Less than a year after Ariana Huffington announced that she was stepping down as editor-in-chief of The Huffington Post, the popular news site has rebranded itself as HuffPost. According to Lydia Polgreen, HuffPost’s new editor-in-chief, ...

Regional newspaper publisher Newsquest has defended its use of cash incentives to maximise the use of user-generated content (UGC) within its papers. The publisher is rewarding titles with cash prizes based on factors including the ...

Described as a no-nonesnse approach on how to navigate the modern world as a man, The Science of Appearance is a men’s lifestyle blog, authored by London-based editor and writer Neil Thornton. In this spotlight, ...

A former Trinity Mirror editor has criticised large newspaper publishers for seeking to maximise revenues whilst making minimum efforts in terms of editorial quality and customer service. Steve Scoles, who edited the weekly Northamptonshire Herald ...

This week’s Political Updates, covers moves and changes at all levels of government.    House of Commons   On 18th April, Theresa May announced her decision to hold a general election on 8th June. At least two ...

With seven weeks to go before Theresa May’s snap election, newspapers, brands and high profile influencers are all pinning their badges of allegiance to various political parties and ideals – with the exception of one ...

Businesses and organisations are acutely aware more than ever of the importance of protecting their reputation. Some have learned the hard way when crisis situations have hit and they haven’t been prepared or have handled ...

Journalists, editors and executives at major newspaper publishers like Trinity Mirror will be painfully aware of the fact that nobody is indispensable. This, at times, cruel truth was highlighted recently when the Trinity culled a ...

Diversity is a hot topic. Hashtags like #OscarsSoWhite and #BritsSoWhite have forced conversations about the lack of diversity into the mainstream. From the echo chambers of social media all the way to the Houses of ...

A new London-based online news service, headed up by former Times Columnist, Tim Montgomerie, will not chase breaking news because it believes “the latest things are rarely the most important”. Unherd.com, will instead allow it’s ...

Online memes are those funny images circulated on social media often with a humorous comment that changes the context of the image and pokes fun at a particular event, individual or ideal. But could online ...

This week’s Political Updates, covers moves and changes at all levels of government.    House of Commons   Prime Minister Theresa May has announced plans to call a snap general election on 8 June. The House of Commons ...

I love conflict. For me, healthy conflict is an important part of any working relationship. It appears, however, that I’m not alone in this thinking. In fact, a very clever chap, Patrick Lencioni, defined the ...

Do you feel as if you’re wasting vital time at your job? How much time do you spend on tasks without knowing just how, exactly, they contribute to your work? Everybody wastes some time at ...

What an amazing couple of weeks in crisis management. If you ever want a masterclass in how not to manage a PR crisis in this socially-enabled age, take a look at the lessons our American ...

Sure, we haven’t even eaten our Easter eggs yet but some marketing and communications departments are already busy thinking about Christmas. In fact, retail bosses at Marks and Spencer take the festive season so seriously ...

It all seemed to be going so well for Felix Arvid Ulf Kjellberg (aka Pewdiepie), with more than 15 billion video views, 54 million+ subscribers and deals with the Disney organisation, the 27-year-old from Sweden ...

The Financial Times has reported that digital revenues have overtaken print for the first time. The famous pink, financial newspaper, now privately owned by the Japanese firm Nikkei, also announced digital subscriptions have now topped 650,000, with ...

This week’s Political Updates, covers moves and changes at all levels of government.    House of Commons   The House of Commons is in recess from the 3rd April to 18th April. Professor Francis Davis has been appointed to the ...

Marketing soft drinks used to be easy. A hot day, a kid on a bike, an attractive young lady and a guy that clearly visits the gym in between performing bouts of manual labour were ...