The story behind Journalism and PR

Journalism and PR was launched in April 2009 after Rhea began getting frustrated at the lack of press releases she received while working as a journalist from sole traders and small businesses.

On a daily basis she would receive dozens of emails from big companies containing press releases about their latest news, much of it was day to day with a newsy story popping up occasionally. She could tell those who had a public relations team and those that had just sent information to every newspaper in the country.

She started to wonder why the local businesses didn't seem to send any releases to us. There were a few who were brilliant at keeping us informed and often appeared in photographs, She got to know a number of businesses quite well... but when she thought about how many businesses there were in Shropshire she realised thousands of them were missing a trick.

Rhea would hear about things that would have made great stories, that people were all telling each other in the pubs and cafes but that were never reaching the journalists. Heart-warming stories, fund-raising tales, new businesses boosting the county and much much more.

So she decided to help the sole-traders and small businesses of the county to be heard. That was her aim, and is now that's her business.