Marcus Hughes

PR and media @wearecowshed. Former content editor/ senior journalist @WalesOnline. Cat guy.

[Marcus Hughes @Marcoosious]

My brother was creative, fun, caring and kind. He also lived with schizophrenia.
I'm constantly struck by how infrequently we hear about stories like his.
So I told the one I know. @WalesOnline https://t.co/m01nRBO97p

[Marcus Hughes @Marcoosious]

@davidhiggerson I am sure you recognise that these are intelligent, highly-skilled, creative people working for you. How can you argue that Reach is a company where they’ll find the career rewards they deserve when the above is true?

[Marcus Hughes @Marcoosious]

@davidhiggerson The words mean nothing David.
These are the actions of a company ensuring the “skills and talent needed to be successful” remain in the newsroom.
- Multiple rounds of redundancies every year leaving the remaining staff to pick up the pieces and fester job insecurity fears. (1/…)

[Marcus Hughes @Marcoosious]

@davidhiggerson - Wild shifts in strategy that leave the people undertaking the work frustrated and directionless. (3/4)

[Marcus Hughes @Marcoosious]

@davidhiggerson - Decades of pay stagnation.
- Failure to deliver on promises (some made to end industrial disputes) of a basic skills and pay-related career progression framework.
- Failure to act on warnings from staff about the audience impact of an outdated, unreadable platform. (2/…)

[Marcus Hughes @Marcoosious]

@ConorGogarty It’s an excellent piece of journalism and a huge accomplishment. Glad to hear it’s found a broad audience as well.
We love to see it!

[Conor Gogarty @ConorGogarty]

Recently I went undercover working at a door-to-door sales operation. I'd heard claims of exploitation and cult-like practices, so I got a job there to investigate

Wearing a hidden camera I gathered evidence of lies, pressure-selling and a network of linked offices around the UK

[Marcus Hughes @Marcoosious]

@bm_summer @westwalesjourno I’ve had more practice at this than you. The latter is the safer bet with Sion.

[Marcus Hughes @Marcoosious]

@Lydiarosesteph @gourmetgorro This is where we’ve booked ours!

[RegionalPressAwards @RegPressAwards]

The Winner in the Young Journalist of the Year category is Ffion Lewis / Media Wales – congratulation’s #TheRegionalPressAwards

[Marcus Hughes @Marcoosious]

@ffi0nlewis "Derr filmin' midgets!"

[Marcus Hughes @Marcoosious]

@Lydiarosesteph I had a similar second offer at point of unsubscribing after taking an introductory rate of like £1?! Interesting Now TV is wise to scheduled cancellers, seems unique to streaming services.
I’ll probably forget after six months now 😅

[David Owens @asoundreaction]

'We are now a team defined by its present, not its past. Our story is not of near misses, of heartache and regrets. As a nation we have been redefined, reborn and reawakened'

My take on Wales’ exit from the World Cup

https://t.co/8JgQei9Ck0

[Marcus Hughes @Marcoosious]

@Dorkfeatures I'd find it very difficult to live in a house where this is the strategy😫
Get a dehumidifier, then put a blanket over that and your drying and tuck one side of the blanket behind the radiator.

[Marcus Hughes @Marcoosious]

@yvonnea13 @WalesOnline Previously, we told you they'd bought them. Today we can tell you how much they spent after an FOI response.
Would you prefer us to just chuck stuff out and never consider it again? You'd have something to say if we did that in relation to something you, personally, cared about.

[Will Hayward @WillHayCardiff]

There is a new Secretary of State for Wales - David TC Davies.

Let's take a look at some of the views he has expressed in past.

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[Scott Bryan @scottygb]

Wait did Tom Bradby try to recreate his “what is going on in the House of Commons?” meme?!?

[Marcus Hughes @Marcoosious]

@ITVDean Or rather, if you can send me a DM we'll discuss. Yours appear to be closed.
I think there may have been an internal misunderstanding on our part and we apologise. But nothing undertaken with malicious intention. I am sure we can resolve.

[Marcus Hughes @Marcoosious]

@ITVDean Hi Dean,
I'll send you a direct message on this.

[Marcus Hughes @Marcoosious]

@bethanjenkins Still on the menu!