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Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales: REX

Wikipedia: Friend or foe?

The ethics of editing Wikipedia has been thrust into the spotlight. Kate Magee outlines Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales' advice.

 
 
Deborah Joseph, editor Easy Living

Easy Living relaunches with news-driven agenda

Conde Nast's redesigned Easy Living magazine hit newsstands this week, backed up...

 
 
Olympic stadium: David Poultney LOCOG

London 2012: How Brands Can Compete - Non-sponsors

Even brands that are not official sponsors of London 2012 can share...

 
 
BT: an official sponsor

London 2012: Official sponsors' activity

The 55 brands that have signed up to be one of London...

 
 
Aviva: sponsors UK Athletics

London 2012: Five ways non-sponsors can take part

Here are five ways non-sponsor brands can share the Olympic spirit without...

 
 
In the media spotlight. Getty

Media training: Shine in the media spotlight

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Giving an interview to the media can be daunting, so PRWeek took...

 
 
Predictions for 2012: Image by Getty

What's in store for 2012?

As the UK gets ready to showcase itself to the world through...

 
 
NOTW closes in 2011

Year in review: 2011 Money and morals

As another year draws to a close, PRWeek takes a look back...

 
 
George Pitcher: "Redefine value"

Opinion: It's time to redefine value

Priest and former PR man George Pitcher sends a Christmas message to...

 
 
Do shock tactics work? Image by Rex

Shock tactics - Do they work?

Charities have been criticised for using shocking images to reach the public,...

 
 
Desperately seeking account managers

Recruitment - Desperately seeking account managers

There is still a shortage of good account managers in PR agencies....

 
 
29 under 29: The unusual suspects

29 under 29: Not the usual suspects

PRWeek has finished its annual search for the most talented PR professionals...

 
 

CIPR PRide Awards 2011 North East: Change for the good

OPR campaign for Strategic Health Authority is among the winners in the...

 
 

CIPR PRide Awards 2011 Yorks & Lincs: One town, one result

Dragonfly helps Rotherham Council reconnect with local communities

 
 
Is this a digital PR specialist?

How to spot a digital PR specialist

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There is more to being a digital PR specialist than the role's...

 
 
Tory conference, Credit Ray Tang: Rex Features

The battle to save the party conference

Party conferences are increasingly being viewed as a waste of time and...

 
 

Video: PRWeek Awards 2011: Alastair Campbell apologises to the PR industry for 'spin doctor' label

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Alastair Campbell apologised to over 1,200 senior PR professionals at the PRWeek...

 
 
Drive Safe Essex: stencil

Campaigns: Essex drivers steered to better behaviour

Campaign: Drive Essex Client: Essex County Council PR team: In-house Timescale: January-April...

 
 
The Sunday Times

Reputation Survey: Sunday newspapers - Appetite for scandal still fuels Sunday sales

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Public trust in Sunday broadsheet newspapers is high, but they continue to...

 
 

West of England CIPR PRide Awards 2011: The best of the West

West of England PRide Award winners included Brandon Hill Communications.

 
 
Melanie Seasons

PR Census: How PR roles are changing

PR professionals' job descriptions have changed dramatically in the past few years...

 
 

Reputation Survey: Beer brands - Stella Artois sends out mixed messages

Despite being tarred with the nickname 'wife beater', Stella Artois has the...

 
 
Greenpeace: call on governments to protect biodiversity

Direct action: Seizing the agenda

As Greenpeace has shown, direct action can be a powerful way to...

 
 
OnePoll: the public's view of payday loan companies

Reputation Survey: Payday loan companies - No love for payday loan companies

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The majority of the public has low awareness of payday loan companies...

 
 
Court on camera: Judges in the frame

Court on camera

As the Justice Secretary announces plans to allow filming in courts, Kate...

 
 
Emma Barnett: Telegraph digital media editor

Spotlight on ... Emma Barnett: 'The internet has moved on'

Emma Barnett, the Telegraph's digital media editor, talks to Cathy Bussey about...

 
 
Kerryn Dinsdale, Barclaycard

Client insight: What is their biggest social media challenge?

How social media should be integrated across a business has been named...

 
 
Location, Location, Location

Location, location, location

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The majority of the UK PR industry is based in London, figures...

 
 
PRWeek: Best Places to Work 2011

The PRWeek Best Places to Work survey 2011

For the third year, PRWeek has surveyed the PR industry to find...

 
 
 
Tarnished Brands: restoration

Tarnished brands

How can a brand restore its reputation when it finds itself the...

 
 
Future 5: Innovation

Innovation Future 5 - Blazing a comms trail

PRWeek has linked up with Octopus Communications to identify innovation in five...

 
 
Lower Manhattan skyline

Ten years on from 9/11: reinventing Lower Manhattan

Ten years on from 9/11, the devastated zone of New York City...

 
 
Andrew Hammond, ReputationInc

Tenth anniversary of 9/11: The comms challenges of the campaign against terrorism

Andrew Hammond explains why, a decade after the September 2001 atrocities, there...

 
 
PR salaries: gender divide

PR Census: How much are you being paid?

PRWeek and industry body the PRCA have teamed up to produce comprehensive...

 
 
Playing away: Footballers such as Wayne Rooney and Ryan Giggs (above) have been in the media for bad behaviour

Reputation Survey: Sports - Footballers score own goal with public

Tennis players have the best reputation but poor behaviour among footballers has...

 
 
James Ford: Grayling's public sector MD

Grayling scoops top spot in PRWeek's public sector league tables

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Grayling jumped into first place in the public sector league tables with...

 
 
Online connections: PROs need digital skills

5 key skills for the future

PROs need to be multi-talented in the fast-changing world of PR. But...

 
 
Walkers Crisps: Kids' favourite brand

Marketing to children - Kids Brand Index 2011

A new report from Brand Republic and research agency Harris Interactive reveals...

 
 
Do agencies need to restructure their staff?

Do agencies need to change?

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Following GolinHarris' radical restructure, Kate Magee looks at the arguments for and...

 
 
PRWeek Awards

PRWeek Awards Shortlist 2011

In a first look at the industry's 'Oscars' for this year, we...

 
 
Fiona Hall, MD Chandler Chicco Companies

Chandler Chicco Companies takes the top spot in Top 25 Healthcare Consultancies

Chandler Chicco Companies has retained the top spot in PRWeek's Top 25...

 
 
Cirkle: one of last year's winners

PRWeek extends deadline for its Best Places to Work Survey 2011

PR agencies now have until Tuesday 2 August to enter PRWeek's Best...

 
 
David Jones, the chief executive of Havas

The power brokers: David Jones

What keeps David Jones awake at night? Danny Rogers questions the chief...

 
 
Michael Roth, the chief executive and president of IPG

The power brokers: Michael Roth

What keeps Michael Roth, the chief executive and president of IPG, awake...

 
 
John Wren: chief executive of Omnicom

The power brokers: John Wren

What keeps John Wren awake at night? The chief executive of Omnicom...

 
 
Sir Martin Sorrell: chief executive of WPP

The power brokers: Martin Sorrell

In the first of a series of in-depth interviews with the bosses...

 
 
PR Census 2011: first industry-wide census

UK PR industry worth £7.5 billion data from PR Census 2011 reveals

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The UK PR industry contributes £7.5bn to the economy, according to the...

 
 
Lisbon conference

Life after AVEs - The value debate rumbles on

The great and the good of the PR and measurement industries met...

 
 
Quay House, Media City UK

MediaCityUK - The impact on PR in the North

As BBC journalists begin the move to the corporation's new Salford base,...

 
 
A legal update for the PR industry

PR and the law - What you need to know

Two recent legal developments could have far-reaching implications for the PR industry....

 
 
Courtney Love: settled defamation lawsuit

The draft Defamation Bill: What the PR industry needs to know

Diary date: The consultation on the draft bill ends on 15 June....

 
 
The Bribery Act

The Bribery Act: What the PR industry needs to know

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Diary date: The act will come into effect on 1 July 2011.

 
 
 
 
 

Profiles

Fiona Thorne: 'I still get butterflies before I pitch'

Fiona Thorne: Loving life at the coalface

The chief executive of Fishburn Hedges is never happier than when experiencing...

 
 
Claire Furlong says must face up to their mistakes. We have a “no excuses” culture’

Claire Furlong: Ready for the media scrum

The head of marketing and comms for UK Athletics will, win or...

 
 
Steffan Williams: 'It would help us to be better known in our domestic market' (Julian Dodd)

Steffan Williams: Out from under the radar

The MD of Capital MSL tells Alec Mattinson how an international focus...

 
 
Tom Pilla: 'London is the global media capital'

Tom Pilla: Spreading the word

Microsoft's general manager for UK PR is on a mission to get...

 
 

Profile: Sally Sykes - Woman on a double mission

The Health and Safety Executive's comms director and soon-to-bepresident of the CIPR...

 
 
Greg Dawson: The fun side of flying

Greg Dawson: The fun side of flying

Virgin Atlantic's corporate comms chief wants to boost the brand's appeal globally...

 
 
Murray Chalmers: high-profile music clients

Murray Chalmers: Rebel with a cause

The punk styling may be gone, but the founder of Murray Chalmers...

 
 
Mark Gallagher: the backroom fixer

Mark Gallagher: The backroom fixer

The founder of corporate PR and public affairs consultancy Pagefield has strident...

 
 
Alex Woolfall: 'I really enjoy crisis comms, but I was keen to get involved in the whole gamut of PR'

Alex Woolfall: Life outside the crisis bubble

After many years working in crisis comms, the head of Porter Novelli's...

 
 
Teresa-Anne Dunleavy: 'There's a lovely culture about GR'

Teresa-Anne Dunleavy: Big success on the pitch

The chief executive of Good Relations is overseeing a remarkable change of...

 
 
Sophy Tobias: insists she 'wasn't worried' when the riots started

Sophy Tobias: A taste for adrenaline

The head of PR and comms for Facebook, UK & Ireland, thrives...

 
 
Jonathan Oliver: tales from the Tony Blair years

Jonathan Oliver: The political assassin

After 15 stormy years in journalism, the director of media relations at...

 
 
James Sorene: mixing fun with politics

James Sorene: Mixing fun with politics

The head of comms for Nick Clegg has one of the toughest...

 
 
Michael Hayman: a man of vision

Michael Hayman - A man of vision

The co-founder of Seven Hills puts entrepreneurship at the heart of everything...

 
 
Vanessa Canzini: From the Tory party to eBay

Vanessa Canzini: Unstoppable force

After five years at eBay, the head of European corporate comms still...

 
 
Nicola Duarte: 'growth here is so rapid'

Profile: Nicola Duarte - Monster task holds no fears

The head of PR at online gaming firm Mind Candy plans to...

 
 
Brian Tjugum: still a lot to do to convey Africa's story

Brian Tjugum: An advocate for Africa

One's European campaigns director wants to highlight the progress made in Africa...

 
 
Alison Crombie: 'I see my role at Getty as telling the story behind the content'

Alison Crombie: A picture of positivity

Getty Images' V-P of global PR has not let a shaky start...

 
 
Neil Bennett: 'The crucial thing is to advice - not just smile and nod'

Neil Bennett: Maximum endurance

The Maitland CEO enjoys testing his own limits - and this approach...

 
 
Matthew Elliott: committed to giving journalists what they need

Matthew Elliott: Man of the moment

The director of the No to AV campaign and founder of two...

 
 
Sandy Lindsay: has an insatiable appetite for PR

Sandy Lindsay - Northern light shines bright

The boss of Manchester-based award-winning consultancy Tangerine has an insatiable appetite for...

 
 
Dan Baxter: 'It's such an exciting time to be in tech PR'

Dan Baxter: Bitten by the tech bug

The Text 100 MD's enthusiasm for the fast-paced world of tech PR...

 
 
Jack Irvine: The Media House founder

Jack Irvine - The combative crusader

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The Media House founder and red-top veteran tells Matt Cartmell why he...

 
 
 

Special Reports

What is a Thought Leader?

What is a Thought Leader?

What is thought leadership and how does it contribute to a strong...

 
 
Campaigns Showcase

Campaigns Showcase

The cream of the crop of PRWeek's case studies, offering creative inspiration.

 
 
The Specialists November 2011

The Specialists November 2011

PRWeek takes a closer look at the PR professionals making use of...

 
 
Digital PR November 2011

Digital PR November 2011

Amanda Brown, head of PR at First Direct, shares her insights from...

 
 
Inside Track: Integrated campaigning

Inside Track: Integrated campaigning

PRWeek and Blue Rubicon asked a selection of in-house heads of comms...

 
 
2012 Olympic Games

2012 Olympic Games

Sally Hancock, partnership director at Lloyds TSB, discusses Olympic sponsorship and the...

 
 
Corporate reputation September 2011

Corporate reputation September 2011

Guy Esnouf, E.ON's head of communications, discusses the relationship between media coverage...

 
 
Thames Water: Fizzy water campaign

In-House Creativity: Maintaining the ideas pipeline

Fifteen months on from winning the PRWeek/Launch Group Most Entrepreneurial In-House Team...

 
 
Inside Track: Digital campaigning

Inside Track: Digital campaigning

PRWeek and Blue Rubicon asked a selection of in-house heads of comms...

 
 
Public Affairs June 2011

Public Affairs June 2011

Aisling Burnand, public affairs director at Cancer Research, reflects on a year...

 
 
Consumer PR - May 2011

Consumer PR - May 2011

Dell's Stuart Handley reflects on social media, understanding customers and the 'Dell...

 
 
Inside Track: Reputation management strategies

Inside Track: Reputation management strategies

Blue Rubicon shares its' clients rich experience of reputation management with PRWeek....

 
 
Crisis Busters - March 2011

Crisis Busters - March 2011

BAA's Malcolm Robertson tells PRWeek how he handled BAA's nightmare Christmas. Plus...

 
 
 
 

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