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How To Score A Great Local News Story: 5 PR Tips

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

It’s also important to determine whether a story has its best chance of being published as a local media item, or if it warrants a full national media outreach. For example, survey results or breaking news at a national company will be pitched to national media, whereas region-specific news will be offered to local reporters.

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Public Relations Review

PR for Anyone

Be Newsworthy My biggest piece of advice when it comes to publicity is to start locally. Local media loves to cover stories about local businesses. Those are all topics that interest local media. An accountant can talk about new tax laws and what that means for local businesses. Make your business newsworthy.

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Social Media and PR – Go Together Like Peanut Butter & Jelly

Cision

Start locally. Local media loves to cover stories about local businesses. Those are all topics that interest local media. An accountant can talk about new tax laws and what that means for local businesses. Look at magazine covers for great hook examples. Make your business newsworthy.

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4 Keys to Distributing Public Service Announcements

Cision

In the past, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) mandated that television stations allocate a set amount of time for public service programming, but this is no longer the case. In the past, we relied solely on earned media pickup of public service announcements via local and national broadcasts.

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Pitch the Media

PR for Anyone

My dear friend and colleague, Jeff, an award winning television news reporter, told me his favorite email he ever got was “your blue eyes look so great on camera.” Journalists, particularly television stations are territorial and will often ask you for an exclusive. ” He still gushes about that. The answer is, “No.”

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5 Challenges to Effective Communication

Cision

1 television program on TV (“I Love Lucy”) averaged 68 percent of all households watching the show every week. 1 television program on TV (“The Cosby Show”) averaged 38 percent of all households. 1 television program on TV (“CSI”) averaged 12 percent of all households. Media diversification.

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Being Smart and Strategic When Navigating the Current News Cycle

PRSay

For example, a producer recently told us that they’re specifically looking for medical stories unrelated to the virus this week, and we’ve found that strong, timely pieces with a news hook can still find a home. The medical producer at a local TV affiliate mentioned that COVID-19 “rules life right now.”

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