Quote of the Week

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“This is journalism – authentic, fearless, two-fisted, pure.???

Cartoonist Steve Brodner in the final print edition of the Village Voice, which was published this week featuring a photo of Bob Dylan on the cover, taken in the title’s heyday, circa 1965. The magazine documented bohemian life in New York for 62 years.

Weekly High

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Bud Light’s latest ad campaign proves that even in an age of specialist craft porters and rye IPA, there’s always room for a good old fashioned lager advert that comes complete with much hilarity. Top marks for making us fall over laughing.

Weekly Low

Over the past week the anger resulting from Nikon’s D850 promotional campaign has only grown more visible. Put simply, the camera giant featured 32 leading photographers, none of which were female. Let’s just leave it at that.

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Rick Guttridge

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Rick Guttridge is the Founder and CEO of Smoking Gun, the PR, influencer and social media agency built around a clear belief: communications should not just create noise, but prove measurable business impact. With more than 25 years’ experience in PR, Rick has helped major brands improve visibility, likeability and memorability through ingenious communications across sectors including FMCG, pets, homes and interiors, mother & baby, health and wellbeing, and personal finance.