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.
Media Coffee with Gaby Natale: How Comms Pros Can Work with SuperLatina
In our latest Media Coffee episode we speak to Gaby Natale of SuperLatina about reaching and engaging with the Hispanic community in the US. Gaby is a three-time daytime Emmy award-winning journalist, author and founder of Spanish language TV news programme and online brand SuperLatina.
UK Media Moves including Sky News Group, The Independent, The Times and more
Sky News Group announces leadership update; promotion for Lawrence Ostlere at The Independent; new role for The Times' Joshua Lowe
UK Media Moves including Future, POLITICO, Hearst and more
Jon Steinberg appointed CEO of Future Plc; POLITICO Europe launches new vertical for UK tech; Zoe Galloway promoted at Hearst UK
Cision Meets: Allen Arthur
Cision Meets: John Crowley of Headlines Network
Cision Meets: Global Girl Media UK
Cision Meets: Adam Leyland, Editor-in-Chief of The Grocer
Cision Meets: Isabella Fish, Deputy Editor at Drapers
Cision Meets: Hannah Àjàlá, We Are Black Journos
Cision Meets: Adam Shepherd, Editor of PodPod
Cision Meets: Eleanor Young, Editor of RIBA Journal
UK Media Moves including GLAMOUR, The Telegraph, Utility Week and more
GLAMOUR UK hires Londiwe Ncube; India McTaggart named Acting Royal Correspondent at The Telegraph; Rob Horgan joins Utility Week from New Civil Engineer
UK Media Moves including The Times, PinkNews, The Independent and more
Nic Keaney to join PinkNews as Managing Editor; Francesca Marshall moves from The Telegraph to The Times; The Independent hires Culture and Lifestyle Reporter Ellie Muir
UK Media Moves including the FT, talkSPORT, Business Chief and more
Additional title for the FT's Sarah Ebner; talkSPORT launches weekly motorsport show; Tom Chapman named Editor of Business Chief
UK Media Moves including Radio X, Reach, Oxford Mail and more
Global launches new station Radio X Classic Rock; change of role for Reach's Alice Cunningham; Oxford Mail makes multiple hires
Communications Lessons from Taylor Swift: Master of the Product Launch
From the intentionality of each lyric and note, to the precision with which she applies her red lipstick, Taylor Swift leaves no details to chance. Ms. Swift made an indelible mark on the global stage as a singer-songwriter with extraordinary talent and has built a business on her own terms. While her art is one of communication – through words and notes and human emotions – Taylor Swift should also be recognised as a masterful communicator in the digital age while off-stage.
UK Media Moves including APL Media, PinkNews, TRBusiness and more
Promotion for Luke Barras-Hill at TRBusiness; new role for Amelia Duggan at APL Media; Harriet Williamson to join PinkNews from The Independent
2023 Global Comms Report: 5 Takeaways for European PRs
440 industry professionals across 10 countries took part in the 2023 Global Comms Report to give a snapshot of how the industry is shifting. Yet across the regions covered (United States, Europe and APAC) there are subtle differences and nuances around how communicators responded. So what can we learn from the European data? And how does it compare to the global numbers?
UK Media Moves including Future Plc, ITV News, The Sun on Sunday and more
Promotion for Future's Hannah Fernando; new title for Emily Morgan at ITV News; update to The Sun on Sunday's showbiz desk
UK Media Moves including HuffPost, Glasgow World, The Sun and more
Dayna McAlpine joins HuffPost UK as Lifestyle Editor; Paul Trainer named Editor of Glasgow World; Kara Godfrey promoted at The Sun
UK Media Moves including Newsquest, UNILAD, talkSPORT and more
Alex Maxam appointed Editor at UNILAD; Newsquest names Rebecca Carey as Deputy Head of SEO; new title for Ross Perkins at talkSPORT
UK Media Moves including The Times, FT, Telegraph and more
Alex Farber joins The Times from Broadcast magazine; the FT names first AI Editor; update to The Telegraph's business desk
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.