When was the last time you looked inside your local newspaper? It might have gone through some big changes since you last bought a physical copy, but there’s a good chance it still exists. If you’re one of our media training, podcast or video production clients there’s a good chance Read more
As one of Scotland’s leading media training providers it should be no surprise that at Comsteria, we live and breathe the media. Our roots are in the traditional, mainstream media but we’re just as passionate about digital media and emerging channels. It’s a world we’re used to and there’s a Read more
In our media training courses I encourage clients to spend more time consuming media critically. Listen to radio news, watch bulletins on TV and try to spend some time with a different newspaper each week. Developing a better understanding of what the mainstream media actually does is key to improving Read more
Chris O’Shea is CEO of British Gas owner Centrica and it’s safe to say he’s OK for a few quid. In a recent interview with BBC Breakfast News, he sat on the couch and quite calmly revealed his salary last year was a staggering £4.5 million. While he didn’t seem Read more
It’s the strangest thing. Tens of thousands of people watching a guy on YouTube filming through the gates of a packaging company on an industrial estate in Hull. And it’s not just one guy. There’s a squad of them. They call themselves ‘YouTube Auditors’, they’re scattered across the country armed Read more
It always stuck me as a recipe for disaster that BBC Question Time often relies on the presenter referring to audience members by their perceived gender + an item of clothing/hairstyle so that the sound crew can ensure the question they’re about to ask is picked up by a microphone Read more