The past few years have seen me transition from traditional marketing and administrative roles to the topsy-turvy world of PR. This has been a move not without its share of culture shocks, but the one that’s made me cock my head is how, in this field, workaholism seems to be a sort of social currency.
When time is ticking, and the sword of Damocles hangs over your beaded brow, formality tends to go out the window. The speed of news and current affairs is unrelenting, and the need to connect with a journalist or news outlet – in that moment – tends to overwhelm, sometimes leaving little room for nuance…
Polling is an integral part of political storytelling. The news of who’s up and who’s down, who’s ahead and who’s gaining ground drives the narrative of much of our news. But what happens when polling is wrong or miscalibrated? If polls aren’t a true reflection of reality, then we’re doing a great deal of damage…