How to Follow Up on a Media Pitch: PR Advice From Journalists
27 May 2025

How to Follow Up on a Media Pitch: PR Advice From Journalists

Advice for PR and media relations professionals on how to follow up on a story pitch to the media.

UK Media Moves including The BMJ, The Independent, METRO and more
16 Dec 2021

UK Media Moves including The BMJ, The Independent, METRO and more

Kamran Abbasi has been named Editor-in-Chief of The BMJ; Lizzie Dearden appointed Home Affairs Editor at The Independent; Thomas Stichbury has joined METRO as Showbiz Editor

UK Media Moves including DMGT, The Independent, The Guardian and more
14 Dec 2021

UK Media Moves including DMGT, The Independent, The Guardian and more

The i newspaper and the New Scientist to become part of DMGT division Harmsworth Media; Harriet Williamson appointed Commissioning Editor, Voices for The Independent; The Guardian announces 3 appointments to editorial newsletters team

UK Media Moves including Citywire, The Sun, HPCi Media and more
09 Dec 2021

UK Media Moves including Citywire, The Sun, HPCi Media and more

Team updates at Citywire New Model Adviser; Ella Walker joins The Sun as Health Features Editor; changes at Cosmetics Business and Pure Beauty

UK Media Moves including Travel Weekly, Eurogamer.net, Insider and more
07 Dec 2021

UK Media Moves including Travel Weekly, Eurogamer.net, Insider and more

Multiple role updates announced at Travel Weekly and Eurogamernet; Catherine Neilan to join Insider as Senior UK Politics Editor

UK Media Moves including ELLE, Campaign, Monocle and more
02 Dec 2021

UK Media Moves including ELLE, Campaign, Monocle and more

Kenya Hunt appointed Editor-in-Chief of ELLE UK; Jyoti Rambhai now Intelligence Editor at Campaign; Josh Fehnert promoted to Editor at Monocle magazine

Cision UK In Conversation With... Off The Record
01 Dec 2021

Cision UK In Conversation With... Off The Record

Amanda Nunn spoke to us about Off The Record, the journalist newsletter designed to fill in a gap in the market and provide an entertaining read in under 10 minutes

UK Media Moves including The Sunday Times, GLAMOUR, Newsquest and more
30 Nov 2021

UK Media Moves including The Sunday Times, GLAMOUR, Newsquest and more

Shaun Lintern is joining The Sunday Times as Health Editor; Elle Turner has been promoted to Beauty Editor at GLAMOUR UK; Katie French appointed Regional Group Editor at Newsquest Bucks & Berks

UK Media Moves including VICE, Rhotic Media, New Statesman and more
25 Nov 2021

UK Media Moves including VICE, Rhotic Media, New Statesman and more

Zing Tsjeng is the new Editor-in-Chief of VICE UK; Rhotic Media announces various appointments; Elise Johnson has joined the New Statesman as Head of Audience

UK Media Moves including DMG Media, Hearst UK, News UK and more
23 Nov 2021

UK Media Moves including DMG Media, Hearst UK, News UK and more

Paul Dacre is returning to DMG Media; Tom Usher is appointed Luxury Creative Director for Hearst UK; News UK announces senior appointments for talkTV and the global Piers Morgan show

Cision’s Insights: The Consultancy Service that Extends your PR Team’s Potential
23 Nov 2021

Cision’s Insights: The Consultancy Service that Extends your PR Team’s Potential

Measuring views simply isn’t enough. Tracking the customer journey and examining key touchpoints between engagement and conversion is what matters today. Leads, purchases and conversions hold more water than simple popularity.

Traditional vs. Social Media Success: How your PR Strategy can Bridge the Chasm
23 Nov 2021

Traditional vs. Social Media Success: How your PR Strategy can Bridge the Chasm

While good old-fashioned networking and relationship building never really lose their touch, it has become significantly easier for PR professionals to reach out to their target influencers at the click of a button.

The Narratives of Imagery: How Pictorial Storytelling Influences Conversations About Brands
23 Nov 2021

The Narratives of Imagery: How Pictorial Storytelling Influences Conversations About Brands

Tracking your brand across the web can tell you what the world is saying about you, and how you can help change that narrative and steer the conversation in a particular direction. This includes examining social shares, engagement and comments.

UK Media Moves including The Telegraph, Reuters, BBC News and more
18 Nov 2021

UK Media Moves including The Telegraph, Reuters, BBC News and more

Sarah Smith to be the BBC’s new North America Editor; Howard Mustoe is now Industry Editor at The Telegraph; Emma-Victoria Farr has joined Reuters as European M&A Correspondent

UK Media Moves including HuffPost UK, Culture Trip, YOU Magazine and more
16 Nov 2021

UK Media Moves including HuffPost UK, Culture Trip, YOU Magazine and more

Cate Sevilla appointed Editor-in-Chief of HuffPost UK; Alice Barnes-Brown now a Commissioning Editor at Culture Trip; Sophie Hines has joined YOU Magazine as Digital Editor.

5 Things We Learned from the 2021 Global Comms Report
15 Nov 2021

5 Things We Learned from the 2021 Global Comms Report

Cision and PRWeek released The 2021 Global Comms Report: Paying – and Earning – Attention, a survey over 500 senior level communications professionals across seven countries to understand how PR is both practiced and perceived. For the past five...

UK Media Moves including Scottish Daily Express, The Telegraph, Future Plc and more
11 Nov 2021

UK Media Moves including Scottish Daily Express, The Telegraph, Future Plc and more

Mark Connor appointed News Editor at the Scottish Daily Express; Giulia Bottaro to join The Telegraph as Business Night Reporter; Fiona McKim is now Beauty Channel Editor for womanandhome.com

UK Media Moves including Nature, Newsquest, Investment Week and more
09 Nov 2021

UK Media Moves including Nature, Newsquest, Investment Week and more

Helen Pearson to assume new role at Nature from January; Newsquest announces appointments for its titles in Oxfordshire and Wiltshire; Alex Rolandi made Deputy News Editor at Investment Week

How Media Monitoring Boosts the Success of Your PR Campaign
01 Oct 2021

How Media Monitoring Boosts the Success of Your PR Campaign

At what point can a PR campaign be judged as ‘successful’? To the dismay of many PR professionals, there isn’t a clear answer, nor is there the available data to offer a suggestion. Here’s why you need to embrace a better approach to measuring...

An All-In-One Media Monitoring Solution
30 Sep 2021

An All-In-One Media Monitoring Solution

Finding the right journalists to generate buzz around a campaign, and monitoring the effectiveness of their efforts are two key challenges that every PR and communications professional will recognise. But it also happens to be where Cision...

Building A Media Contact List That Works For Your PR Campaign
29 Sep 2021

Building A Media Contact List That Works For Your PR Campaign

Selecting the right list of journalists is essential to a successful PR campaign, but too many professionals would argue that right now they lack the media monitoring and tracking tools to find top talent. So what do you really need to find the...

UK Media Moves including Campaign magazine, HuffPost, openDemocracy and more
12 Aug 2021

UK Media Moves including Campaign magazine, HuffPost, openDemocracy and more

Arvind Hickman now Media Editor at Campaign; Sophia Sleigh to join HuffPost UK as Deputy Political Editor; Peter Geoghegan appointed Editor-in-Chief and CEO at openDemocracy

UK Media Moves including Express.co.uk, Reach plc, Hearst UK and more
10 Aug 2021

UK Media Moves including Express.co.uk, Reach plc, Hearst UK and more

A number of updates to the Express.co.uk lifestyle team; Matt Maltby appointed Head of National Sports Network Desk at Reach; Cosmopolitan and Women’s Health fashion team udpate

UK Media Moves including BBC News, The Guardian, Property Week and more
05 Aug 2021

UK Media Moves including BBC News, The Guardian, Property Week and more

BBC News appoints Katie Razzall as Culture Editor; Andrew Gregory to join The Guardian as their new Health Editor; role changes for Mitchell Labiak and Riya Makwana at Property Week

UK Media Moves including The Sun, Sunday Times, Hearst UK and more
03 Aug 2021

UK Media Moves including The Sun, Sunday Times, Hearst UK and more

Tara Evans promoted to Head of Consumer at The Sun; Jon Yeomans to join The Sunday Times as Deputy Business Editor; role updates for Emma Franklin and Meike Beck at Hearst UK

UK Media Moves including TBIJ, PA Media, Marie Claire and more
29 Jul 2021

UK Media Moves including TBIJ, PA Media, Marie Claire and more

TBIJ appoints Elisângela Mendonca as an Environment Reporter; Dominic McGrath joins PA Media from the BBC; Cat Harvey-Jenner now Senior Editor at Marie Claire UK