By John Glenday Rupert Murdoch owned newspapers The Sun & The Times have come under fire after both titles opted to relegate findings from the official Hillsborough inquiry to their inside pages – despite the formers close association with the tragedy born out of its infamous 1989 front page attributing blame to the fans. Instead of splashing the story on its front page The Sun didn’t get round to mentioning the historic verdict until page 8 with a similar absence noted at its sister title The Times – although later editions did feature a photograph of victims’ families on the cover. The Sun did dedicate Read full story › Source: The Drum...
Read MoreBy John Glenday A former SNP MP for the constituency of Glasgow East is being sued for £30k by a Twitter user after the Nationalist accused them of being a ‘Holocaust denier’. The legal action against Natalie McGarry has been taken by Alistair Cameron, director of Scotland in Union, who has been recipient of several critical social media messages from the politician, including one that labelled him an ‘internet troll’. The current case centres on a tweet penned on 6 March which read: “Leading unionist figures do know that Scotland in Union is headed by an internet troll and an outed Holocaust denier, right?” This was Read full story › Source: The Drum...
Read MoreBy Sarah Vizard Covering the same core modules as leading MBA programmes but in just 12 lessons, it aims to give marketers the tools needed to do their job better. The course is CPD credited and can be used within their formal record for a professional body, institute or employer. Ritson has taught at some of the world’s leading business schools including MIT Sloan School of Management, London Business School and Melbourne Business School. He has put together the course, including videos and readings, and will be doing a weekly online Q&A with students. The first course starts on 19 Septembers and will last for Read full story › Source: Marketing Week...
Read MoreBy Trevor Beattie Never mistake Nils Leonard for an adman. Even if he wants you to. He’s not. Nils’ meteoric rise and dazzling recent success have come, I believe, because he is anything but an adman. He’s primarily a stranger. In a strange land. His design background and mindset have shielded him from the clichés of creative directorship, chairmanship and all the other tripey tropes of adland; and given him a clarity of vision. His skill has been to bring everyone else on board. To make people believe in his mission. Above all, Nils Leonard has done what people have often (unsuccessfully) challenged José Read full story › Source: The Drum...
Read MoreBy Tom Fishburne Tom Fishburne is founder of Marketoon Studios. Follow his work at marketoonist.com or on Twitter @tomfishburne See more of the Marketoonist here Read full story › Source: Marketing Week...
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