Hugh Kirby's profile

Hugh has been a distinguished journalist for more than 30 years including 20 years as a senior ITV news reporter. During that time his foreign assignments alone have included the Falklands, Bosnia, and Kosovo working closely with the British Army and NATO.

In other conflicts he has worked closely with NGOs and with aid agencies during events like the famine and civil war in Somalia. Before moving to television Hugh was news editor at a British commercial radio station and spent four years in Switzerland for Swiss Radio International (working in German and French). As one of our long-standing journalist/trainers Hugh has worked with many of our clients.

Media News

The truth about fake news

Making up the news and faking stories to fool or entertain is nothing new. In the 1980’s a UK national paper even celebrated this – stories such as WWII BOMBER FOUND ON MOON, or ATHLETE WITH THREE LEGS BREAKS SPRINT RECORD. These stories amused – and were immediately recognisable for what they are.
But the arrival of social media has meant real and fictional stories are now presented...

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Recent Clients

NATO - Eurocorps

Training and development, such as interview skills, are essential preparations for media success.
Cobham plc - Live

Creating a 'live' TV environment poses completely different challenges for the interviewee to recorded interviews.
NATO Headquarters, Germany

Broadcasting the news creates a 'real' environment for all those in an exercise, and provides a common understanding of what the story is.
Training Unit Suffield, Canada

A reporter broadcasts from a mock village at the British Army Training Unit in Canada. Working alongside reporters develops the understanding of those who face them in the real world.
Nuclear accident exercise

Reporters filing news reports during an exercise with the Nuclear Accident Response Organisation. News can be broadcast in minutes.
Embedded TV journalist

An embedded TV journalist reviewing tapes during a British Army Exercise on Salisbury Plain. Embedding forces the training audience to consider real life issues of working with the media.
Training exercise Kenya

Radio reporter interviewing role players during an Army Training exercise in Kenya. The media cover stories from all angles.
Embedded camera operator

An embedded camera operator filming from a Naval vessel off the coast of Scotland. Transmitting stories, for example from ships, is a challenge.
Emergency services bulletin

Putting together a 'top of the hour' radio bulletin during an exercise for the Emergency Services. Radio is a critical communication tool in a crisis.
Training NATO's personnel

Training groups, prior to more advanced individual training, develops common standards so messages are delivered in a coherent way throughout an organisation.
Health Protection Agency

Interview training on an exercise to develop skills in explaining complex issues to a TV audience and bring reassurance during a crisis.
British Army exercise

TV team interviewing a British soldier during a training exercise in Kenya. The media will talk to all levels of your organisation.
Bristow Group - Houston

Creating the right message and delivering it effectively, even in a crisis, is crucial to maintaining reputation. Here on an exercise with Bristow helicopters in Texas.
Filming in Kenya

A camera operator filming from an Army helicopter during an exercise in Kenya, developing the pilot and crew skills of working with media teams.
Working with United Nations

Working with international civilian organisations is essential training both for them, and those who work with them.

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