“And there is that crucial little word: ‘candid’. This has blown up into a major media storm because people feel the royal family – who also double up as an institution of state – are not being honest with them. And if you can’t trust Kensington Palace, then who can you trust? To make this […]
Over the weekend, photo agencies pulled the Mother’s Day image of the Princess of Wales, 42, who is recovering from abdominal surgery, and her children, citing concerns about manipulation. Princess Kate apologized in a personal statement released on Monday, saying, “Like many amateur photographers, I do occasionally experiment with editing. I wanted to express my […]
Experts say details are consistent with an amateur splicing together different images from the same session to make a nice family portrait https://www.wsj.com/world/uk/kate-middleton-altered-photo-princess-of-wales-07920f5e
Mark Borkowski, a public relations consultant, called the photo fiasco a “massive own goal” and said the unedited image should be released to regain trust.The independent factchecking website Full Fact said it exemplified how greater transparency was crucial in preserving trust in images online.“In today’s information environment, any manipulation of an image, even relatively minor […]
Kate, Princess of Wales, apologizes for altering family photo that fueled rumors about her health Veteran public relations consultant Mark Borkowski said the photo gaffe exposed a wider PR problem for the monarchy. “There doesn’t seem to be that much joined-up strategic thinking at the heart of the royal family at the moment, which leads […]
Mark Borkowski, a London-based public relations and crisis communications expert, tells PEOPLE that in trying to share a new image with the public, the palace hasn’t calmed concerns — “in fact, it’s made it worse.” “Now some people are asking if it is all generated by AI or is it a Photoshop of a photo […]
Mark Borkowski, a PR expert, said the inclusion course initiative was part of a pattern of brands, particularly those with younger customers, embracing social justice causes. He said: “If The North Face are going deeper into this, they know that this is going to resonate with their audience. You are attuned to what your audience […]
Yet Mark Borkowski, one of the UK’s most experienced PR advisers, thinks we might all be looking through the wrong end of the telescope.“F1 is a global sport and the average F1 fan in Spain, Italy or Saudi Arabia doesn’t care about this,” he said. “Red Bull has always been a maverick and it’s a […]
Mark Borkowski, one of Britain’s leading PR gurus who represents a number celebrity clients, told MailOnline that despite the trappings of wealth and celebrity, a career as long as Graham’s takes its toll.https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13125665/Graham-Norton-Virgin-Radio-retire-husband-dog-60.html
Many children have their own social media accounts, even those who are supposed to be too young to have one. And they tend to have a very different relationship with influencers than an older generation. “They follow them, understand the algorithms, they are learning from them. [Because] they think that they can do it, younger […]