Ex-regional digital chief joins former journalists’ PR firm
Company now has nine members of staff
PR News
There has always been a close relationship between journalism and public relations and more and more journalists are using their skills in a PR capacity.
On this page you will find the latest PR news including job moves, guidance that has been issued by PR officers on dealing with journalists, and stories relating to public sector PR such as the police, local government and fire service that journalists are most likely to encounter in their daily work.
Former journalist and director at independent publisher launches PR firm
Board member left group amid cuts last year
Reporter who left journalism for PR returns as local news site’s editor
Hyperlocal network launches in two new towns
Daily’s print editor joins PR firm after taking voluntary redundancy
Newsdesk chief moves on after 34 years in journalism
Journalist turned PR award winner launches own company
Firm pledges “highest standards of professionalism”
Watchdog raps daily over photo after police press office mix-up
Man complained after image of his car accompanied story
New ‘matchmaker service’ launched to help reporters find interviewees
Platform “flips the PR industry on its head”
‘Fiercely competitive’ regional journalist dies aged 71
Reporter later founded news agency and PR firm
Ex-editor joins football club’s board after daily departure
Former news chief to become communications director
Council left unhappy at lack of time to comment – two days after daily’s enquiry
Local democracy reporter hits back at authority’s statement
Ex-regional journalist opens up on lockdown shielding experience
Press officer suffers from multiple sclerosis
Ex-regional business journalist lands editor job with German firm
Writer bounces back after leaving role due to coronavirus
Deputy editor who ‘gave everything’ to weekly found dead aged 40
Tributes paid to “fearless” journalist
Award-winning journalist takes on new PR role
Writer helped to launch new weekly in recent years
Sportswriter opens up on grief after former journalist wife’s death aged 39
Council communications officer lost cancer battle last year
Journalism training chief calls for more PR apprenticeships
Idea touted ahead of new course launch