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What PRs Should Make Of a New National UK Newspaper Hitting The Shelves
The launch of The Canary this week flies against the consensus view that papers are dying. But can it work?
 • Dan Townend
The Do’s and Don’ts of Sending Pictures to Journalists
How Journalists Really Want Pictures Sent in a Press Release
 • Steph Spyro
Steph Spyro Q&A: What Topics I'm Most Interested In Currently
Steph Spyro answers questions about the nuts and bolts of how she works as environment editor and deputy political editor at the Daily Express
 • Steph Spyro
What Happens When a Press Officer Becomes a Reporter?
Aaron Newbury spent years as a press office for the Conservative Party before making the switch to being a journalist
 • Steph Spyro
6 Key Legal Issues Every Comms Expert Should Know About
Publishers are facing law suits, injunctions and legal threats more than ever - and there's every reason to think the PR industry could be dragged in…
 • Dan Townend
8 Tips on Case Studies to Secure Coverage
What reporters look for when assessing a potential case study
 • Steph Spyro
6 Things Today's UK Local Elections Will Mean For Comms Pros
How voters views have changed - and it's about more than just politics
 • Dan Townend
Local Election Coverage 2026: What Journalists Really Want
Zoë Crowther on local elections, MPs using AI and the story behind the "summer of sex" headlines
 • Steph Spyro

April 2026

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