We’ve written a few blogs in the past about doorstep interviews and how they can trip up even the most experienced of media spokespeople. Previous examples have included spokespeople refusing to acknowledge th ...

At the start of our media training courses we always ask our delegates whether they have any previous experience of being interviewed by a journalist. Often a delegate will recount a story where they were inte ...

Just when I began to wonder what I was going to write about today I stumbled across a truly calamitous media interview. In fact such was the awkward nature of the interview that it instantly brought back memor ...

No-one likes to see their organisation being criticised on social media. But the concern this triggers may escalate if the comments are from someone with a large online following or wider influence. During the ...

Regular readers of this media training blog will know we have occasionally pulled together lists of words and phrases which should be avoided in interviews. Previous examples have included annoying and overuse ...

The best headline for the news that the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are expecting a third baby came from a newspaper in north Wales. The Daily Post avoided any reference to the couple’s titles and names and ...