Ross - Press Officer

05/07/23 • 34 min

"Skegness is lovely, what are you talking about?"

Get ready for some shocking revelations about porridge this time on What Do You Do? as I speak to Ross, who's a Press Officer. But what's a Press Officer there for? What's it like dealing with journalists? And where do I find the lawyers? All those questions and more in a short, sharp dive into the world of comms on WDYD?

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Here's the piece Ross mentioned on fake review factories: https://www.which.co.uk/news/article/facebook-still-infiltrated-by-fake-review-factories-aTTJ24L5vYyJ

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"Skegness is lovely, what are you talking about?"

Produced by Quincy De Vries

Music by Joe Greaney: https://soundcloud.com/joegreaney

Graphics by LUKE.TYPE: https://luketype.com/

Here's the piece Ross mentioned on fake review factories: https://www.which.co.uk/news/article/facebook-still-infiltrated-by-fake-review-factories-aTTJ24L5vYyJ

Previous Episode

Ella - Writer

“How can I not ask you about writing a magic system?!”

WDYD? is reaching its troublesome teens, so today’s guest couldn’t be more fitting. Ella is a published writer of Young Adult fiction, so we get into the ups and downs of writing for teens, the publishing industry and the perils of the blank page. In Jargon Buster, we discuss the mysterious place that is #BookTok, and in a moment of inspiration I try to secure a book deal for Jobby and Jargon, the job-hunting cats. Offers to my agent, please...

Ella’s book Rapunzella, Or, Don't Touch My Hair is available all over, so why not treat your teenage self and grab a copy:

https://www.waterstones.com/book/rapunzella-or-dont-touch-my-hair/ella-mcleod/9780702313868

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Rapunzella-Dont-Touch-My-Hair-ebook/dp/B09QLNHWX9

Ella, in wearing many hats, is also a podcaster! She writes for Unexplained, and hosts Creature Comforts, so do check them out too:

http://www.unexplainedpodcast.com/about

https://maximumfun.org/podcasts/comfort-creatures/

Produced by Quincy De Vries

Music by Joe Greaney: https://soundcloud.com/joegreaney

Graphics by LUKE.TYPE: https://luketype.com/

Oh and lastly, The Wind Singer was that lovely YA book that Ella and I both loved...https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wind_Singer

Next Episode

Adam - Curate

This time on WDYD I’m joined by Adam, who is a Curate for the Church of England. It’s a bumper episode and a lovely, thoughtful discussion, as you might expect given Adam’s job and his faith are tied up in the very same package.

As ever with WDYD though, that didn’t stop me from asking the hard questions, putting Adam through his paces in the Jobometer and reckoning with some ecclesiastical jargon in Jargon Buster.

Adam has his own podcast, Delight Podcast, which can listen to here: https://delightpodcast.com/

Produced by Quincy De Vries

Music by Joe Greaney: https://soundcloud.com/joegreaney

Graphics by LUKE.TYPE: https://luketype.com/