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Have you seen the 2026 Editor Festival line-up? 🔥

We’ve got top editors from The Telegraph, Stylist, Startups Magazine and Fabulous (The Sun) sharing unfiltered insight into what they want from brands in 2026 – across entrepreneurial stories, online press, shopping content and expert & podcast features.

🗓 Four days of live editor sessions
📅 26th–29th January

As an Enterprise member, you’ve got exclusive front-row access.

QUICK LINKS:

  • Onboarding call – Book here

  • Strategy call – Book here

  • Slack channel – Join here

Rosie & Team PR Dispatch 

Current Newsjacking Topics:


Jump on relevant trending topics to get your brand into the conversation. Find out more about newsjacking here.

Monday

How to get your entrepreneurial story in a national newspaper

Bex Burn-Callander

Freelance contributor

Tuesday

Inside an online editor’s day-to-day

Susanne Norris

Wednesday

What editors are looking for in podcast guests, founder interviews and expert opinions

Anna Wood

Thursday

What shopping editors really want to see in your product pitches in 2026

Catherine Bennion-Pedley

Plus, bonus sessions:

→ 15 online press to target for AI shopping authority
→ Drop-in pitch reviews
→ more

A week-long online bonus event for PR Dispatch Pro + Enterprise members, the Editor Festival shows you what the UK press will want from brands in 2026 – and how to pitch it.

26TH - 29TH JANUARY

AI prompt of the Week

“Make this pitch more timely for [LONG LEAD / SHORT LEAD /ONLINE] press working on [MONTH]“

Download the Q1 Press Forecast, upload to ChatGPT and create relevant pitches. Here’s how.

Upcoming Workshops & Calls

Pro call schedule
Co-working call
Jan 20
Co-working call

Our live co-working call is back. Log on with other members and get your PR done alongside us. It’s a silent accountability session, but our team will be there to help you find anything you need inside the platform.

Join live here.

Drop-in PR session
Jan 22
Drop-in PR session

A casual drop-in call you can jump into whenever you need. No question is too small (or too niche) and no PR topic is off-limits.

Join live here when the call starts.

Kick off & 15 online press to target for AI shopping authority
Jan 26
Kick off & 15 online press to target for AI shopping authority

AI and PR? A hot topic. And the perfect way to kick off the 2026 Editor Festival. Earned media plays a big role in how AI tools decide which brands to suggest. If your brand isn’t showing up, it can be missed. In this session, we’ll share 15 online press types that matter for AI visibility.

Join live here.

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