Category: Public Relations

Falmouth journalism students gain an insight into media careers

Journalism students at University College Falmouth (UCF) gained an insight into working in public relations when Barefoot Media’s Sam Lynas returned to his alma mater last week. As a graduate of UCF’s BA (Hons) Journalism degree, Sam returned to his former university to speak to students about his experiences working in PR and passed on [...]

Turning volcanic ash travel chaos into a positive news story for Cornish farm tourism

The clear blue skies above Cornwall betrayed no sign of the clouds of ash belched from the guts of Iceland’s Eyjafjallajokull volcano. By Sunday 18th April UK airspace had been closed for four days, leaving hundreds of flights cancelled and thousands of travellers stranded overseas. With no way of predicting when flights would resume it [...]

Some lunchbreak thoughts on Nestlés Social Media Policy

At work recently, I’ve been dabbling a bit in social media presentations. I’m not going to pretend that I know everything there is to know or, heaven forbid, start calling myself a guru, or even worse, a social media envangelist. I know what I like though and what I don’t, a bit like dresses on [...]

How did I end up here? 5 tips for getting your first job in PR

It was around two-thirds of the way through my journalism degree when I realised my future career lay in public relations. I was on work experience for a small PR agency who were helping out a girl band. I planned school tours, co-produced a music video, researched and redesigned their website, developed their activity on [...]