Response Source press releases of the week 10/03/10

10 March, 2010

Vote for the nation's favourite sweet

Vote for the nation’s favourite sweet

Do we all have the same tastes in sweets? That’s the question being asked by new online confectionery website The Sweetie Jar which today (9th March) launched a poll to find the UK’s favourite sweets by nation.

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Take the Pranamat Eco challenge for a month and feel the difference

Yogamatters.com is delighted to announce the exclusive arrival of the Advaita Pranamat Eco to the UK market. To celebrate, we’re inviting members of the press to try the Pranamat Eco out for themselves and reap the benefits to both body and mind.

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“No Smoking Day” provides the perfect opportunity to stop smoking…for good!

Exciting new treatment from I Quit Smoking UK offers the ideal solution for smokers who want to quit today.

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Charity Rugby Raffle: Help a Great Cause and Win Some Great Prizes

London – 3rd March 2010 – Today sees the launch of a huge online raffle aiming to raise money for the Tag Rugby Trust.

There are nearly 20 great prizes to be won, including signed memorabilia, rugby tickets, clothing and kit, generously donated by companies such as Puma, Gilbert, Kitbag and viagogo.

Visit the website to see more…

Our “press releases of the week” are stories from the Response Source and SourceWire press release wires which catch the eye of the DWPub team. They might be quirky stories, useful statistics and surveys, or just something with a good illustration.  If you’d like to suggest a story from our release wires that we should feature, use the “contact” tab at the top of this page to find out how to get in touch with us.

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Freelance Journalist Focus: Suzi Dixon

10 March, 2010

Freelancer Suzi Dixon

The Focus is a chance for freelance journalist members of www.journalistdirectory.com to tell colleagues, editors and PRs (in our separate newsletter from www.featuresexec.com) a bit more about their work and experience. If you’d like to take part email us on news@dwpub.com.

This week (pictured, right): Suzi Dixon

What do you write about? Anything required! My favourite commissions are anything to do with beauty, health and spas and I also love working for Perfect Wedding – it’s fabulously girly and full of gorgeous jewellery and dresses!

Where are we likely to see your work? Just Google me! The Telegraph stuff ranks the highest but I’ve also been on the features staff at the Western Daily Press and Bristol Evening Post. Magazines = too many to mention but my favourites are Perfect Wedding, Grazia, You (Mail on Sunday), Seven (Telegraph Saturday) and Red.

What’s the most memorable work you’ve done? Writing about the manatees at SeaWorld in Orlando – did a travel piece and an eco piece and the whole trip was fabulous!

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/earthnews/3311422/Manatees-get-top-billing-on-SeaWorld-tour.html

What interview or feature would you love the chance to do? I’d love to do more real life pieces, not celebrities but just the average woman and how she overcomes obstacles in her life…we all deal with dramas on a daily basis and people fascinate me!

How would you pay the bills if you weren’t a journalist? I did ballroom and latin dancing from the age of 5 and did my exams to teach when I was 17…but working for a local paper, I already had the journo bug!

If we gave you £1,000, how would you spend it? I’d take my best friends out for a lavish meal, champagne and a night at the casino.

What books are on your bedside table, magazines in your bag, or blogs on your screen? Honestly? Trash lit such as Jilly Cooper and Jackie Collins. Escapist and I love it!

Get in touch with Suzi Dixon via the Freelance Journalist Directory: http://www.journalistdirectory.com/journalist/Ezz/Suzi-Dixon/

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National & regional press news 10/03/10

10 March, 2010

Northcliffe newspapers the Western Daily Press and the Western Morning News are to merge their subbing operations and be headed by a single editor in chief. The Bristol-based Western Daily Press and the Plymouth-based Western Morning News are to combine their production and content management operations, with production of the Morning News to move to Bristol. Both titles will retain a separate editorial team and editorial content but will undergo a similar redesign. Western Morning News editor Alan Qualtrough will become editor in chief of the two titles, whilst Western Daily Press editor Andy Wright has decided to retire. Wright has worked in the regional press for 40 years, including 25 years at the Shropshire Star and seven years at the Derby Evening Telegraph. He has been editor of the Daily Press since 2005. Northcliffe also propose to create a centralised subbing hub in Plymouth which will oversee The Herald (Plymouth), the Herald Express (Torquay), and the Express and Echo (Exeter). The changes are part of Northcliffe’s restructuring of its South West division. About 20 subbing posts at Torquay and Exeter and 11 editorial jobs in Bristol are at risk.

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Media & marketing media news 10/03/10

10 March, 2010

Jo Roberts and Louise Jack, former features writers at Marketing Week, have new roles. Roberts is still at Marketing Week but has been promoted from features writer to deputy features editor. This was effective from the start of last week. She still has the same contact details. Jack has left the magazine and started as assistant editor for Marketing Week’s sister website, Pitch, two weeks ago. She will remain based in the same building with the same email address. A replacement for Jack at Marketing Week is currently being sought.

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Consumer media news 10/03/10

10 March, 2010

COMPANY magazine’s agony aunt Flic Everett is leaving the title after 12 years in May. Everett will continue freelance work and is currently working for The Daily Mail, Red, Top Sante, Fabulous, The Express, and is acting features editor of Candis. Everett is also working on her own company, Pitch Doctor, which offers PR & journalism training.

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