In the era of more traditional media platforms, the same brands remained dominant for decades, if not centuries. For example, The Times was established in 1785 and the BBC was founded in 1922, both of which remain behemoths of the media landscape to this day. However, in the new age of social media the popularity
It may come across as hard to befriend the so called ‘media beast.’ At the end of the day, PR folks are from Venus, journalists are from Mars, right? Sometimes it seems that way, especially in this digital age. Nevertheless, all PR pros should be mindful of the human element in public relations to foster
A slow news day. The dreaded words anyone in the PR industry fears to hear. There are days when there are not enough hours in the day to get all the stories covered and other days you would be searching for one newsworthy story. Here at MediaHQ, we have you covered on to how to
With this decade nearly over, it can often be mind-boggling to think of how much has happened over the last 10 years. The media landscape has changed dramatically in the 2010’s, and yet many prominent people have still fallen victim to classic PR mistakes. Here at MediaHQ, we have compiled three lessons which can be learnt
For Star Wars Day, we’ve combed through everybody’s favourite epic space-opera media franchise to unearth some PR tips that can help you and your company. We’ve looked at the lessons that can be garnered from the Galactic Empire and their ill-fated quest for domination of the Galaxy. Although a long time ago, in a galaxy
World Press Freedom Day takes place on May 3 and aims to promote freedom of press while commemorating those journalists who have lost their lives due to violent attacks through their involvement with the media. Created by the UN, its objective is to raise awareness of the fundamental human rights to free self-expression and access
Today celebrates World Cartoonist Day marking the 124 year since the birth of the very first cartoon by artist Richard F. Outcault. He introduced a small bald child in a yellow nightshirt to the world in an incredibly popular publication at the time, the New York World. Since then, cartoons have broadened the way stories
“You don’t know what it’s like to be me out here for you … Help me, help you” Tom Cruise, playing the rogue sports agent Jerry Maguire, begs of his only client, Cuba Gooding Jr, in the changing room of a gym. This is one of the most famous agent-client relationship scenes of all time.