Simon Coughlin

‘Cancel culture’ insurance offers respite to panicking celebrities Policy includes 24/7 hotline and 60-day plan to manage negative media coverage

#PR becomes 'insurance' - policy includes access to "24/7 hotline and 60 days of communications work to manage and respond to negative media and social media coverage." www.ft.com/content/6694...

Back in the home office after a busy day in London. Thanks to @brands2life.bsky.social for hosting their annual #techtrends event.

Encouragingly, CNN chief Mark Thompson says: “Some of that money’s going in product and tech, but a lot is also going into new high-quality journalism and storytelling."

CNN to lay off hundreds as TV group faces ‘profound’ shift in news habits Shake-up comes as network contends with weak ratings and looks to future beyond traditional television

The #media world continues to transform...CNN to lay off hundreds of employees due to “profound and irreversible shifts” in the way audiences engage with news www.ft.com/content/e136...

Worth a read if you work in #PR.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Fraser says: "The prime minister said this week that he hates digital lies. Understandably so — but the truth, awkward or not, is the best tool of defence." IMO the 'truth' is increasingly less likely to matter when it comes to influencing public opinion. Massive implications for politics and #PR.

Sir Keir Starmer can combat Elon Musk with cold hard facts Attacks by X boss over grooming gangs reveal the danger to PM of dodging data and trying to avoid tricky conversations

Interesting read from Fraser Nelson on the power Musk now holds over political focus in the UK.

www.thetimes.com/article/b010...