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'Work in PR? I'd rather poke myself in the eye with a needle' - Grilled with The Times' Dominic Walsh
PRWeek talks to Dominic Walsh, business reporter (leisure/drinks) and City People editor at The Times, about what makes a great PR, why he's pessimistic about journalism's future, and how he almost ended up in the French tank corps.
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More mentors confirmed for Creative Mentoring Project - apply now for expert advice
More creative PR experts have been added as mentors for the Creative Mentoring Project - with successful entrants set to receive advice from some of UK PR's best creative minds.
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Edelman hires ex-Weber Shandwick Germany CEO to lead German business
Edelman has named Christiane Schulz, former chief executive of Weber Shandwick in Germany, as CEO of its German business.
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Save the Children International comms chief to head London office of US agency
Save the Children International global comms director Kirsten Walkom has left the charity to head the London office of US crisis and reputation management agency Smith & Company.
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Home Office chicken shop knife crime campaign has been 'politicised' and was 'never about race'
The Home Office's controversial anti-knife crime campaign targeting chicken shop customers has 'never been about race' - and has been 'politicised', says one agency boss involved in the wider initiative against knife attacks.
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BAFTA puts TV awards brief out to pitch
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) is re-pitching the account for the Virgin Media British Academy Television Awards, PRWeek has learned.
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'Racist, cynical, badly targeted': PR pros slate Home Office #knifefree chicken shop campaign
PR professionals have criticised a new Home Office anti-knife crime campaign that focuses on chicken shop customers for being poorly targeted and with racist undertones.
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Be transparent with comms around facial recognition tech, says CIPR AI Panel
Firms must be transparent in their communications around the use of facial recognition systems, a panel on PR and artificial intelligence has advised, amid the controversy of the technology being used at London's Kings Cross without public knowledge.
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WPP's PR arm slows in Q2 amid weaker financial PR performance
WPP has reported a weaker performance in its PR business in the second quarter of 2019, citing a dip in its financial PR businesses in the UK and Germany.
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Porta CFO steps down as merger date with SEC announced
Porta has announced the departure of chief financial officer Rhydian Bankes and said it expects its merger with SEC to take place on 3 September.
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'EasyJet has broken a cardinal rule of social media' - PR pros criticise airline's 'backless seat' response
PR professionals have questioned easyJet's decision to ask on Twitter for a person to remove a tweeted image that shows a passenger sitting on a seat with no back.
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United Nations names new comms chief
The United Nations has a new global comms chief, with the appointment of Melissa Fleming from the UN's refugee commission as under-secretary-general for global communications.
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Six depart Powerscourt amid recruitment spree
Powerscourt has seen six departures in the past two to three months, PRWeek has learned, although the agency said it has recruited 17 people so far this year.
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What's the future of influencer marketing? Find out at PRWeek UK breakfast briefing
PRWeek is hosting a breakfast briefing on the future of influencer marketing in London on 17 September - featuring insights from Amazon, Samsung and the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) among other experts.
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Watch: Judith Chalmers goes on 'wokeation' for Travel Republic
Travel Republic has teamed up with TV travel icon Judith Chalmers for a parody video, exploring extreme 'woke' trends on holiday and looking at how the traditional British holiday is changing.
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Global PR M&A accelerates in 2019 as UK activity surges
The first half of 2019 was the busiest for merger-and-acquisition (M&A) deals in the global PR industry since 2016, with more than one third of the deals involving UK PR agencies, new research reveals.
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The Ranieri Agency undergoes MBO and targets acquisitions
The Ranieri Agency, the UK-headquartered European comms consultancy, has undergone a management buyout with a new investment partner and is targeting acquisitions across the continent.
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PR firms 'refused to work with Cambridge Analytica during Facebook data hack scandal'
Cambridge Analytica approached "tens" of PR agencies for crisis comms support during the Facebook data breach scandal, and every agency refused, says a former senior executive at the firm.
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The Romans: where next for the empire as CEO Misha Dhanak departs?
The resignation of The Romans CEO Misha Dhanak, announced on Tuesday evening, took many by surprise.
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Netflix hires EMEA comms chief in expanded role
Netflix has hired former Guardian and Fremantle communications chief Oliver Rawlins to lead comms across EMEA, PRWeek has learned.
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