Cision Blog: Updates on best practices, products, executive insights and media

Jan 04, 2021

Media Moves at W, Variety & Hearst Magazines, Financial Planning Hires Editor in Chief

Katie Connor joins W, Lucy Kaylin promoted at Hearst Magazines, Mónica Marie Zorrilla joins Variety, and more.

Dec 29, 2020

Cision's Top 5 Resources of 2020

Need a break from the holiday madness? Here's a list of our 5 most popular resources from 2020.

Dec 18, 2020

Media Moves at Bloomberg, The Lily & INSIDER, Condé Nast Announces Significant Editorial Overhaul

Lena Felton promoted at Washington Post’s The Lily, Eric Bates joins INSIDER in January, Anna Wintour’s new title at Condé Nast, and more.

Dec 17, 2020

2020 in Review: How COVID-19 Impacted the Media

COVID-19 was an "everything story" in 2020. Here are 5 big ways it's impacted the media and journalists.

Cision’s 2019 State of the Media Report

Journalists surveyed feel like less than 25% of the pitches they receive are relevant. How can you make sure your pitch makes the cut?

Dec 17, 2020

UK Media Moves including the Daily Mail, The Independent, the FT and more

Kirsty Tyler has been appointed Acting Editor of Femail Magazine; Natasha Preskey to join The Independent as a Senior Lifestyle Reporter; Justin Jacobs now Houston Correspondent at the FT

Dec 16, 2020

Investor Relations Leadership in the Age of Disruption

Staring Down Disruption: Bold Investor Relations Leadership Drives Results Amidst Chaos

Dec 16, 2020

Media Moves at Quartz, PR News & TSNN, PAPER Magazine Promotes One

Nicole Schuman promoted at PR News, Matt Swenson joins TSNN, and more.

Dec 15, 2020

UK Media Moves including Harper's Bazaar, The Sun, The Spectator and more

Harper’s Bazaar UK and Town & Country UK announce team updates; Joel Cooper appointed Deputy Editor of Fabulous Daily; The Spectator appoints James Heale as Diary Editor

2019 Media Database and Earned Media Toolkit

Learn how to generate more earned media placements with this toollkit.

Dec 14, 2020

Media Moves at the Washington Post, Business Insider & Digiday, Adweek Names New Editor in Chief

James Hohmann promoted at The Post, Sara Jerde joins Digiday, and more

Dec 11, 2020

Creating an Adaptable Comms Strategy for 2021: Webinar Recap

Creating an Adaptable Comms Strategy for 2021. Comms professionals discuss how they turned the unique challenges of 2020 into opportunities.

Dec 11, 2020

Media Moves at Food Dive & Credit Union Journal, Los Angeles Times Announces Multiple Promotions

Terry Tang, Carla Rivera, others promoted at LA Times, Samantha Oller joins Food Drive, and more.

Dec 10, 2020

AP Style Rules for Holiday Lingo, Time Zones, and Supreme Court Terms

Here's our final quarterly AP Style roundup of 2020.

2019 Crisis Prevention Kit

Prepare a comms strategy before a crisis even strikes, with the help of our Crisis Prevention Toolkit.

Dec 10, 2020

UK Media Moves including PA Media, The Telegraph, Tatler and more

Richard Woodward is appointed to the role of Chief News Editor at PA Media; The Telegraph promotes Harry Yorke to Whitehall Editor; Fay Maschler moves to Tatler from the Evening Standard

Dec 09, 2020

Media Moves at Axios, ProPublica & Miami Herald, Grazia USA Names Editor in Chief

Kadia Goba joins Axios, Neil Bedi heads to ProPublica in D.C., and more.

Dec 08, 2020

UK Media Moves including the FT, BEAST, People Management and more

Helen Thomas to join the FT from Newsnight; Lara Mills has been appointed Editor of BEAST magazine; Jyoti Rambhai starts as Managing Editor at People Management

Dec 07, 2020

Media Moves at Skift & Protocol, Bloomberg News Announces Multiple Staff Updates

Edward Russell joins Skift, Joe Williams heads to Protocol, and more

5 Big Truths Social Data Can Uncover for PR Pros

Jay Baer showcases 5 ways to use social media data to execute and optimize key tasks.

Dec 04, 2020

Media Moves at The Washington Post & Forbes, ‘The Talk’ on CBS Names Two New Co-Hosts

Aaron Hutcherson to join The Post, Andrew Solender’s new coverage at Forbes, and more.

Dec 03, 2020

8 Fun Gift Ideas for the Writer in Your Life

After the year we've had, we could all use a little fun. Here are a few unique gift ideas for journalists, bloggers, and freelancers that aren't a laptop or pen.