Things are hotting up following my last post on my forthcoming interview about a story I covered on serial killer Peter Moore when working for ITV Wales. Having ‘crossed the divide’ from poacher to gamekeeper after 13 years as an on-screen TV reporter and radio news producer for organisations including Sky News, BBC Radio [...]

One of my sartorial ambitions is to own a Burberry trench coat. As I sat watching last night’s regional news on the announcement that the high-end fashion retailer is cutting 290 jobs at three of its Yorkshire factories, my ambition was somewhat tarnished. The piece – devoid of comment from Burberry – was a sad indictment [...]

The news that that our regional ITV news coverage could be further eroded due to a shortage of advertising prompts fears of quality of output being compromised - particularly as it was not that long ago that a television news team in our region underwent the trauma of re-applying for their own positions and cutting jobs. As a former regional TV journalist with organisations including the BBC TV news in Manchester and  HTV, the announcement [...]

One reason we love Google Analytics is that you can quickly identify who is seeking out what services on your website and blog. My recent Max Mosley post attracted visitors intrigued to learn more about orgies (one even examining several pages – now that’s total dedication to a cause!) The recent crisis communications post continues [...]

The furore – and shambles – surrounding the fiasco around the late publication of this year’s school SATs exams starkly highlights how to not to handle a crisis. So, if the boss of ETS, the company in charge of the marking, is reading then here are Quest PR’s top tips for keeping your reputation as [...]