Media mastermind behind ‘The Most Hated Woman In Britain’ to open CommsCon

Tim Burrowes

February 5, 2015 12:04

cunningham headlines The man who masterminded the rise of Britain’s most infamous tabloid personality is to be the opening speaker at next month’s CommsCon conference.

Publicist Rob Cooper will share the story of how he used the British media to take aspiring glamour model Josie Cunningham from an unknown to regular front page fare.

Last month, Cooper and Cunningham featured in a TV documentary – Josie: The Most Hated Woman In Britain? – exploring how they manipulated the media to turn her into a celebrity.

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Tim Burrowes

Tim Burrowes is the publisher of Mumbrella and Unmade. He co-founded Mumbrella in 2008 and sister title Unmade in 2021. He's worked in the UK, Middle East, Asia & Australia and has specialised in writing about the communications world for the last 25 years. He wrote the book Media Unmade, published in 2021, and became the presenter of MediaLand on ABC Radio National in 2025.

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Media mastermind behind ‘The Most Hated Woman In Britain’ to open CommsCon

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