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Writing For Journalism And Writing For PR: How They Differ

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

Fun fact about me: before getting into PR , I wanted to be a reporter. I was a journalism major, so most of my writing experience in college had a reporting angle. Once in PR I quickly learned that, while similar in some aspects, writing for PR and writing for journalism is also very different. .

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10 Knock-Their-Socks-Off Press Release Headline Writing Tips

Cision

Write as if it Were a Front Page Article. Envision your press release on the front page of a newspaper to determine if it’s newsworthy or not. She says writing your headlines as they’d look in a newspaper article can “show the reporter the article through his/her readers’ eyes.” Write the Headline Last.

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Media Alert Or Press Release? PR Tips

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

In ad tech PR, we might write releases that detail new hires, acquisitions, partnerships, or product launches. There’s no real limit to what we can write a release about, as long as it’s newsworthy. . For example, a media alert can be sent to the local broadcast outlets, weekly magazines and daily newspapers. . Press Releases.

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Trends and Best Practices for Media Relations

PRSay

In addition, relationships with reporters developed through media relations work will eventually become vital to any PR effort, especially in times of crisis communication. When it comes to realizing the value of media relations, Op-Ed columns in newspapers are the gold standard. Op-Eds remain the gold standard.

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4 Sources to Find the Right Reporters to Pitch

Cision

When a reporter writes about you, it’s an unbiased look at your brand, whereas advertising is heavily slanted in your direction. But a good pitch starts with finding the right reporters. You probably are already reading magazines, newspaper columns, blog posts and websites that are good candidates to start with.

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How the Associated Press Fights Fake News on Facebook…and Everywhere Else

Cision

What started as a fact-checking mission to validate information presented by newsmakers, particularly elected officials’ campaign ads, speeches, and debates, has migrated into an organization-wide effort to verify reported or shared news stories that appear to have bad information, according to Eric Carvin, AP’s social media editor.

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Newsjacking with David Meerman Scott

PR for Anyone

When you understand that news cycle and you have particular expertise, reporters and editors are going to look for your expertise, and that's your moment to jump in there. What's interesting is that people in the public relations industry usually have to get the attention of the reports or editors for them to their story to be recognized.