The GuardianThe BBC’s decision to take Gary Lineker off air leaves its most outspoken personality with a potentially career-defining decision, as the corporation looks to risk its reputation to make a public example of one of its biggest stars.Lineker’s politically loaded tweets about the government’s new asylum policy – followed by a pledge to stand by his comments –…
The GuardianGary Lineker may have famously managed to avoid being carded for foul play during a 16-year professional football career, but the latest politically loaded social media salvo from the BBC’s highest-paid presenter has the corporation’s director general seeing red.Tim Davie, who may now be rueing the £6.75m deal to keep the former England star at…
Daily MailTommy Fury has made at least £3.7million from his win over Jake Paul in Riyadh – and could bring home at least £10million more by the end of the 2025, experts told MailOnline today.The Love Island star and boxer, 23, may even eclipse his influencer partner Molly-Mae Hague, 23, who is said to earn £2million-a-year and…
Nicola Bulley’s family are enduring an unimaginable tragedy and deserve better than the treatment they have endured at the hands of the police and the media. Those responsible for the police’s communications must take their share of responsibility.Even considering limitations on what they can share with the public, the police seem to break another cardinal…
The iMark Borkowski, a leading PR consultant, agreed that Manchester United had to protect their brand.“They probably will think of Mason Greenwood, no matter how big a football talent he is, it’s more important to be seen to be doing the right thing at the expense of the individual, which answers a big question about…
INSIDERMark Borkowski, a PR advisor and commentator, told Insider that there’s unlikely to be reconciliation for Harry and Charles in the short term. If the pair were to make amends, Borkowski believes it could take a long time, possibly several years.He said that from a PR perspective, the palace’s current objective is to focus on…
The Daily MailBrand guru Mark Borkowski said that the BBC has to freshen up its Radio 2 line up for the next generation – but risks upsetting devotees.He said: ‘The BBC have to take the pain to renew and find new blood. It’s in danger of being sucked into a niche at a time they…
Page Six“I suspect the ‘bunker mentality’ has left them threadbare on future messaging,” Borkowski said. “As each interview landed, Harry exposed a deep well of emotional unresolved pain. He should spend time and effort on dealing with the pain instead of turning it into a three-ring Barnum and Bailey circus act.”Full Page Six article link
The Times“Meghan and Harry encapsulate what a youth audience, a millennial audience, wants to talk about,” says Mark Borkowski, a PR expert. “Black Lives Matter, ecology, the state of the planet, trans rights; plus she’s a Hollywood princess, which captures the imagination. The boomers are fixed against it. They don’t understand it and think it’s…
The Guardian Royal interviews have a long pedigree, but not necessarily a good one. “When you look at history, any time that a senior royal has sat down for an interview, ultimately it has always backfired,” said Katie Nicholl, author of The New Royals, and Vanity Fair’s royal correspondent, who has been writing about the Windsors for…