2005 Newspapers Pitching 
Bianchi Biz Blog
OCTOBER 9, 2023
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.
Bianchi Biz Blog
AUGUST 7, 2023
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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Cision
MARCH 24, 2017
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….
Bad Pitch Blog
MARCH 23, 2006
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.
Prowly
JUNE 27, 2024
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.
Communications Conversations
AUGUST 31, 2018
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.
Buzzstream
FEBRUARY 27, 2024
Writing media pitches for data-led stories or studies is very different from writing a media pitch to promote the launch of a new product, service, or event. Maybe you’re wondering what your pitch should include. Or are you struggling to figure out how best to structure your pitch? What is a Media Pitch?
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