Bianchi Biz Blog

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Over the summer I had the opportunity to interview Eugina Jordan, currently the CMO of Telecom Infra Project, for our sister brand Design World’s diversity profiles — a collection of profiles highlighting the stories of women and minorities in engineering. You can connect with Emma on LinkedIn here.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

AUGUST 22, 2022

It won an award from the National Newspaper Association for community service. I started writing professionally at 17 years old as a sports correspondent for my local newspaper, the Milford (NH) Cabinet. That was followed by four years as a TV sports reporter and anchor before a return to the newspaper business.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

I had my first staff byline at a small Connecticut newspaper in 2001. After more than 15 years in local news in the New York City area, I grew from working in newspapers to running websites and working in live streaming news and sports, and more before I joined FleetOwner in 2017. Reporter for Automotive News.

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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 spending most of the 1990s covering healthcare for USA Today, the newspaper transferred him to San Francisco to cover technology. The post Spotlight on a Solo PR Pro: Meet Doug Levy appeared first on Solo PR Pro.

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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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Communications Conversations

MAY 21, 2020

Last Saturday, there was a wonderful article in the Variety section of the Minneapolis Star Tribune about groups of kids who had started neighborhood newspapers during the pandemic. And second, school newspapers are in my blood. First, let’s talk about this underground student newspaper, because it’s an interesting story.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

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. The post Meet the Media: Vince Bond, Reporter at Automotive News appeared first on Bianchi PR. The biggest thing for me is timeliness.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

JANUARY 8, 2024

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. It was even heated! How long have you been in journalism and how did you get started? I’ve been a journalist for just over four years now.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

We also like to arrange for individual meetings or select groups at a single media outlet to take part in a fun presentation. These can include writers and editors for different sections of a magazine or newspaper, or more than one segment producer for a TV interview. Never reach out to a journalist on Twitter.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

AUGUST 7, 2023

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. What story or stories are you most proud of?

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Cision

JUNE 22, 2016

In this interview, Tom discusses being the first public relations partner for Florida’s Natural, why brand advocates are so valuable and the importance of listening to your audience’s conversations. Whether it’s in a meeting or in a day-to-day conversation, your input is valuable. My biggest pet peeve is…wallflowers.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

JUNE 19, 2023

We are a business-to-business weekly newspaper covering the trucking and logistics industries. From there, I joined any school newspaper or group that allowed me to write, eventually found my passion for reading, pursued a career, and now, I’m a happy man. After about 5 pages, I created a story just from my imagination.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

I have been in journalism all my life starting with interviewing soon-to-be President Jimmy Carter for my high school newspaper. I like stories with tension and opposing viewpoints. How long have you been in journalism and how did you get started? EV battery materials plant in S.C.

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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. Fun assignment! What story or stories are you most proud of? An early piece on autonomous vehicles I did for Wired that was picked up by CNN and got millions of views.

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Cision

JUNE 29, 2016

In this interview, Ed discusses the benefits of analyzing your communication, why you shouldn’t leave analytics to the last minute and how conversion metrics can give you a good sense of your business impact. So we’ll be able to meet those desires with less wasted effort. Analytics can tell you. Rapid Fire Round.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Any article that meets that criteria is one that I’m proud of. Since then, I have worked in weekly and then daily newspapers, online media outlets and magazines. The post Meet the Media: Kirsten Korosec, Senior Transportation Reporter at TechCrunch appeared first on Bianchi PR.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

MARCH 7, 2022

By the end of my junior year I was running the paper, and one of my stories got picked up by a local newspaper. From there I went on to freelance for community newspapers around Milwaukee, and got a part-time job at a business-to-business publisher covering aviation for three sister magazines. I haven’t looked back since.

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Stephen Waddington

OCTOBER 5, 2018

The phone has become an underused tool Double spaced press releases for edits and notes Printing at a dedicated workstation from disk, documents shared via hard copy Sharing a dial-up modem and email address between the whole office Photocopying, posting and faxing press releases Printing and collating press kits for an event An embargo was an embargo (..)

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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

JANUARY 10, 2022

My first non-school newspaper gig was at the China Daily in 2013. Exercising, often reading newspapers and satire, playing guitar and curating my Spotify playlists. You might also be interested in: Meet the Media: John Irwin, Reporter at Automotive News. Meet the Media: Bengt Halvorson, Editor of Green Car Reports.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

JULY 10, 2023

I’ve been in this business almost 20 years now, and worked for my college, high school and junior high newspapers before that. (I’ve How long have you been in journalism and how did you get started? I’ve kind of always been doing this!)

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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. That new generation wants to see what companies are doing, they want to talk about it in their interview,” she said.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

MAY 8, 2023

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 like to read background materials folks send over – it’s helpful to provide some basic information about the company or person I’m interviewing. Any pet peeves with PR people?

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Bianchi Biz Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2021

We’re living in one of the most exciting times for that change, and I greatly enjoy meeting the people making it happen—both in products and behind the scenes in infrastructure and the supply chain. Davis allowed me to span continents, meet legends, and gain a perspective beyond my years. Spending time with my five-year-old daughter.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

I started by writing for the Arts & Life section of my college newspaper at The University of Akron roughly 12 years ago. You might also be interested in: Meet the Media: Bengt Halvorson, Editor of Green Car Reports. Meet the Media: Gary Witzenburg, Freelance Automotive Journalist.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Our newspaper ended up winning an award for our reporting. I got my start in journalism in 2008, working for a weekly newspaper in Connecticut called The Middlebury Bee-Intelligencer. You might also be interested in: Meet the Media: Kristen Strakalaitis, Morning Host of First Shift at Automotive News.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

MAY 16, 2022

I got my start in journalism working for my college newspaper…but professionally it’s been 11 years now and I actually got my start because a friend from college referred me to an open position at her company, and I’ve been in B2B ever since. How long have you been in journalism and how did you get started? PowerMotionTech.

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PRSay

JANUARY 8, 2019

But it can still provide large returns on investment by generating earned media coverage that doesn’t cost anything but your time and can elevate your client’s profile with one well-placed article or interview. Sure, go after The New York Times as your boss asked, but don’t forget your local newspapers, TV and radio stations.

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Maxim Behar

DECEMBER 1, 2024

My career path took me through journalism, where I worked as a correspondent, editor, and editor-in-chief for many years, gaining invaluable experience at various newspapers and even creating one ("Standard" newspaper). There are two questions I never ask in an interview: where the candidate is from and what they studied.

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Cision

MAY 24, 2016

In this interview, Jocelyn discusses how to move your audience to action, what she learned from working in a governor’s office and why brands need to always look at the big picture. And a huge part of my job is meeting people where they are. My daily newspaper of choice is…the Wall Street Journal and the Daily Mail.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

AUGUST 21, 2023

I assign articles to our in-house and freelance staff, work with our graphic artist for our print layout and designs, and work with our sales and management team to ensure our content meets our editorial mission and help with sales. How long have you been in journalism and how did you get started?

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Bianchi Biz Blog

JUNE 20, 2024

Being unavailable for reporters’ follow-up needs: whether it’s listing a PR contact on the news release that isn’t available or a lack of access to executives and subject matter experts for interviews. Magazines and newspapers operate on strict production schedules, and web outlets need to move fast to stay competitive.

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Flack's Revenge

DECEMBER 5, 2017

” Run an ad in a newspaper and it needs to be labeled as an ad. Agreeing to an interview and then becoming a no-show. Media outlets competing for eyeballs will need to meet that demand for higher levels of quality. ” Following up over and over and over again if I don’t respond to a pitch.

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Maxim Behar

DECEMBER 4, 2021

Maxim Behar shared in an interview for Capital newspaper how the pandemic affected his company and team, how he managed to retain and increase its clients, what role social media play in communications today and how he defines the PR business in 2022. " These meeting are always recorded and posted on our social media.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2020

I got my start at my high school newspaper and was the editor of my college newspaper, The Daily Athenaeum at West Virginia University. My first journalism job after college was as a copy editor at a small newspaper in a suburb of Washington, D.C. The post Meet the Media: Eric D.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

This is part of the reason we created our Meet the Media blog series. In this post, we’ve pulled some excerpts from our more than 100 Meet the Media profiles to help answer the vital question: what do journalists want? Pro Tip : When putting together a story to pitch, consider what human element you can offer to the reporter.

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Cision

MAY 4, 2016

In this interview, Rich shares the similarities between journalists and communication professionals, the steps to developing a successful media strategy and how to build strong relationships with journalists. I find that some young professionals don’t read newspapers or influential websites. How many pitches is he likely to read?

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