Jonathan Owen

Netflix's Adolescence: Are screen writers the new lobbyists?

Netflix's Adolescence: Are screen writers the new lobbyists?

Jack Thorne, co-writer of Netflix drama Adolescence, has become a prominent campaigner on the dangers posed to children via social media – showing how screenwriters can take a starring role in public affairs.

Most UK comms clients not walking the walk on climate change - report

Most UK comms clients not walking the walk on climate change - report

Two-thirds of clients are jumping on the bandwagon of talking about climate change without doing anything about it, says a report by the UK's PRCA’s Climate Communication Group.

TikTok on the rise as a news source, as Facebook wanes

TikTok on the rise as a news source, as Facebook wanes

TikTok is gaining ground with younger audiences while Facebook is becoming less important for news, according to the 2023 Digital News Report released by the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism.

Rishi Sunak: Comms contenders for new Downing Street team

Rishi Sunak: Comms contenders for new Downing Street team

Today Rishi Sunak will be appointed the UK’s third prime minister in the space of seven weeks. He will make history by becoming the country’s first Hindu PM.

Coca-Cola, Danone, and Nestlé in greenwashing row

Coca-Cola, Danone, and Nestlé in greenwashing row

Coca-Cola, Danone, and Nestlé have been accused of greenwashing by consumer groups that have made a legal complaint to the European Commission calling for a crackdown on ‘misleading’ claims over the recyclability of plastic bottles.

UN told misinformation could harm billions worldwide

UN told misinformation could harm billions worldwide

The UK’s spokesperson to the UN, Mungo Woodifield, has warned that misinformation and the use of AI to amplify it, threatens to impact billions of people worldwide.

Influencer marketing dominating B2B, Ogilvy report reveals

Influencer marketing dominating B2B, Ogilvy report reveals

Three-quarters of B2B marketing chiefs are investing in influencer marketing as a comms tool, according to a new report from Ogilvy.

Stagwell defends work with Israeli government after criticism

Stagwell defends work with Israeli government after criticism

Stagwell owns agencies including Assembly, Forsman & Bodenfors and Goodstuff.

Employers not trusted to be honest incomms, warns new report

Employers not trusted to be honest incomms, warns new report

One in three (31%) people do not think their employer is being open and honest in their communications with them, according to a new report by the Institute of Internal Communication.

Are celebrity influencers losing their touch?

Are celebrity influencers losing their touch?

More than half (56%) of consumers would rather follow normal people on social media than celebrities, as they find the content they post more authentic, according to new research.

Red Havas announces major restructure

Red Havas announces major restructure

Red Havas has merged its health agencies in Europe and the US with individual health comms professionals across the Asia Pacific region to create the single unified brand Red Havas Health, it announced today.

WHO shines spotlight on F1 and calls for enforcement of tobacco marketing bans

WHO shines spotlight on F1 and calls for enforcement of tobacco marketing bans

Comments follow series of high-profile F1 sponsorship deals recently.