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During my first year at SHIFT, I have learned several pitch writing techniques and seen some success, but I’ve also had days when I’ve received radio silence from reporters. One of the most valuable things I learned during the seminar was how to write a pitch that gets attention. Avoid buzz words. Mairin McCabe.
The second is where we get some tactical information about pitch strategy, email crafting, and media list building. There’s the opportunity to do radio journalism. And to me, the way that you’re talking makes it sound like maybe having that background as a journalist helps you write a better pitch, right?
For the most part, they weren’t in their cars, they weren’t listening to the radio. If it’s not, then the message is usually just self-serving, and for me and my team, when we’re trying to pitch that to reporters, that’s not something that’s going to stick. Becky: Yeah.
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