Sword and the Script

JUNE 13, 2023

A survey of 3,000+ finds 75% of journalists say the top action any PR person can take is to understand a reporter’s target audience and what they find relevant; journalism statistics show reporters worry about accuracy, credibility and keeping pace amid more work and fewer resources Most PR professionals say media relations is getting harder.

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Journalism Media Relations Report Media 126

Medianet Australia

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

After a successful tenure at Pedestrian Group, Lauren has decided to pivot to freelance journalism to grow her career and pursue her passion for writing.

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Onclusive

DECEMBER 22, 2017

With decades of experience in journalism, PR and content marketing, Jon is now in charge of content for Inc. It’s all about quality- quality writing, well-produced videos and infographics, and, more than ever, creating immersive, multimedia content experiences. The post AirPR Interview Series: Jon Gelberg, Inc.

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Onclusive

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

AirPR sat down with Mika and discussed unique communications strategies, moving from journalism to PR: AirPR: Tell us about TMI and how you help brands and organizations gain visibility and manage reputation. AirPR: You started your career in journalism. Mika: TMI (The MAS Ink) is the name of my new boutique PR firm.

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Interviews Radio Small Business Pitching 284

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. I went into Marketing by way of writing. But I thought writing a diary was boring. Ann: Oh boy. Full report.

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Interviews Content Marketing Writing Journalism 104

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Re-writing the AI draft “We’ll spend more time rewriting ChatGPT’s draft press releases, and less time finding relevant topics, reporters… thanks to it as well.” PR people and the clients they represent may see a return to the good old phone (or Zoom) interview. Wishing you a safe and happy holiday season.

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Maxim Behar

APRIL 14, 2024

Interview with Economy.bg Your career covers various fields – PR, entrepreneurship, and diplomacy. I started writing back in my high school years when I accidentally came across a typing machine. Mostly I write about business because that's what I do. This comes spontaneously and never fades.

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Writing Social Media Meeting Facebook 59

Bianchi Biz Blog

APRIL 15, 2024

I’m a Managing Editor/ Producer at Fleet Equipment , and it’s my job to create articles for our site from visiting companies, press releases, events and interviews, as well as hosting some of our video series, and sending our daily newsletters. How long have you been in journalism and how did you get started? So, I guess any of them.

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Meeting Media Journalism Interviews 101

Cision

JULY 30, 2015

There’s something about the last-minute interview request that has even the most seasoned spokespeople feeling a pinch of dread. Here’s what you need to do to deliver your best interview yet, even if you have only 10 minutes to spare: Set up a Time. If a reporter calls on deadline, never jump right into the interview.

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Interviews How To Media Infographics 120

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. Being that I’m fresh in the industry I haven’t gotten the chance to write many stories, so for now my most fun story is also the one I’m most proud of.

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Meeting Engineering Journalism Media 91

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. I went into Marketing by way of writing. But I thought writing a diary was boring. Ann: Oh boy. Full report.

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Interviews Content Marketing Writing Journalism 60

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JULY 27, 2021

I learned the basics of PR tactics, like the different parts of a press release and how to write one, but now that I’m in the industry I consider pitching one of the basics of what we do. And that doesn’t mention studying reporters’ work when making briefing sheets, where we document their histories and interview style.

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Conference Pitching Agency Writing 368

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. Email is best to get it in writing. Who is the contact at Inside Nova who writes about residential real estate?

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Real Estate Local Pitching Media 223

Bianchi Biz Blog

JULY 15, 2024

I help edit and publish copy, write original content and am currently overseeing the publication of our annual Motorized Vehicle Report. How long have you been in journalism and how did you get started? I’m senior editor at SME Media. Can you tell us what types of stories, trends or issues are on your radar now? Almost 20 years.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MAY 13, 2021

Write and edit media materials, including media alerts, fact sheets, bios, and case studies. Attend and facilitate media interviews; network with reporters and editors. Assist in the research, writing and development of new business proposals and presentations. -Create and distribute press releases to targeted media outlets.

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B2B Policies Case Study Enterprise 203

Sword and the Script

AUGUST 1, 2017

B2B reporters today don’t do media interviews like they once did. There’s only so much time in the day which means fewer interviews are conducted. If you are fortunate enough to secure an interview, then you certainly want to make the most of it. Below are ten proven tips for successful media interviews.

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Interviews B2B Media Report 60

PRSay

AUGUST 11, 2021

Read by influencers and decision-makers, these guest columns require our best efforts and most polished writing. I cannot stress enough the importance of writing to the correct length as prescribed by the newspaper,” Yost says. Newsletter writing has its own form that media pitches should fit.

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Media Relations Trends Media Newspapers 196

Ishmael's Corner

OCTOBER 8, 2017

The reason PR fails at storytelling often has nothing to do with understanding the makings of a good story or writing expertise. Instead, the root cause can lie in the interviewing process for sourcing the content. If you don’t get this upfront step right — pulling out the type of content that the outside world.more.

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Storytelling Interviews Writing Communications 71

Sword and the Script

AUGUST 6, 2024

I’m keeping things simple for now but may add interviews in the future. If I start interviews, they will be occasional, and my instincts are to start with the PR technology community. Dow Jones sues Cision for breach of contract The publisher of The Wall Street Journal is suing Cision, according to widespread reports.

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Privacy B2B Pitching Analysis 88

Bianchi Biz Blog

MAY 6, 2024

As editor, I write articles and manage multimedia content for the brand. I regularly write articles on market reports, industry regulations, information management technology, and operations. How long have you been in journalism and how did you get started? I look for stories that have a solid educational edge to them.

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Meeting Media Pitching Newspapers 87

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 2, 2024

An “Interview” with ChatGPT: What is Public Relations? If you enjoyed this post, you might also like: Will humans have to re-write AI’s draft of history? Here are the top 10 most-read posts from the last 12 months. How has PR Changed? Here are some useful links: about | services.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

OCTOBER 9, 2023

In my current role, I plan, write and edit industry news stories and oversee a range of regular features and special projects, including weekly longform feature stories in our flagship newspaper and on TTNews.com. How long have you been in journalism and how did you get started? That works both ways. Any pet peeves with PR people?

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Transportation Meeting Newspapers Media 98

Cision

JANUARY 17, 2018

Would you like to write about how blockchain is changing the jewelry business? Please write about them?’ Write about it.’”. Like, if this thing is going to change the world, how might it change a really simple business—like journalism? Even the top 20 percent of PR pitches are a cavalcade of awkward transitions.”.

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Critical Mention

JANUARY 3, 2019

While I started engaging on social media channels, I realized that blogging and writing about my experiences would be central to sharing my story. I was just enjoying the opportunity to write and speak about my experiences. Q: If you had the chance to prevent what happened and re-write your story, would you? . SCHEDULE A DEMO.

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Buzzstream

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Building on that, Muck Rack’s 2024 State of Journalism report found that journalists mainly reject pitches because they are irrelevant. For instance, let’s pretend we were trying to find writers willing to write about a nationwide charity race, like St. A writer who writes about “running” may only review running shoes.

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Pitching How To Digital PR Data 126

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. Hopefully, we’ll see a shift to more thoughtful, long-form, investigative writing in 2017.”

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Deirdre Breakenridge

JULY 22, 2019

I’ve been speaking with Millennials for the last six months, conducting one-on-one interviews as a part of my FEEL First before you communicate , Millennial passion project. Use a writing style that’s personal or journal-style writing. But, what does this take? FEEL First Workshop in New York City.

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Social Media Media Interviews Instagram 177

Remote PR Jobs

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Couple that with an endless to-do list of research, writing, media training and more, and it seems nearly impossible to keep up, let alone make sense of it all. Featuring interviews, analysis and in-depth conversation, the weekly show is hosted by Holmes Report editor Arun Sudhaman. New episodes are available every Wednesday.

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Solo PR Pro

DECEMBER 14, 2021

While studying journalism at UW Madison, Bob started out working as a student state reporter and had the opportunity to interview and write about several big-time politicians. “I I remember I was this close to interviewing Barack Obama when he was a state senator,” Bob recalls. “I Lessons learned in the seminary.

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Shift Communications

SEPTEMBER 1, 2015

When you ask a client what their dream publication/piece of coverage is, nine times out of ten they will name a top tier business publication: Forbes, Fortune, The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, etc. That’s a really long time in the world of journalism, where reporters are sometimes cranking out two or three stories a day.

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Interviews How To Journalism Report 60

Bianchi Biz Blog

MAY 2, 2022

I am the senior editor at Charged – I write daily blog posts, as well as articles for the print magazines, and do copy editing. I’m also a contributing writer for EVannex – I write a weekly blog post. I do a lot of interviews with pros in the EV industry. How long have you been in journalism and how did you get started?

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The Hoffman Agency

AUGUST 16, 2023

My fellow journalism peers at UO told me about their aspirations to work for the hotshot newspapers on the East Coast. My fellow journalism peers at UO told me about their aspirations to work for the hotshot newspapers on the East Coast. My journey started with journalism. Journalism mattered. I’ll let you guess where.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

JANUARY 8, 2024

This is actually pretty hard for me, since I tend to want to write a story on almost every interesting piece of news I see. I got to write a story on a local stray cat that had been “adopted” by a bed and breakfast. How long have you been in journalism and how did you get started? It was even heated!

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Karen Freberg

OCTOBER 17, 2021

This was the article I got inspired to write about my thoughts. I have to give them props for writing this article because I think it will generate a lot of discussion. It was the part of their study that interviewed PR senior scholars. Those who were interviewed had their names listed publicly.

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Study Journalism Interviews Conference 111

Bianchi Biz Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

I want to write stories that thoroughly explain what’s going on and how it impacts them.”. If it’s a company anniversary story, perhaps there’s an employee who’s been with the company since the beginning that you can incorporate through quotes or interviews. Non-promotional Insight with a Reader Takeaway. What is the takeaway?”

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Automotive Journalism Interviews Engineering 85

Bianchi Biz Blog

OCTOBER 23, 2023

I am in charge of gathering news for our daily newsletter, hosting and producing podcasts, covering events and writing original content for our monthly print magazine and daily newsletter, among other projects. I’m working on a legislative story right now that has been fun and challenging to write.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

MAY 8, 2023

I have been writing about vehicle infotainment centers and connectivity. 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. Any pet peeves with PR people?

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