Cision

APRIL 20, 2016

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

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PRSay

JUNE 18, 2019

What is the thought process at the AP behind making changes to longstanding style rules (like the change to writing out state names in datelines, for example)? Writing in AP style means they’re speaking the language of the people they are pitching. We hear from numerous PR pros on Twitter and in Stylebook Online’s Ask the Editor.

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Ishmael's Corner

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

That’s why I was intrigued when I heard that Muck Rack (in cooperation MDC Partners) surveyed a cross section of journalists — newspapers, magazines, trade publications, etc. — I did expect Twitter to rate better than less than two percent. to learn how they like to be pitched. is beyond me.

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Deirdre Breakenridge

FEBRUARY 5, 2015

And Mitch blogs seven days a week, podcasts weekly, and writes for a number of newspapers and magazines. When the blog and the platform became so popular I was concerned I would get lumped in with the independent social media gurus who speak and write for a living. Or connect with him @StickyBranding on Twitter.

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Cision

AUGUST 17, 2016

I write a lot here about the importance of press releases , as well as how to write them , but don’t get it twisted: there’s far more to a successful press release than simply writing and publishing one. But I’ve already covered writing killer headlines , make-’em-move calls to action and juicy quotes. Distribution.

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Deirdre Breakenridge

MARCH 25, 2015

When I started out in PR, my focus was building relationships with the media who were mostly print journalists at newspapers and trade publications. After all, back in the day, working with a newspaper reporter was completely different than coordinating with a radio show producer. In the late 1980s, the media was cut and dry.

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PRSay

JANUARY 16, 2018

In France, I understand the gist of a newspaper story. Today, when you sit at your desk to write something, you will use many words with Latin roots. Words matter — whether we use them in short bursts on Twitter or in a long-form magazine feature, we must respect them. Conjugated verbs. Language is everything.

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The Resolution Blog

JULY 9, 2018

You’ve got a hit in an online newspaper?—?brilliant?—?that’s To hear the Guardian, BBC, or target market blogger write a glowing review of your product - well, it can just feel good. It’s far easier to get motivated about selling a product if your industry press are writing positively about it. brilliant?—?that’s that’s great.

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Cision

FEBRUARY 15, 2016

For example, you could hold a Twitter Q&A session prior to the event or post short video introductions on Facebook and Instagram. But before you start writing, think about what you want to convey in your news announcement. Do you want your news release to serve as an event reminder to local newspapers or TV stations?

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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. The focus on “fake news,” I believe, will definitely aid this process and may result in the pendulum swinging back to reward professional journalists, with a clear distinction between them and anyone with a Twitter feed.

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Critical Mention

JANUARY 22, 2019

I went into Marketing by way of writing. But I thought writing a diary was boring. I craved community, comments, Twitter, Facebook (even if social media hadn’t happened yet… LOL). Q: Between writing two books, speaking at conferences and managing MarketingProfs, you’ve really made your mark over the years. Ann: Oh boy.

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Cision

DECEMBER 7, 2015

Similarly, I read an article in the Wall Street Journal about Lindsay Graham’s use of the app Sidewire , a politics-only social media platform described as “ Twitter for politics.” Google Twitter or Facebook fails and you’ll see a lot of social content that received attention for the wrong reasons. Conclusion.

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Cision

AUGUST 24, 2015

If someone is writing a review of your business or products, odds are that they like you a lot… but if they don’t like you they REALLY don’t like you. Encourage your advocates to write a review first. Asking people to write an online review triggers them to do it and lets them know a way that they can help you.

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Newspapers Instagram Writing Examples 120

Communications Conversations

NOVEMBER 2, 2017

I was managing our social media channels, while Jordan was writing the story you mentioned. We were right there hanging with the media reporters from the big newspapers and publications in the Twin Cities. I heard the game had more than 2 million uses of #tojo17 on Twitter alone–wow! So, I came up with “ # TOJO 17.

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Cision

APRIL 26, 2016

Also, write as much and as often as possible – it’s a skill you’ll need to continuously work on and you’ll only improve the more you do it. My favorite social media platform is…Twitter; it’s my leading source for news. My daily newspaper of choice is…The Wall Street Journal. Rapid Fire Round. Images via Pixabay: 1 , 2.

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PR Fuel

JANUARY 17, 2022

Use a Professional to Write and Distribute Press Releases. Consider using the services of a professional press release writing service. Consider using the services of a professional press release writing service. These agencies are knowledgeable in writing different types of press releases. Use the Right Outlets.

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Cision

MAY 3, 2016

In addition, they have been trained to write pieces that gain mass appeal. Read what they are writing about and react to it. My daily newspaper of choice is…the major dailies in the morning. I spend the rest of my day looking for news via Twitter. In a world where content is king, this is a key asset. Rapid Fire Round.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 22, 2020

71% of 337 respondents to a Twitter poll said they should report to the CEO. Think about how much work that is – if you as a PR professional had to write 10 press releases or 10 blog posts per week. But here’s the insight: bloggers who write longer posts are also more likely to report strong marketing results.

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Bad Pitch Blog

DECEMBER 30, 2008

There''s "Bits" with several of our well-informed friends writing on tech-smart topics far and wide. This is problematic because - everyone take notes - there are smart people in the world who write blogs without needing the validation of being called an "expert." Reach me on twitter: @laermer.

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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. I dabbled at my college newspaper, but my career began in earnest at an international business newsletter called EDM Publications, which was based in Paris at the time but has since moved to Munich.

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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. I joined my university’s newspaper as a reporter in 2018. My Twitter/X handle is @Jemy_Wof and FleetOwner’s is @fleetowner.

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Meeting Media Pitching Newspapers 89

Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 10, 2012

I’ve been known to “occasionally” jump on my soapbox to rail against everything from students’ inability to write coherent sentences to public transit systems’ inability to provide anything vaguely resembling “service.”. He blogs at A Professor’s Thoughts , and he’d love for you to talk to him on Twitter.

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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

JUNE 19, 2023

We are a business-to-business weekly newspaper covering the trucking and logistics industries. I fell in love with writing when I was in sixth grade. We would walk to the school library, select a book, then write a report. At my desk, I just stared at the picture and started writing. I handed it in and received an A.

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Landis PR

APRIL 12, 2021

How is reporting different at newspapers, TV and wire services? Spoken words and video must match, so reporters either have to write/talk to the video or find a video that matches what they’re saying. I spend a fair amount of time editing stories, particularly with younger reporters, and I even write a piece on occasion.

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Rock the Status Quo

APRIL 8, 2016

We’ve been taught to write in a straightforward, factual manner, “telling the news” and leaving the actual story up to the media. Look at newspaper “stories” today? Look at newspaper “stories” today? Try It: Write more – the #1 way to improve is through practice.

Storytelling 100

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Rock the Status Quo

APRIL 8, 2016

We’ve been taught to write in a straightforward, factual manner, “telling the news” and leaving the actual story up to the media. Look at newspaper “stories” today? Look at newspaper “stories” today? Try It: Write more – the #1 way to improve is through practice.

Storytelling 100

Storytelling Resources Journalism Examples 100

Maxim Behar

MAY 13, 2024

Twenty to twenty-five years ago, we fought for diversity of opinions on television and in newspapers. An established media outlet - a newspaper, television, television channel, or radio - can also publish wrong information. In a newspaper, you first have to report the information, then the newspaper has to be printed and distributed.

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Social Media Newspapers Television Radio 64

Bianchi Biz Blog

APRIL 18, 2022

When I was writing about appliances in Louisville, GE was starting to push induction cooktops. I’m not writing as much as I used to, but I’ve been really proud of the work my staff has been doing since I joined IndustryWeek. I didn’t write any of them, and in most cases, my edits were minimal.

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5W PR

OCTOBER 14, 2019

A couple of decades ago, media relations meant keeping in touch on a regular basis with the assignment editor of the local TV station and the city editor of the newspaper. In addition to maintaining healthy relationships with the local newspapers and TV stations, it also means opening up and nurturing rapport on so many other fronts.

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Cision

AUGUST 11, 2016

More people get their news from Twitter and other similar resources than ever before. It’s rare nowadays that the morning newspaper or the evening news telecast breaks a story. How do you envision the future of the communication industry? We have to adapt to the immediacy of the media market.

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Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Recently I went back through all the write-ups I’ve published on surveys and boiled the results down to these ten. Most reporters are on Twitter If you work in PR and have responsibility for media relations , then you have in a sense, a professional obligation to be on Twitter. Because so many journalists are on the platform.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

My main coverage and writing focuses are the transportation technology world, and government and regulations related to the trucking and freight industries, along with other website and magazine duties. I had my first staff byline at a small Connecticut newspaper in 2001. I started off covering education and other local issues.

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Meeting Transportation Media Sports 95

Shift Communications

AUGUST 9, 2017

When I first started in PR, the desire was an article in a major national newspaper, above the fold and on the right side. Or that the people reading the New York Times might not be their buying audience (using FollowerWonk we can easily see whether social shares align with the right titles in Twitter bios).

Media 100

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Critical Mention

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

A few of those include mentions across broadcast channels, online newspapers and magazines, blogs, social media sites and more. A competitor negatively mentions your brand on their Twitter account. Quickly jump on negative social media mentions by receiving real-time alerts of each mention you want to track. SCHEDULE A DEMO.

Radio 80

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MaccaPR

APRIL 18, 2017

So Muck Rack indexes every article that the reporter writes and uses big data to make it quickly searchable.”. But even better, many journalists post a URL to their personal websites on their LinkedIn profiles – which either promote their freelance writing or a book they’ve published. Twitter A journalist’s. clippings.me.

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Cision

AUGUST 9, 2016

I joined the journalism classes writing news articles for the college news website and began studying public relations for my degree. Working at newspapers for a few years taught me to always consider the audience when you’re writing. A Twitter mindset is helpful in working with journalists.

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