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Jo PRComms

@joprcomms.bsky.social
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NW-based comms professional. Strategic comms/stakeholder/internal and external comms/writing/journalism/change/culture/public policy/leadership here. Personal elsewhere.

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Jo PRComms @joprcomms.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
This 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.
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Stephen 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.
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Darren M. A. Calvert @dmacalvert.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Just remembered this. I used it as a cautionary tale during a logo design project for one of my classes last year.
A logo for "BIG 12 SATURDAY" on PeacockTwo sportscasters blocking the sides of "BIG 10 SATURDAY" on a curtain behind them so that it just reads "BIG TURD".
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Marie Le Conte @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com · 04/08/2026
saying 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?
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Jack Tindale @jacktindale.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Trolling call centre staff and junior local authority workers automatically makes you a wrong ‘un, regardless of the righteousness of your cause.
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Ray Newman @raynewman.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Anyway, 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.
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Jo PRComms @joprcomms.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
I 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.
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Circlejerk
ALT: Circlejerk
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Jo PRComms @joprcomms.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
If 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/...
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The Media Show - Andrew Neil, the PM and the press, AI actor Tilly Norwood - BBC Sounds
Andy Burnham’s social media strategy, Andrew Neil on becoming a Youtuber, AI in Hollywood.
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Gargarin @gargarin.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Yep 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 "
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Jo dB @jodb.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Ban 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.
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Jo PRComms @joprcomms.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
This 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…
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Jo PRComms @joprcomms.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Seconded.
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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.”
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Jo PRComms @joprcomms.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
A really good read.
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Jo PRComms @joprcomms.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
Genuinely 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.
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Jo PRComms @joprcomms.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
Too many people who should know better are either not understanding this or are (worse) preteen not to understand this. ⬇️
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Rory Cellan-Jones @rorycj.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
Your regular reminder that cryptocurrency does in fact have a use case and that use case is crime
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beebwatch.bsky.social @beebwatch.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Time 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
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Jo PRComms @joprcomms.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Similarly, 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.
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Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
In 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.
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Jo PRComms @joprcomms.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Completely 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.
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Gavin Esler @gavinesler.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
Advice for Life from Mel Brooks - (thanks @scientits.bsky.social )
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Al Ryan @alryanradio.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
The 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… ❤️
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Jo PRComms @joprcomms.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
I am begging - BEGGING - newsletter and Substack writers NOT to start your posts/ updates “ooh innit hot” or similar, unless it’s entirely pertinent. Please.
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Jen @jennyflower.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Again, surely it's time for the government to shut down all their X accounts.
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Adam Macqueen @adammacqueen.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Always 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...
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Tony Livesey steps back from BBC Radio 5 Live after allegations against David Sullivan
The presenter worked as editor-in-chief at Sullivan's Sport newspapers before joining the BBC.
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Jo PRComms @joprcomms.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
New content designer ideation session rather undermined by a whole session focused on New Idea’s.
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Private Eye Magazine @privateeyenews.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
You'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
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Daniel Sugarman @danielsugarman.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
When 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.
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Private Eye Magazine @privateeyenews.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
And the winners of the Paul Foot Award for investigative and campaigning journalism 2026 are... Peter Geoghegan and Khadija Sharife of Democracy for Sale.
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Naomi Alderman @naomialderman.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
the greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing people that posting, raising awareness and staying informed were effective political actions
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Jo PRComms @joprcomms.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
The media’s messiest bitches, the Murdochs.
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Nicola @scrapegroat.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
I 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?
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Ray Newman @raynewman.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
You 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-...
The cover of Thin Places in Hard Concrete with a floating brutalist staircase. “Admirers of the cult TV series Inside No. 9 will love this collection.” David Collard “His incredible eerie tales of the urban weird will haunt you in the most welcome way.” Rose Ruane
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Jo dB @jodb.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
<<We’re all trying to find the guy who did this meme>>
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Private Eye Magazine @privateeyenews.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Unimprovable headline From the latest Private Eye, out now.
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Lum @brokentoys.social · 13/04/2026
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Robert Smith @bondhack.ft.com · 09/04/2026
Hall of fame FT correction
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Jo PRComms @joprcomms.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
Excellent 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/...
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When It Hits the Fan - Don't Panic!!! - BBC Sounds
David Yelland and Farzana Baduel discuss how to keep the public calm in a crisis.
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
sorry i never responded to your email, i didn't want to and then i forgot
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legalized gamboling @ohtazer.goblinmo.de · 23/03/2026
as 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.
subway ad that says "your idea could be live by the time you reach your stop"
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Jo PRComms @joprcomms.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
As if my contempt of the monetised “awareness weeks” wasn’t high enough already , #NationalCareersWeek has really reached a peak (nadir) of bigotry here.
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Ray Newman @raynewman.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
This 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...
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My AI Agent ‘Cofounder’ Conquered LinkedIn. Then It Got Banned
When social media is constantly pushing people to use AI, why not let AI agents participate?
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Jo dB @jodb.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
Ooh, you don’t like fashion and don’t care what dresses people wear? How fascinating of you.
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Helen Barrett @helenbarrett.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
Maureen 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.
Maureen’s top tip was: “Take notes and be seen to be taking notes because it inspires trust. You’d be appalled by the number of interviewers who rely on their memory for recall. No wonder people complain about being misquoted.”
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Damien Owens @damienowens.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
Yes, 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.
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Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Your 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.
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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 04/03/2026
What if AI just makes us work harder? ft.trib.al/ZlSWAMm | opinion
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What if AI just makes us work harder?
Employees have reported increased momentum, but also a feeling of having more to do
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