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In the modern world of social media, the traditional media appears fair game for the masses, probably more so than ever. In the past week or so media bashing has been more prevalent than ever before, as many of the public have blamed newspapers and traditional broadcasters for whipping the nation into a frenzy and causing the petrol shortage. This blaming of the media is nothing new, it’s always existed, and journalists are never popular, generally following politicians...

The past few months, as we are all aware, has had a hugely negative effect on millions of us. The media is no exception. As advertising revenue has diminished UK news publications have been hit hard, with the Press Gazette estimating, just under three months ago, that more than 2,000 jobs at news organisations are in severe jeopardy. Illustrating this perfectly is the BBC's estimate that £125m will be lost in revenue as the pandemic continues to cause...

Often people using our journalist request service, PressPlugs tell us how rude journalists can be. They say how they responded to a media request but didn’t get a reply or perhaps were told that they would be quoted in an article and never heard anymore. It leads to a generalisation that journalists are ignorant and don’t care etc., etc. Well here at PressPlugs, having been formed by people who have worked both as journalists and PR consultants, we...