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Joanna Hearn
Biography
Jo is an experienced journalist and communicator having worked for more than 20 years on national ne
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Joanna Hearn
Joanna
Hearn
London
Jo is an experienced journalist and communicator having worked for more than 20 years on national newspapers including as Health Editor at the Daily Express. She is now a highly sought-after communications specialist working across the healthcare sector delivering creative strategic insight, media relations and corporate communication support. Jo is a skilled storyteller who can cut through the corporate noise to spot hard-hitting angles, scrutinise messaging to ensure high impact and produce carefully crafted and on-message content that grabs attention. Her passion for and understanding of the health and science landscape means she can cut to the nub of complex issues and data to turn them into the simple and engaging stories which catch the eye of reporters in busy newsrooms. She creates thought-leading narratives for companies as well as content for executives – from social media to speeches – using her journalism background to capture their authentic tone of voice, helping build reputation and influence. Jo is an in-demand media trainer, combining her inside knowledge of the media with continued expertise as a working journalist to help in-house teams, spokespeople and executives be confident when dealing with the media whether that’s selling in a story or facing tough questions from journalists. Jo is a highly regarded and experienced facilitator for advisory boards, meetings, workshops and brainstorms and continues to work as a freelance journalist writing for titles including the Daily Mail, Mail on Sunday, The Times and The Sun.
A range of media and communications services
Media training | Meeting facilitation | Media messaging and advice | Crisis communications | Report writing | Content creation | media_advisory_boards
