PR industry comes out in favour of Leveson report
30 Nov 2012 | by Matt Cartmell
The PR industry has come out largely in favour of the recommendations made in Lord Justice Leveson's report into press ethics.
The PRCA has appointed PRWeek's news editor Matt Cartmell as director of comms.
The PR industry has come out largely in favour of the recommendations made in Lord Justice Leveson's report into press ethics.
Two directors of Staniforth, the Manchester agency that was closed down earlier this month, have launched a new agency named Rule 5.
Danone is understood to have launched a pitch process for the UK launch of a range of yoghurts.
Unilever's Paul Polman has been named as the most effective communicator in corporate Britain, according to a study of the communication skills of FTSE 100 CEOs.
The BBC has drafted in former longstanding comms director Donald Steel to help the broadcaster cope with the fallout from the Jimmy Savile scandal.
The UK's air traffic service provider has launched a pitch process for lobbying help after the Government grounded plans to sell off the body.
The voice of British advertisers, ISBA, has launched its first guide to PR, which comes as the ad industry looks to 'better understand, manage and more effectively deploy' the discipline.
Kaper has appointed the head of an Australian agency to handle the new role of UK MD and drive its expansion.
Beattie Communications has been brought on board to support retailer Appliances Online as it makes a bid to buy the Comet website.