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As Jocks&Nerds approaches its second print anniversary, founder and editor-in-chief Marcus Agerman Ross spoke to Cision about the background of the magazine, its target audience and working with brands. The second part of the interview, covering Jocks&Nerds’ distribution model, social media use and work with PRs, will be available tomorrow. Marcus had a varied career [...]

Woodthorpe Comms has launched a new ‘guided’ service aimed at start-ups that want to try PR out for themselves. As more people take their futures into their own hands during the economic turmoil, Woodthorpe Comms hopes to meet the demand for a service that aids brand-building activity while sticking to the budget constraints that many [...]

Evgeny Lebedev has announced several changes to senior editorial roles at the Independent, the Evening Standard and Evening Standard Television. Chris Blackhurst has been promoted from editor of the Independent to the role of group content director, responsible for editorial integration and content processes across all three companies. Amol Rajan, the comment editor of the [...]

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it’s a social media analysis. The Superman reboot Man of Steel is in cinemas today, so if you’re lucky you’re reading this on your smartphone waiting for it to start. The latest incarnation has Briton Henry Cavill donning the red cape surrounded by product placements from [...]

Sabina is on holiday so here is my pick of comms news curated from @CisionUK over the last week.Yahoo to broadcast Sky News morning show across website network by @marksweney  via the Guardian Yahoo has struck a deal with Sky News to broadcast Sunrise, its flagship morning news show presented by Eamonn Holmes and Charlotte Hawkins, and three new [...]

The Drum’s Online Media Awards 2013 took place last night at the glamorous Emirates Stadium. The success story of the evening was the Channel 4 News team who managed to take home six awards including the prestigious Website of the Year Grand Prix. The awards recognise outstanding online news and journalism both on a regional [...]

Barkingside 21 is featured in this week’s Media Updates. Editor Alan Howe spoke to Cision about the environment, guest posting and getting paid.  Why should people read your blog? To quote a local reporter: ‘We love your blog, you write the stuff we are not allowed to’. The most important issue in your blogosphere is… The [...]

Modern Mummy will be featured in this week’s Media Updates. Author Katy Earley spoke to Cision about family, guest posting and building relationships with PRs. Why should people read your blog? I like to think it’s a different take on your average lifestyle blog. It’s aimed at people that love the simple things in life [...]

Philip Sheldrake’s latest book Attenzi – a social business story has turned the concept of a business book on its head. Instead of instructional advice and inspirational sound bites, Philip has opted to tell the story of fictional company ‘Attenzi’ becoming a social business, through the eyes of its CEO Eli Appel. Available online, the [...]

Last night Cision attended the 12th annual AOP Digital Publishing Awards.  If you are involved in the online publishing industry in any way, you were there, joining in the celebration of ‘experimentation and creativity’ that has ultimately led to the ‘new products ‘ and ‘new approaches’ which were the focal point of the night. From [...]