It's a wider mistake made in business/other organisations too. Get a former journalist in, because they'll help you get coverage, or not, or something. They know how the media works! That's all that matters. Never mind the people who've spent their whole career in comms (waves).
When these ex-journos get into the job they often find it's quite different to what they expected and you have to do all this other stuff which is nothing like journalism (who knew), and they can struggle.
Word on the street is that most of the true comms professionals have quit Downing Street over the last couple of years. Allegedly because of sheer frustration at their advice not being followed.
It's a wider mistake made in business/other organisations too. Get a former journalist in, because they'll help you get coverage, or not, or something. They know how the media works! That's all that matters. Never mind the people who've spent their whole career in comms (waves).
When these ex-journos get into the job they often find it's quite different to what they expected and you have to do all this other stuff which is nothing like journalism (who knew), and they can struggle.