Victoria Stewart, food editor at the London Evening Standard, on balancing print and online content, why PRs should summarise press releases and her favourite London eateries. Being a food editor sounds like a dream job…tell us about your role. My job is to keep abreast of what is happening in London’s ever-changing food world, from […]
Sam Parker, deputy editor of Esquire.co.uk, on the redesign of the award-winning website, reaching half a million MUUs and what PRs can do to help with content. You moved over from BuzzFeed to Esquire last July. How’s it been going? Great thanks. When I arrived, my editor and our design team had just finished redesigning […]
Ben Isaacs, sports editor at ShortList, on playing tennis with Pete Sampras, the importance of access and exclusivity and why PRs with ideas for the World Cup 2014 should get in contact now. You’ve been in the role for nearly a month. How has it been going? Busy. I was already covering sport and fitness […]
Robyn Schonhofer, news and sports editor at talkSPORT, on PR spam, her auto delete reflex and creating 48 bulletins every day. You’ve worked in radio for more than 15 years. Tell us about your career to date. I got my first job off the back of a work experience placement at Southern FM in Brighton. […]
Jane Druker, editor of Top Santé, on the magazine’s first interactive issue, why her readers are in their dynamic decade and how PRs can help with content. You’ve been in the editor’s chair for nearly a year – what’s the biggest challenge you face each month? To bestow each issue with a special “collectible” feel. […]
After last month’s launch of People.co.uk, Gorkana catches up with Sue Douglas, publisher, Sunday Brands Ltd at Trinity Mirror, on news without the boring bits, taking risks and why PRs have a vital role to play. As part of plans to transform Sunday People into a seven-day digital offer, you’ve overseen the recent launch of […]
Paul Davies, editor of The Daily Telegraph’s online men’s channel, on attracting a new, younger audience, the hungry beast of digital publishing and why he relies on PRs for good ideas. September saw you launch a dedicated online men’s channel billed as ‘expert advice and sharp opinion for the modern male’ – tell us more… […]
Gorkana catches up with , Cosmo’s fashion and style director, a week after the launch of new standalone title Cosmopolitan FASHION, on why it isn’t the archetypal fashion magazine. Firstly, tell us about your role at Cosmo. I’m the fashion and style director here at Cosmopolitan, which basically means I oversee the content of our […]
Delphine Lamande-Frearson, beauty director at InStyle, on why long, lyrical press releases are a waste of time, sensing the hard sell and the versatile nature of beauty. You joined InStyle as beauty director in the summer. What have you got planned in your new role? I have spent the first few months working on plans […]
Dan Wootton, new Sunday showbiz editor at The Sun on Sunday, on the imperative of exclusivity, being unashamedly mainstream and why he isn’t interested in PR puff. You’ve just started at The Sun on Sunday and you’re about to launch a new double-page showbiz column. How are things going? Really well thank you. I started […]