As a poacher turned gamekeeper who specialises in conducting media training sessions across the UK, it was surreal to see myself back on the telly in an ITV Wales programme which reviewed major news stories.
As highlighted in my previous posts, I was interviewed about covering what appeared to be a fairly innocuous story [...]

Back when I was doing my degree one of my first (and most basic) journalism seminars covered the subject of the ‘five Ws’. It was hardly rocket science, but it is still a fundamental part of journalism and PR and one that is just as applicable to social media.
Until recently social media has been focusing [...]

Why 2010 is a great time to start a new business, by Jo Haigh

In November I finally joined the iPhone party, having previously put my money behind Samsung’s Omnia and a weighty 18-month contract. It was a mistake reiterated by Samsung themselves as they canned the phone not long after launch. Since Apple released their revolutionary device I’ve kept my eyes on its development and the impact it’s [...]

I was recently reading an article in the Guardian that warned those expecting 2010 to be the year of the Kindle eReader should keep their eyes on Apple and the much hyped unveiling of its tablet device.
I’ve kept an attentive eye on the Kindle hysteria for some time now – partly down to a love [...]