01 Jun 2012
| by John Owens
was covered on BBC Radio, ITV's Lorraine and BBC local radio. It generated 190 press articles, as well as online coverage on Sky New and BBC News.
Results
Harris Research showed that prompted awareness ...
31 May 2012
| by John Owens
talk was Paul Mylrea, director of comms for the BBC. Covering everything from shutting down the print version of the BBC s in-house publication Ariel through to impartiality, Mylrea pointed to the organisation s work with local groups and institutions. The BBCs engagement across the country is not just ...
31 May 2012
| by Danny Rogers
On Monday, two senior comms professionals were 'outed' for applying pressure on the BBC....director of comms at News International), Guto Harri, had sent emails to BBC news executives allegedly warning that unless coverage of Johnson's mayoral election campaign improved, the BBC faced a 'huge ...
, Craig Oliver, berating BBC News' chief political correspondent Norman Smith for his coverage of David ...
31 May 2012
| by Matt Cartmell
Minister's questions, Labour's Huw Irranca-Davies said ministers were 'undermining democracy' by delaying ...
31 May 2012
| by Matt Cartmell and John Owens
's former comms chief Guto Harri to a BBC reporter, in which he threatened to use contacts in the press to confront the BBC over its coverage of the Mayor.
On the same day, a film clip was leaked on YouTube that showed Downing Street comms director Craig Oliver berating BBC reporter Norman Smith over coverage ...
29 May 2012
| by Sara Luker
by British Olympic medallist Colin Jackson, CBE, and special guests included Sharron Davies, MBE, Mark Foster ...
28 May 2012
| by Matt Cartmell
Boris Johnson's former comms chief threatened to use his contacts in the press to confront the BBC...Guto Harri has been reported to have told former BBC Westminster News editor Will Walden who has subsequently been picked to be the Mayor s new head of comms that the BBC faced a huge public fight ...
reported to have told the BBC that good friends in No 10 could also be deployed against them. Harri ...
25 May 2012
| by Matt Cartmell
Mayor of London Boris Johnson has appointed the BBC's Westminster news editor to be his new...Will Walden joins the Mayor after directing the BBC's day-to-day coverage of political news, working closely with the BBC's political editor Nick Robinson. Walden will begin his new role in early ...
engage with Londoners. He has enormous experience of politics and a great track record at the BBC. I am ...
24 May 2012
| by John Owens
at the event and arranged interviews with spokespeople from Lappset and Rovio. Working with the BBC Online team in the lead-up to the event ensured the story was on the front page of the BBC website as soon as the embargo ...
24 May 2012
| by Alec Mattinson
that trade on 'knowledge capital', while the BBC reported fewer than ten per cent.
Overall, there were 500 ...