We all know him as my faithful radio companion on Not Wireless Radio, the voice-over artist from the shire, the radio production student from @uniofglos and now he is dipping his toes into the water of charitable work. On the 28th March @ianpinnell will be abseiling 100ft down the Women’s Centre at John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford. In doing so Ian will be raising money for the Silver Star Society. The... 

Hear the latest news about the University, what is going on in Gloucestershire, plus an insight into the bigger news stories of the week. Every radio show is ‘top and tailed’ to remove music so that it may be enjoyed as a podcast. Not Wireless Radio is broadcasted on Tone Radio, the University’s radio station, every Friday between 10am – 12pm. If you enjoy Not Wireless Radio then you can join... 

[poll id="1"] This question is a cliché for anybody introduced to Public Relations and ethics. On a couple of occasions I have been asked but I have never had a defiant response. Let me explain why… A couple of weeks ago for my birthday a friend of mine bought me the film, ‘Thank You for Smoking’. Originally a novel by Christopher Buckley which follows a lobbyist, called Nick Naylor, who... 

Welcome to Series 2 of Not Wireless Radio on Tone Radio. An awkward start to the morning as everything in the studio decided to stop working but the show still went on. The latest news from the University is discussed, happenings over the holiday period are delved and the latest news stories are mused. Every radio show is ‘top and tailed’ to remove music so that it may be enjoyed as a podcast. Not... 

It is in my strictest, sternest and possibly controversial view that advertising online is dead. Once upon a time it did flourish and at the same time the internet was known as a commercial trap for users. I remember in the early 1990s it was almost impossible to visit a website without a pop-up advert greeting you. Sometimes you would be unfortunate enough to stumble upon a hoard of multi-pop-up adverts... 

Goodbye teenage years. It was nice meeting you but I could have done without the spots, grease, tantrums, fluff on the upper lip and identity confusion. There has been a rumour going around that today is actually my 50th birthday. This is but a mere proposed mental age though. I have gone through life with people commenting that I act much older than I am. Not entirely sure if it is a ‘maturity thing’,... 

It is a story so very familiar when a trade union is dedicated to protect its members through the form of a strike. The only problem is that strikes cause disruption and for this I have no desire to support the UCU (University and College Union) ballot. There is no doubt that higher education is in a little bit of a muddle. Just look at what happens when students decide not to vote. The government... 

“The Shorty Awards are a worldwide effort to engage hundreds of thousands of Twitter users to identify the best people and organizations on Twitter.” I am currently trying to get some votes in The Shorty Awards in the unofficial category of #publicrelations. Although feel free to nominate me for anything as The Shorty Awards are partly about how people view you on Twitter. Even getting one vote... 

I am really good at Scrabble. Seriously, I’m not joking. I even roughly know how many points each of the letters are worth. Instead of instinctively typing I can look at the keyboard and even within ‘qwerty’ can spot words such as; type, try, wet, re, et, ye. I don’t even need any human interaction. I can just sit with my iPhone and play… constantly. Why? Why on Earth?! Why word fence... 

Will provide part 2 of this muse within the next few days. On my Public Relations course whenever a campaign has been planned there is always one word which is used in abundance. The conception of a plan that will spread ‘awareness’. Perhaps defaulted by principle as awareness avoids connotations of unethical propositions. How wrong it would be to implement a campaign that would compel individuals...