Writing a Press Release Journalists Open: A Practical UK Guide Here’s an uncomfortable truth from our newsroom: most press releases get deleted before the second paragraph. We’ve watched editors scan a subject line for three…
How to Verify a Company Announcement: A Practical Guide for UK Readers In January 2023, a screenshot purporting to be a statement from a major UK energy supplier circulated on X (then Twitter), claiming the…
Trade Unions and the Media: How UK Unions Shape Business News When the 2023 UK strike wave rolled through the country, it was impossible to miss. From postal workers walking out at Royal Mail to…
Nuclear Power’s Place in Europe’s Energy Mix Europe’s energy security debate has returned with real urgency. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine exposed how exposed the continent had become to imported gas, and the resulting price spikes…
Newswires Explained: How Distribution Works You’ve spent hours drafting a press release. The quotes are sharp, the numbers add up, and the story genuinely matters. But writing it was the easy part. The real challenge…
Mobile Gaming: A Short Business History Cast your mind back to a time when the most addictive game in Britain wasn’t on a console or a PC, but on a chunky Nokia handset tucked into…
How to Read a Corporate Press Release: A Practical Guide for UK Business Readers Picture the scene: a FTSE 100 giant like BP or Tesco drops its quarterly results at 7am, and by 7:05 your…
How Regulatory Announcements Work in the UK You’re scrolling through the London Stock Exchange news feed over a morning coffee when a headline stops you: “RNS: Profit Warning — FY Guidance Revised.” The share price…
Europe’s Obesity Challenge: Reading the Data Why does a health statistic now appear in boardroom decks, investor briefings and corporate announcements? Because obesity has stopped being purely a public health headline and become a commercial…
Embargoes and Exclusives: How We Navigate UK Media Rules When the Bank of England held interest rates in early 2025, the story was already written across newsrooms hours before the 12pm announcement. Broadcasters, wires and…
