Media Masters - Andy Coulson

Published: Feb. 11, 2021, 8 a.m.

Andy Coulson is a strategic media advisor to CEOs and global leaders. In a meteoric career which included editing the News of the World and serving as Prime Minister David Cameron\u2019s director of communications, it all came crashing down in 2014 when he was convicted of conspiring to intercept communications and sent to prison. Andy apologised for making significant mistakes as editor but denied - and still denies - breaking the law. In this in-depth interview, Andy reflects on the lessons learned from his time in jail and how \u201creverting back to his journalistic instincts\u201d boosted his resilience and fortitude; shares the ambition behind his podcast \u2018Crisis What Crisis,\u2019 which features a diverse array of high-profile guests - and aims to give listeners practical \u201clanding lights\u201d to help overcome their own difficulties; and criticises the government for aspects of their handling of pandemic communication - arguing that their \u201cdisease of don\u2019t know ... may have, at times, needlessly eroded public confidence.\u201d