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In Case You Missed It: The power of algorithms

Welcome to ICYMI – a weekly snapshot of European news stories that have given me pause for thought. ICYMI is a chance for you to go beyond the front-page headlines and find out what other stories may be worthy of your attention.  Last week we focussed on how major events like the elections can impact the media […]

In Case You Missed It: Navigating news consumption with insights from the Reuters Institute Digital News Report

I’m taking a slightly different approach to ICYMI this week, focusing on one specific news item that has caught my eye.  The Reuters Institute Digital News Report, launched last week, is a study based on research seeking to understand how news is being consumed across various countries. With 100,000 survey respondents in 47 markets, it’s […]

In Case You Missed It: The relationship between politics, tech and PR

Welcome to ICYMI – a weekly snapshot of European news stories that have given me pause for thought. ICYMI is a chance for you to go beyond the front-page headlines and find out what other stories may be worthy of your attention.    It’s election season in Europe, with the recent European parliament elections and multiple national elections […]

In Case You Missed It: What makes an AI story worth talking about

Welcome to ICYMI – a weekly snapshot of European news stories that have given me pause for thought. ICYMI is a chance for you to go beyond the front-page headlines and find out what other stories may be worthy of your attention.    Focussing on a hot topic can help breathe new life into a tried and tested […]

Perfect pitch: Successful story placement in 2024

Keen to see more success with your pitches? Want to understand more about how journalists’ preferences are changing when dealing with PRs? Two recent surveys – Cision’s State of the Media Report 2024, and Muck Rack’s State of Journalism Report 2024 give us some great indications. Both surveyed very respectable sample sizes of just over […]

ICYMI: PR has an important role to play in cybersecurity and fintech

Welcome to ICYMI – a weekly snapshot of European news stories that have given me pause for thought. ICYMI is a chance for you to go beyond the front-page headlines and find out what other stories may be worthy of your attention.  Cybersecurity and fintech are closely linked. Financial technology promises to make managing our money easier, […]

ICYMI: A look at the brighter side of tech

Welcome to ICYMI – a weekly snapshot of European news stories that have given me pause for thought. ICYMI is a chance for you to go beyond the front-page headlines and find out what other stories may be worthy of your attention.  It’s easy to feel doom and gloom when reading about technology in the media. Journalists, […]