Liz Adelanwa
liz-adel.bsky.social
Liz Adelanwa
@liz-adel.bsky.social
Health PR flack @ Weber Shandwick. Done time at NICE and Wellcome. Geeks out on sci comms and access stories!
More change at The Post! Business, tech, health and climate rolled into one newsroom department, focusing on technological shifts and impacts on daily life. And shifts to integrate audience and visual leads.
Washington Post to overhaul newsroom structure
The shifts follow months of high-profile staff departures and blowback to recent opinion coverage changes by owner Jeff Bezos.
www.axios.com
March 10, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Reposted by Liz Adelanwa
“Scientists noticed that X stopped being an effective tool for communication soon after the platform was purchased by Elon Musk in 2022. Harassment policies were rolled back, disinformation became more prevalent, and algorithms were manipulated…”
www.dailyuw.com/science/scie...
Scientists move to Bluesky, transitioning away from X and Meta platforms
A photograph of a short-eared owl mid-flight was the last Instagram post biology professor Carl Bergstrom shared before announcing his departure from the platform Jan. 10.
www.dailyuw.com
February 24, 2025 at 4:05 AM
If this one had gone out to timesheet weary agency flacks, you'd have receipts you couldn't even handle in seconds!

apnews.com/article/elon...
Musk gives all federal workers 48 hours to explain what they did last week or face consequences
Hundreds of thousands of federal workers have until just before Tuesday to explain what they accomplished over the last week.
apnews.com
February 27, 2025 at 11:19 AM
This guide is such gold. Of all the talk of evolving newsrooms, no phones, 24/7 newsfluencers, etc. there is a constant rhythm.

Typically, the (very) early bird catches the worm on news for the day. And that late morning/post lunch slump might actually be a good time to cut through!
If you're pitching UK newsdesks as a PR or freelance journo then this is the only guide (that I know of!) to all the deadline times - and best times to pitch. Free to read this week only🙂 rosietaylor.substack.com/p/press-dead...
Press Deadlines: The 2025 Guide
The best - and worst - times to pitch news stories to the UK press
rosietaylor.substack.com
February 24, 2025 at 5:43 PM
New year, new platform! Starting off my year digesting all the 2025 health hot takes. But first you gotta look back, enjoyed this from GoodRx on last year's most influential approvals.
Also has lots of inspo for how to succintly write up drug MoA and unmet need www.goodrx.com/drugs/news/f...
FDA New Drug Approvals: The 19 Biggest Approvals of 2024 So Far - GoodRx
Several new drugs, vaccines, and OTC products received FDA approval in 2023. Many more are receiving approval in 2024. Keep an eye out for the newest drugs and vaccines with GoodRx.
www.goodrx.com
January 6, 2025 at 5:16 PM