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Archive for February, 2008

Can you recycle an idea - or is it all in the packaging?

February 29th, 2008 – 3:56 pm

This week has once again proved that the best ideas aren’t always the new ones. Yesterday the news was dominated by M&S’s decision to charge for carrier bags, generating so much interest that even the PM felt the need to get in on the action today.

Earlier in the week, the Conservatives announced an […]

Discard the "Dustbin of Europe" label

February 27th, 2008 – 9:45 am
Tagged as: Uncategorized

Having bemoaned the horrors of blatant rubbish dumping in Cairo – a city where recycling is a dirty word and where pollution from the city centre dump and offensive smoke belching from factories and traffic fumes permeates every space – I was horrified to read how almost 10,000 tonnes of waste (the equivalent […]

Hands up who still reads a newspaper

February 20th, 2008 – 9:31 pm
Tagged as: CIPR, PR

Following on from Nick’s previous post, we attended tonight’s CIPR event at which David Parkin former business editor of the Yorkshire Post and now editor of thebusinessdesk.com highlighted his vision for his new venture – and where traditional media aligned with that.
It was an interesting discussion and I was certainly intrigued to see how successful […]

A storm is a brewin’

February 18th, 2008 – 11:28 am
Tagged as: Uncategorized

Time does indeed fly – this time last week I was braving the cold (and restaurant bills) in Reykjavik - and after a hectic week in the office I thought I’d take a moment to reflect on the publication of the latest ABC circulation figures. Once again, the conclusion from many commentators is print media […]

The public gets what the public wants

February 4th, 2008 – 10:20 am

As a member of the LA paparazzi quits his job in apparent protest at the press’ hounding of Britney Spears, the familiar cries demonising celebrity photographers can be heard.

Ever since the paparazzi were indicted in the Diana accident, stories about paps and their methods have never been far from the headlines.

When I’m not […]