More on the BNP’s latest appearance on centre stage. It turns out that its ejection of Times journalist Dominic Kennedy from a playground – sorry, press conference – was part of a PR overhaul. We understand that no less a figure than Mr Nick Griffin, the BNP’s uberfuhrer, issued an edict declaring that the only [...]
The BNP… We struggle even to type the letters of this most loathed of political parties, but knowing Dominic Kennedy as we do, we feel we must overcome our nausea. In violently ejecting Times journalist Kennedy from a press conference, the BNP has yet again revealed itself to be anathema to democracy. The party is [...]
What lessons can all media draw from the fact that Private Eye has just posted its best sales figures since 1992? It doesn’t take much by way of analysis to agree with Media Guardian, which today suggests that the satirical magazine’s longevity is because the old jokes are the best. In other words, build a [...]
Plenty of action in the media world this week, not least at the Guardian, where rumours of financial problems and looming staff redundancies had almost approached Independent levels. Now we learn that Guardian Media Group (GMG), which lost £89.8m last year, is selling sell GMG Regional Media for £44.8m, but at least the buyer comes [...]
Vanessa Perroncel’s solicitor believes that her client, and possibly her client’s lover, John Terry, may have had their phones illegally hacked. Charlotte Harris of JMW Solicitors does not specify which newspapers may have been involved in the hacking – a deeply scurrilous activity if you want our opinion – but, according to Media Guardian, she [...]
Southampton FC score a PR own goal
Is Google Street View a good thing?
Skype: coming to a courtroom near you?
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In this article, Gavin Ingham Brooke and Rohit Grover of Spada examine the importance of marketing and PR in a downturn.
In the latest of our series of white papers, Spada Research examines trends in environmental reporting.
A cricket ground is a flat piece of earth with some buildings around it.
Richie Benaud, 1930 – present, cricket player and commentator.