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. How long have you been in journalism and how did you get started? I also produce audio and video content for our online and multimedia channels.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

MAY 6, 2024

How long have you been in journalism and how did you get started? I joined my university’s newspaper as a reporter in 2018. I appreciate interview proposals and prepared written statements regarding trending topics in the trucking space. How does this topic serve FleetOwner ’s readers’ operations?

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Bianchi Biz Blog

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Since I graduated in December 2021, I’ve been an associate editor within the engineering field, first for Microwave Journal and since January at EE World Online and all the sites it handles. How long have you been in journalism and how did you get started? Can you tell us what types of stories, trends, or issues are on your radar now?

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PRSay

AUGUST 11, 2021

When it comes to realizing the value of media relations, Op-Ed columns in newspapers are the gold standard. I cannot stress enough the importance of writing to the correct length as prescribed by the newspaper,” Yost says. With fewer newsrooms and journalists, media placements are more difficult and, therefore, more valuable.

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Critical Mention

JANUARY 22, 2019

In this interview, she shares her insights into how marketing has changed over time, the most valuable social media channel for marketers and how to make more of an impact as a marketing professional in your community. Having Everybody Writes appear on the Wall Street Journal best-seller list organically was cool, too. SCHEDULE A DEMO.

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PR for Anyone

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

I interviewed journalists from The Washington Post, The Washington Business Journal , and Inside Nova (a Northern Virginia local publication) about what types of local real estate pitches they like to receive. They found all these newspapers, cards, and historic documents in the wall of the home. How do you prefer to be pitched?

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Maxim Behar

MARCH 28, 2024

Maxim Behar, 38 years old with 30 years of experience, I have spent more than half of my life in public communications – journalism, PR, and various other fields. I transitioned from journalism after being one of the founders of the outstanding daily newspaper "Standart," and I wanted to see if I could succeed in business.

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Maxim Behar

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

In 1999, in an interview with Bulgarian online media expert Justin Toms, I declared that print newspapers would be gone by 2025. Max, you’re going against your livelihood — you started in the press, with the printing press and newspaper ink! First, “newspaper” doesn’t exist anymore because the first part, “news,” is gone.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

How long have you been in journalism and how did you get started? I have been in journalism all my life starting with interviewing soon-to-be President Jimmy Carter for my high school newspaper. I like to see depth and context, third party and expert voices, data to back up the issue and support the premise.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

JANUARY 8, 2024

How long have you been in journalism and how did you get started? I began in college with an internship at a newspaper local to my school covering local government as well as random features I came across in the area. I got a communications degree from the University of North Georgia, with a concentration in multimedia journalism.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

APRIL 18, 2022

I was researching the story, and on a whim, I reached out to Alton Brown’s people and had a lengthy phone interview with him about chefs using induction systems on set for Iron Chef America, which was at the height of its popularity. I’ve interviewed a lot of famous people, but he was a real pleasure to talk to.

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Cision

JANUARY 28, 2016

In this interview, Stuart discusses his motives for making the switch, the value of a news background and the intersection of journalism and PR. What was behind your decision to switch from journalism to PR? But the newspaper climate has changed. Learn how with our brand journalism white paper! Rapid Fire Round.

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Stern + Associates

JANUARY 29, 2024

For the big business publications like the Financial Times or Wall Street Journal, industry- and topic-specific newsletters and sections (whether industry-focused or topical) have become more important, catering to those readers – typically business leaders or other professionals – with particular interests.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

AUGUST 9, 2021

How long have you been in journalism and how did you get started? About a decade – my interest in journalism started in high school. I then reported for my college newspaper, The Michigan Daily , at the University of Michigan. Regardless, if it is something that I would cover, trust that you will be hearing from me.

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Mindful Marketing

JANUARY 31, 2017

By Seedepth The media industry and journalism are experiencing significant change. This dynamic creates new and complicated challenges for journalists and PR pros, who may end up relying on each other now more than ever to save journalism. Newspapers like the Washington Post are even beginning to hire staff again.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

MAY 8, 2023

How long have you been in journalism and how did you get started? I then worked as an investigative reporter at the Forward, a Jewish newspaper, and went back to school for business journalism and data journalism. I did some freelancing and eventually started at AN! And I actually do appreciate a follow-up email!

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Solo PR Pro

OCTOBER 5, 2021

I was that first grader who wanted to start up a class newspaper,” he jokes when describing himself. After college, Doug was a typical journalism nomad, working in newsrooms in Chicago, New York and Washington, D.C. It was during these interviews that he saw a need for skilled communicators to help businesses with their PR efforts.

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Prakkypedia

APRIL 23, 2019

In Ricky Gervais’s latest TV series, After Life , he’s a writer at a free community newspaper. After several grumpy episodes interviewing local people about their so-called “stories”, Ricky’s character has an epiphany. He says ‘ everybody deserves to be in their local paper’ at least once in their lives.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Or this comment from Nora Naughton , formerly of The Detroit News and now with the Wall Street Journal : “… I also think that every aspect of the American automotive industry touches so many lives, especially in the Detroit area, so I’m always looking for that intersection between business and real people.”. What is the takeaway?” Timeliness.

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The Hoffman Agency

APRIL 24, 2024

I was part of the school newspaper in high school and took a media studies class, where I studied what PR was and learned it was more than just judging reality TV shows. I ended up at the University of Oregon (UO) School of Journalism and Communication, and I loved that it had a dedicated PR major. It seemed like the perfect fit.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

MARCH 21, 2022

As special publications editor for The Keene Sentinel in New Hampshire (the fifth oldest continuously published newspaper in the U.S.), Back when I was a newspaper reporter, I wrote a series of articles about an embattled high school principal accused of misconduct, including secretly altering the grades of several students.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

I’ve also been fortunate to interview a lot of celebrities – Carrie Fisher, Tony Hawk, Mick Fleetwood, Billy Gibbons, Nikki Sixx and more – which was always fun. How long have you been in journalism and how did you get started? Fun assignment! What story or stories are you most proud of?

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Bianchi Biz Blog

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Our newspaper ended up winning an award for our reporting. Our Commercial Vehicle Group also won editorial excellence awards for investigative journalism, a technology article on hydrogen trucks, and editorial use of data. How long have you been in journalism and how did you get started? Just this year, FleetOwner won a Jesse H.

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PRSay

JANUARY 11, 2020

The son of English immigrants, Burson began working at The Memphis Commercial Appeal , a daily newspaper, when he was 13 years old. His bylines included a front-page interview with William Faulkner. He was the only reporter to obtain an interview during the trial with Associate Justice Robert H. He was born on Feb.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

JUNE 19, 2023

We are a business-to-business weekly newspaper covering the trucking and logistics industries. How long have you been in journalism and how did you get started? I’ve been in journalism for 22 years. My name is Michael Freeze, features editor at Transport Topics and co-host of the podcast, RoadSigns.

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MaccaPR

JULY 8, 2015

Paul Business Journal and, increasingly of late, Minnesota Business magazine. With the exit of former editor Steve Mollman, the MaccaPR blog was pleased to interview the new editor-in-chief of. Paul Business Journal, and news director for SPNN-TV Neighborhood News. Looking for more tips from local pros of the journalism world?

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Cision

MARCH 22, 2016

In this interview, she discusses how she came to her success, what makes her choose to cover a story and how communication professionals can improve their pitching strategies. How did you get your start in journalism? My biggest pet peeve is…someone agreeing to be interviewed and then backing out at the last minute with cold feet.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

the number of media outlets has dropped by almost 60 percent since 2015, with the lion’s share of the decline coming from the daily newspaper ranks; The number of reporters has dropped significantly as well, with U.S. Consider that: The number of bona fide independent media outlets is declining – in the U.S.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

AUGUST 21, 2023

How long have you been in journalism and how did you get started? I have been in journalism or PR for 25 years — I went to Boston University for journalism and upon graduation, I worked as a business reporter for a local daily newspaper on the outside of Cleveland. We also want them to be interesting and easy to read.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

JANUARY 10, 2022

Working in China and northern Iraq early in my career opened my eyes to the possibilities of journalism. How long have you been in journalism and how did you get started? My first non-school newspaper gig was at the China Daily in 2013. Describe the craziest or most fun story you have written.

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Solo PR Pro

APRIL 8, 2021

She began her career as an aspiring newspaper reporter, securing an internship at the Atlanta Journal Constitution before becoming a daily reporter in Greenville, South Carolina, not far from her hometown. Pivoting from journalism to PR. I knew that journalism was changing,” she said. “I

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PR Conversations

JANUARY 20, 2015

Even more unnerving was that the anchor— and, on occasion, other journalists affiliated with the TV network—interviewed his agency’s clients on show segments. Not long after contacting the journalist, his network, the agency and some of its clients, Canada’s largest-circulation newspaper reported that the network had suspended the TV anchor.

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PR Conversations

JANUARY 20, 2015

Even more unnerving was that the anchor—and, on occasion, other journalists affiliated with the TV network—interviewed his agency’s clients on show segments. Not long after contacting the journalist, his network, the agency and some of its clients, Canada’s largest-circulation newspaper reported that the network had suspended the TV anchor.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

How long have you been in journalism and how did you get started? I started writing in eighth grade for my middle school newspaper in 1999 and was hooked from there. One day, I might pop up with an interview request when I feel they’re a good fit. What elements or characteristics do you look for in a story?

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Ethical Voices

JANUARY 30, 2023

I saw a column from Scott in a local newspaper and reached out to invite him to be a guest. My background is in radio and television journalism. I spent about the first 15 years of my career doing radio, television and also some print journalism over the years. That’s really true in environmental journalism in particular.

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MaccaPR

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

Gannett recently “downsized” 350 jobs and the Wall Street Journal laid off 48 (although to be fair, the Washington Post – with 750 newsroom positions – is adding dozens of journalists ). Mike recognizes that newspapers that pulled away from their daily print publishing were hurt by it. “The And do you read books?

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Mark My Words

JUNE 15, 2018

The cost of journalism and the will of many people to go into journalism is diminishing dependŠ whatever the rhetoric, the corporate rhetoric has been placed out. This was a story in The Sun, a New York newspaper, a penny dreadful, 1835. I’m just going to show one slide, how do I make this. This is life on the moon.

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