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Did you spot the 2026 Editor Festival line-up in the Community? 🔥
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 a Pro member, you’ve got exclusive front-row access.
What’s coming up this week?
🧠 Get your PR done for the week
Join our first co-working call of the year
📅 Tuesday 13th January, 9:30am
🎯 Your Q1 press hooks, sorted
Our Q1 Press Forecast & Strategy call will help you shape strong, press-ready pitch hooks for the quarter ahead. Apply to have your hooks created for you here.
📅 Thursday 15th January, 1pm
Rosie & team PR Dispatch
Current Newsjacking Topics
What’s in the news right now:
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Jump on relevant trending topics to get your brand into the conversation. Find out more about newsjacking here.
26TH - 29TH JANUARY
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.
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
AI Prompt of the Week
“Make this pitch more timely for [LONG LEAD / SHORT LEAD /ONLINE] press working on [MONTH]“
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