A while ago I complained about how PR people are depicted by the media, so I was interested to hear of a PR blog, PRDepiction from Tom Watson, professor of public relations at Bournemouth University, that lists portrayals of PR professionals. This is the collaborative effort of academics and practitioners in the Australia, Ireland, UK [...]

Merry Christmas! Phew, well that’s another year over (almost). How was it for you? Now is a good time to count our blessings, so hope you have as many to count as I do. It is also a traditional time to give to others, so here are a couple of events in aid of good [...]

I have mixed feelings about Twitter. Like many habits, I suspect it might be bad for me. For example, before I started typing this blog, I thought I should quickly Tweet about what I was about to write about, in case someone had something far more interesting to say about it than I have. (Always [...]

One of my first jobs was working as a junior account handler in an ad agency, and when I told a senior copywriter about a small change that the client needed making to some copy, I was quickly told to “F*** off!”. When I later became a copywriter myself, I am pleased to say I [...]

As a journalist I have had many enjoyable breakfasts, lunches and dinners with PR professionals of ages ranging from their early twenties to early sixties. I always worry, though, that it must be terribly boring for the younger PROs who are stuck with my company for an hour or two. I just don’t do the [...]

Well done to David Walliams swimming the Thames last week. It was so good to have something on the news that wasn’t doom and gloom. I know that “no news is good news”, but as the nights draw in, I need something to cheer me up. I could avoid the news altogether and stick to [...]

I have had some interesting chats about careers in journalism lately. Interesting, but a tad depressing. A journalism lecturer told me that she doesn’t hold out much hope for most of her students finding work as journalists when they graduate. She is frank with her students about their prospects, but says that they are still keen to [...]

I am considering taking a holiday from Facebook apart from for when I need it for work. Reason number one is because it eats up time. You go on there to check for the next scintillating instalments of your friends‘ lives, and before you know it hours have gone by. It’s addictive. And now that [...]