximize value from the event.
UK Media Moves including the BBC, Reuters, Mail on Sunday and more
Katie Razzall appointed Culture and Media Editor at the BBC; Stefania Spezzati swaps Bloomberg for Reuters; Georgia Edkins named Scottish Political Editor at the Mail on Sunday
UK Media Moves including The Independent, WSJ, BBC and more
Emma Tucker to join the WSJ in 2023; new role for Jason Horton at the BBC; Ellie Harrison promoted at The Independent
UK Media Moves including the Glasgow Times, The National, IT Pro and more
Stacey Mullen promoted to Editor of the Glasgow Times; Laura Webster appointed Editor of The National; Jane McCallion named Deputy Editor at IT Pro
UK Media Moves including Grazia, Tatler, Screen International and more
Annie Vischer is promoted to Health & Beauty Director at Grazia UK; new role for Harriet Kean at Tatler; Screen International appoints European Editor
Long Live the Message: 6 Communications Lessons from Queen Elizabeth II
From the moment she became sovereign in 1952, Queen Elizabeth established a distinctive communications style that she carried throughout her reign, and she showed great consistency in maintaining her voice and her personal brand. Though her time as Queen was not without controversy, the global response to her passing is testament to her status as an icon – and someone we can all learn from to be better leaders and communicators.
UK Media Moves including Channel 4 News, FT, Future Plc and more
Channel 4 News announces appointments to their Leeds newsroom; Brooke Masters named US Financial Editor for the FT; Gemma Swainsbury takes on new role at Future.
The Corporate ESG Guide
The Corporate ESG Guide, written by Andrew Archer and the ESG Advisory team at Investor Update, is a comprehensive look at today’s ESG landscape. This year’s paper examines the Just Transition, which in its simplest definition is the mitigation of climate change through fair means to all constituents, across all geographies and demographics.
![[On-demand Webinar] Monitoring a PR Crisis: How a Proactive Approach Benefits Your Whole Enterprise](/content/dam/cision-uk/webinars/monitoring-a-pr-crisis/UK-Monitoring-a-PR-Crisis-Webinar-On-Demand-Assets-500x272.png "[On-demand Webinar] Monitoring a PR Crisis: How a Proactive Approach Benefits Your Whole Enterprise")
[On-demand Webinar] Monitoring a PR Crisis: How a Proactive Approach Benefits Your Whole Enterprise
Monitoring during a PR crisis is crucial – especially in today’s complex media landscape. However, media monitoring has value before, during, and after a crisis. In this webinar, we discuss the key role of media monitoring in effectively managing a crisis through early detection, rapid response, and stakeholder alignment.
UK Media Moves including Sky News, Reuters, Guardian Media Group and more
John Ryley is to step down as Head of Sky News; Chiara Elisei moves from Debtwire Europe to Reuters; Ete Davies appointed as Non-Executive Director to the GMG board.
Messaging in the Metaverse: The Potential for Brands
Metaverse is a word that seems to be on everyone’s lips these days – from Mark Zuckerberg to Chrissy Teigen to your own CEO – but what is it, why has it become such a buzzword, and what do you need to know about it?