Jo PRComms @joprcomms.bsky.social · 09/09/2026This is what disturbs me the most: these are basic thinking skills. We note take and write things down *because* they help us think, not *instead* of thinking. 010
Reposted by Jo PRCommsStephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 27/08/2026'Essentially everyone in the book trade knows loads of memoirs are fake and there are near-zero checks' is one of those stories I keep expecting to tank that part of the industry, yet it never does. 511322239
Reposted by Jo PRCommsDarren M. A. Calvert @dmacalvert.bsky.social · 18/08/2026Just remembered this. I used it as a cautionary tale during a logo design project for one of my classes last year. 161095369
Reposted by Jo PRCommsMarie Le Conte @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com · 04/08/2026saying this not as a dig to Paul but as a general point, but it does worry me that we've ended up in a world where the two options are seemingly "leftist bubble" or "oh hey the nazis are here" - surely we should be able to have a politically heterogenous platform with tight rules on hate speech etc? 951210134
Reposted by Jo PRCommsJack Tindale @jacktindale.bsky.social · 31/07/2026Trolling call centre staff and junior local authority workers automatically makes you a wrong ‘un, regardless of the righteousness of your cause. 66012
Reposted by Jo PRCommsRay Newman @raynewman.bsky.social · 30/07/2026Anyway, that's now at least two services (LinkedIn and Tidal) that have made a big deal out of giving people tools to push back against AI-generated content. Interesting. Very interesting. 1154
Jo PRComms @joprcomms.bsky.social · 27/07/2026I rarely listen to Today any more, but switched it on this AM. The BBC presenter was interviewing *checks notes* Laura Kuenssberg, another BBC presenter. For SEVERAL minutes, not a 20 second plug for her TV show. It’s ridiculous and it’s not news reporting.static.klipy.comCirclejerkALT: Circlejerk 100
Jo PRComms @joprcomms.bsky.social · 24/07/2026If the lobby wants to convince sceptics like me that it’s not antiquated and doesn’t have a ridiculously high opinion of “The Lobby” as vital in the current form to the body politic, they’ll have to do so much better than this. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...bbc.co.ukThe Media Show - Andrew Neil, the PM and the press, AI actor Tilly Norwood - BBC SoundsAndy Burnham’s social media strategy, Andrew Neil on becoming a Youtuber, AI in Hollywood. 100
Reposted by Jo PRCommsGargarin @gargarin.bsky.social · 23/07/2026Yep it's a basic research principal to only consult people at their level of expertise ie "do you like sausages?" Not "how do you think changes in VAT will affect the hospitality sector " 011
Reposted by Jo PRCommsJo dB @jodb.bsky.social · 23/07/2026Ban all vox pops for two years. If someone wants to say something on the news channels “I can’t get a job because of the thousands of people on small boats every day”, they have to be properly challenged and probed on the “fact” or they don’t get airtime. 295
Jo PRComms @joprcomms.bsky.social · 22/07/2026This is really poor from the journalist and the agencies that set them up. And we ask ourselves constantly why people don’t trust corporate communications and journalism… 120
Jo PRComms @joprcomms.bsky.social · 13/07/2026“Please provide an example of the two meanings of contempt in the English language. Show your workings.” 010
Jo PRComms @joprcomms.bsky.social · 05/07/2026Genuinely interesting views and debate in replies and quotes. As someone who loves modern classical, jazz and the American songbook above most things, it’s insane that there wasn’t one thing in for the 250 that I was interested in. 000
Jo PRComms @joprcomms.bsky.social · 05/07/2026Too many people who should know better are either not understanding this or are (worse) preteen not to understand this. ⬇️ 130
Reposted by Jo PRCommsRory Cellan-Jones @rorycj.bsky.social · 05/07/2026Your regular reminder that cryptocurrency does in fact have a use case and that use case is crime 433338785
Reposted by Jo PRCommsbeebwatch.bsky.social @beebwatch.bsky.social · 02/07/2026Time to share the licence fee? Jonathan Heawood, bsky.app/profile/publ... and @impressorg.bsky.social on the rise of Manchester’s independent newsletter @manchestermill.bsky.social its Andy Burnham scoop, and what it means for the future of local journalism. 🎧 Listen: podfollow.com/beebwatch 034
Jo PRComms @joprcomms.bsky.social · 03/07/2026Similarly, I had an email that started “sure, here’s a version of team message with added empathy” the other week. Have to say, the team did not feel more empathised with. 29727
Reposted by Jo PRCommsStephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 03/07/2026In addition, unless your business is “links” (which Bluesky is great for), Bluesky isn’t worth the candle, and the devolved moderation system just is never going to work for most people, sadly. 913511
Jo PRComms @joprcomms.bsky.social · 03/07/2026Completely agree. Not sure why advisers and comms people are still insisting they should be on any platform except as broadcast/information sharing. And I think the same for departments, ALBs, regulators etc We’ve tried it, it didn’t work. Move on, comms wise. 110
Reposted by Jo PRCommsGavin Esler @gavinesler.bsky.social · 28/06/2026Advice for Life from Mel Brooks - (thanks @scientits.bsky.social ) 510535
Reposted by Jo PRCommsAl Ryan @alryanradio.bsky.social · 27/06/2026The end of an era - After almost a century we said goodbye this morning to our great companion of the airwaves Radio 4 198 LW. I shall miss her warmth and crackle. Here’s the final sign off at the end of #theshippingforecast before she fell silent… ❤️ 24446183
Jo PRComms @joprcomms.bsky.social · 26/06/2026I am begging - BEGGING - newsletter and Substack writers NOT to start your posts/ updates “ooh innit hot” or similar, unless it’s entirely pertinent. Please. 000
Reposted by Jo PRCommsJen @jennyflower.bsky.social · 09/06/2026Again, surely it's time for the government to shut down all their X accounts. 23112
Reposted by Jo PRCommsAdam Macqueen @adammacqueen.bsky.social · 09/06/2026Always thought this was a really surprising career progression. I think a lot of people who never saw an actual copy of it had a weird idea of Sullivan's Sunday Sport, that it was just "the funny one with the hilarious headlines!!" 1/2 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukTony Livesey steps back from BBC Radio 5 Live after allegations against David SullivanThe presenter worked as editor-in-chief at Sullivan's Sport newspapers before joining the BBC. 1136
Jo PRComms @joprcomms.bsky.social · 04/06/2026New content designer ideation session rather undermined by a whole session focused on New Idea’s. 100
Reposted by Jo PRCommsPrivate Eye Magazine @privateeyenews.bsky.social · 02/06/2026You've heard the stories. You've admired the piles of paper in the Eye office (video viewers only). And now it's time to learn which brilliant story has won this year's Paul Foot Award! 🎧 In the Page 94 podcast feed now: pod.fo/e/424bdf 310826
Reposted by Jo PRCommsDaniel Sugarman @danielsugarman.bsky.social · 02/06/2026When the father of a murdered son makes a public statement saying "we do not want his death to be used to create further division, hatred or tension", then I believe it's incumbent on any news outlet reporting on Farage's comments to ensure people know he has chosen to disregard the family's wishes. 633411163
Reposted by Jo PRCommsPrivate Eye Magazine @privateeyenews.bsky.social · 01/06/2026And the winners of the Paul Foot Award for investigative and campaigning journalism 2026 are... Peter Geoghegan and Khadija Sharife of Democracy for Sale. 30930175
Reposted by Jo PRCommsNaomi Alderman @naomialderman.bsky.social · 22/05/2026the greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing people that posting, raising awareness and staying informed were effective political actions 510634
Reposted by Jo PRCommsNicola @scrapegroat.bsky.social · 30/04/2026I utterly cannot comprehend how let alone why any business would install and give full database rights to something so completely unknown and impossible-to-understand as this. AI is so incredibly brand new with uses and abilities most people (me) can't imagine. Why would you let it near your data? 6249
Reposted by Jo PRCommsRay Newman @raynewman.bsky.social · 25/04/2026You can order ‘Thin Places in Hard Concrete‘ now, with 10 brand new stories of everyday worlds weirdly out of whack: cults, ghosts, impossible infrastructure, haunted Mellotrons... eBook (pre-order, available from 30 April) www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DC5PL7T4 Paperback www.amazon.co.uk/Thin-Places-... 45528
Reposted by Jo PRCommsJo dB @jodb.bsky.social · 26/04/2026<<We’re all trying to find the guy who did this meme>> 131
Reposted by Jo PRCommsPrivate Eye Magazine @privateeyenews.bsky.social · 20/04/2026Unimprovable headline From the latest Private Eye, out now. 8753216
Reposted by Jo PRCommsRobert Smith @bondhack.ft.com · 09/04/2026Hall of fame FT correction 8867261243
Jo PRComms @joprcomms.bsky.social · 03/04/2026Excellent episode of When it Hits The Fan focusing on crisis comms and importance of horizon scanning. “Identifying risk is the easy part but communicating it to the right people in the right way at the right time. THAT is where PR earns a seat at the top table.” www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...bbc.co.ukWhen It Hits the Fan - Don't Panic!!! - BBC SoundsDavid Yelland and Farzana Baduel discuss how to keep the public calm in a crisis. 000
Reposted by Jo PRCommsMarisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 25/03/2026sorry i never responded to your email, i didn't want to and then i forgot 494706697
Reposted by Jo PRCommslegalized gamboling @ohtazer.goblinmo.de · 23/03/2026as a culture we have really given "ideas" way too much credit. ideas are a dime a dozen. they happen all the time. the magic is way more in the doing, and the doing's diminished stature is linked to lack of respect for labor and, more recently, skill and expertise. 6659621585
Jo PRComms @joprcomms.bsky.social · 23/03/2026As if my contempt of the monetised “awareness weeks” wasn’t high enough already , #NationalCareersWeek has really reached a peak (nadir) of bigotry here. 010
Reposted by Jo PRCommsRay Newman @raynewman.bsky.social · 23/03/2026This is a fascinating piece by Evan Ratliff for Wired (behind the paywall) about the muddle LinkedIn has got itself into over AI: www.wired.com/story/linked...wired.comMy AI Agent ‘Cofounder’ Conquered LinkedIn. Then It Got BannedWhen social media is constantly pushing people to use AI, why not let AI agents participate? 3115
Reposted by Jo PRCommsJo dB @jodb.bsky.social · 16/03/2026Ooh, you don’t like fashion and don’t care what dresses people wear? How fascinating of you. 3103
Reposted by Jo PRCommsHelen Barrett @helenbarrett.bsky.social · 13/03/2026Maureen Cleave's advice to journalists is still good advice. Most interviewees are perfectly relaxed when you write down what they say, and tell you all kinds of things. AI transcription apps make them nervous and guarded. 041
Reposted by Jo PRCommsDamien Owens @damienowens.bsky.social · 10/03/2026Yes, hello, is that God? Yeah, hi. I have a complaint. You gave me this brain that’s designed for finding berries and avoiding lions and now people are ‘just circling back’ to see if we can ‘move the needle’ on ‘key initiatives’? NONE of those things are berries. 4546371281
Reposted by Jo PRCommsStephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 05/03/2026Your regular reminder that the UK is in fact a high trust society and anyone who implies it isn’t is either selling you a pup or has bought one. 391144331
Reposted by Jo PRCommsFinancial Times @financialtimes.com · 04/03/2026 What if AI just makes us work harder? ft.trib.al/ZlSWAMm | opinionft.trib.alWhat if AI just makes us work harder?Employees have reported increased momentum, but also a feeling of having more to do 4185