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Something for Nothing?
It was about two years ago that The Times newspaper decided to make its online content paid-for subscription. At the time I said it was a bold move.
No morning alarm – just tea, toast and the paper.
According to the media section of PR Week, printed newspapers are better suited to the slower pace of Saturdays than midweek working lives. The latest ABC survey showed that all titles (other than the Daily Star) made significantly more sales on a Saturday in April. According to PR Week, The Guardian more than doubled its […]
Facebook facts
A recent PR Week/OnePoll has found that a significant proportion of Facebook members have doubts over privacy and the security of their data.
Has the media worm turned?
PR Week reports that trust in PR is coming under scrutiny as a result of the Levenson Inquiry. This has been hailed as a watershed moment in the scrutiny of the media’s ethics and PR Week reveals that many public relations professionals are concerned that the industry’s name could be tarnished by these shenanigans. Perhaps […]
Seat of your pants PR
It would seem that even the spin doctors in Downing Street don’t always get it right. PR Week reports that it has promoted Emily Tofield as part of its efforts to more positively communicate the public sector cuts and the Big Society. Another example of ‘seat of your pants public relations’? It’s an all too […]
Signs of green shoots in the PR industry?
According to PR Week, the PR industry has bounced back from recession. Its Top 150 league table shows that the average growth figure for a PR agency’s fee income was 9.24 per in 2010 – putting the market back in line with 2008 figures. A whopping £838million was the figure PR Week put on the […]
To churn or not to churn….
The public relations industry has been getting its knickers in a knot recently about Churnalism.com.
Running for the hills
The Government’s spending cuts, on top of several tough years for the UK economy, might have PR people throwing in the towel and running for the hills! Surely what we do will be the first thing to be cut as even the public sector is forced to tighten its belt?
Can hacks hack it?
An interesting article appeared in PR Week recently looking at how an increasing number of journalists are moving over to the ‘dark side’ of public relations.
Times Online focuses on quality
The Times recently published the results of what has happened to its website since it became paid for. PR Week reports that traffic to the website has dropped by just under one third.
