Journalism to PR: The other side of the divide
16 Sep 2010 | by Shafik Meghji
The trickle of journalists moving into PR has become a flood. But are they prepared for the challenge? Shafik Meghji reports.
PRWeek has teamed up with Octopus Communications to identify the five comms trends about which every PRO needs to know.
The trickle of journalists moving into PR has become a flood. But are they prepared for the challenge? Shafik Meghji reports.
PRWeek and the Mental Health Foundation teamed up to test eight principles for promoting creativity. Suzy Bashford reports.
Internships are becoming an essential first step on the PR career ladder, but horror stories suggest not all employers are treating their interns fairly. Cathy Wallace examines the evidence and the law.
The international body for measuring comms has pledged to find an alternative to the controversial advertising value equivalent (AVE) metric within six months.
The seven key principles agreed at Barcelona's European Summit on Measurement are set to consign AVEs to history, reports Kate Magee.
Kate Magee attended a crisis simulation exercise at Edelman to find out how comms teams test their plans for dealing with a potential crisis.
How would a journalist and a PR professional cope with swapping jobs for a week? PRWeek's Kate Magee and Bite Communications'. Mat Gazeley found out.
When the BBC announced cost-cutting plans to axe 6 Music in February, it did not anticipate the resulting high-profile campaign to save the radio station by music journalists, loyal listeners and celebrities such as David Bowie, Lily Allen and Jarvis Cocker.
The England team and Football Association have come under sustained fire after the country's lacklustre exit from the FIFA World Cup, but media insiders argued the FA's comms operation should not take the brunt of the blame.