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Behind the Headlines With Jody Fisher

Cision

If you find the compelling human story in what you’re pitching, you’ll be successful. When you have newspapers that have existed for a century mailing their subscribers cardboard virtual reality goggles to use with their mobile devices, you know how important tapping into a user experience can be. My favorite book is….

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Meet the Media: Seth Clevenger, Managing Editor for Features at Transport Topics

Bianchi Biz Blog

I’m Seth Clevenger, managing editor for features at Transport Topics , a weekly newspaper and multimedia outlet dedicated to covering trucking and the freight transportation industry. Later that year I moved to Smyrna, Delaware, for my first full-time journalism job at a local newspaper that was part of a small family-owned chain at the time.

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Meet the Media: Jason Cannon, Chief Editor of Commercial Carrier Journal

Bianchi Biz Blog

Long one here, so bear with me: October 2005. I was the news editor of a small daily newspaper in Alabama. My wife worked for the same newspaper at the time, and she stopped by their house to pick up some photos that we ran with the story, and she was warmly greeted. Metro weekly newspaper that no longer exists.

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Anaheim Mayor Pitches American Idol?

Bad Pitch Blog

The 16-year-old Kennedy High School student has performed at numerous City events, including the 2005 Mayor''s Prayer Breakfast and Flag Day celebrations. From there, we''ll remind everyone that a news release does not double as a pitch. Too many facts can turn your pitch/news release into an act of desperation. Seacrest-style.

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The transition from media to PR: Four former journalists talk about the surprises, struggles and wins

Communications Conversations

Newspapers are cutting staff. I was most recently an anchor/reporter at WHO-TV in Des Moines, from 2005-2016. But, in general, reporters don’t want a product pitch on a press release. At Life Time, I spend a good chunk of time pitching stories to media across the country and Canada. It’s like being on autopilot.

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Top Media Outlets for Your News - The 2023 List

Prowly

These are the websites, newspapers, magazines, television outlets, and radio stations that have the biggest reach, and appearing on these can definitely help you spread the news about your brand or clients. To have better results when pitching, you might want to start by targeting smaller, relevant media outlets and see where it gets you.

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Sex in the City Pitch

Bad Pitch Blog

This pitch might remind you of Sex in the City. It reminds the Bad Pitch blog of Clueless. From: NAME Sent: Tuesday, April 25, 2006 7:09 PM To: FRIEND of BPB Subject: Long time no see Hi, I''m just getting around to organizing all of the business cards and contacts that I''ve collected since Thanksgiving 2005. Don’t I know you?”