journalist

Off the record?

  As one of the main media trainers at Citigate Dewe Rogerson, one of the most common questions that I get asked is about ‘off the record’. There is clearly something alluring and mystical about the notion of ‘off the record’. However, it is not something to toy with or use in a Machiavellian House-of-Cards-esque…

PR and journalism – A marriage made in heaven?

  The often love-hate relationship between PR and journalist has fascinated me from the day I began my career. Every PR has encountered the full range of journalist ‘types’, from the old school hack to the pushy ‘I need it right now’ headline hunter. Journalists may also have their well-publicised gripes with PRs and while…