As hobbies go, I would be lying if I said mine was a particularly testing one. For a few years now, I’ve been taking pictures at gigs and last year covered my first major festivals.

This year, I’ve managed to go one step further and am of the ‘lucky’ few tackling Glastonbury this weekend, […]

So, here is my first Quest PR blog after crossing the great divide from journalism into PR.
This week we see two new ‘perfect formulas’ in the news; one for the perfect cheese sandwich and another for the perfect day.
Two questions always spring to my mind with so-called scientific ‘breakthroughs.’ Firstly, who actually funds this vitally […]

In our office, we pride ourselves on responding to the news agenda fast. We have a flat-screen TV with rolling news in the background, while Google alerts, regional sites like thebusinessdesk.com and good old fashioned newspapers keep us up to date. When a story breaks, we like to think we either broke it, or are […]

As the media-savvy Hilary Clinton falls at the Presidential hurdle, the world’s media whips up a speculative frenzy as to who Obama’s running mate will be.
Although Clinton will not be ensconced as President in her former home, she is odds on at 3/1 to power her 18 million supporters into Obama’s camp if he poses […]

Apparently the type of biscuits you serve are crucial to the outcome of a business meeting - thankfully the most sought after are chocolate digestives. Being a serious fan, and avid consumer, of plain chocolate digestives I couldn’t agree more with this story.
I have to admit to two conflicts of interest here: a) I filled […]

 
Fern Britton’s decision not to go public about having a gastric band fitted until ‘prompted’ by the News of the World has provoked a media backlash. Leaving aside the ethics of her position concerning her work with Ryvita, fitness videos and associated interviews in which she has capitalised on her weight loss, for me one […]