Stern + Associates

JANUARY 29, 2024

Ad spending – the historic lifeblood of mainstream media – has plummeted as people spend more time on social media platforms where advertisers can reach them directly. Local media has been eviscerated, and now many iconic national and global outlets are hurting badly.

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Sword and the Script

JANUARY 3, 2023

We interviewed ChatGPT about public relations and while it does well with high-level questions, it becomes repetitive when those questions were more nuanced; the system says it is “unlikely” that it “or any other AI system will fully replace public relations (PR) professionals”. What are some examples of public relations?

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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. They paid $25 per article and, yes, I did want $25.

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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? Serious cyclist, history buff, dog person, dad, former wine contest judge.

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Sword and the Script

AUGUST 24, 2021

Media relations has been getting harder for ages and PR need to think differently about the tools available to get the message across, including sponsored content. One former employer bought a full-page ad in a major local newspaper, and after that, every pitch I sent in seemed to merit an interview and an article.

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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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PRSay

APRIL 18, 2022

The events feature writers for the newspaper and delve deeper into the topics behind their articles. Strong media-relations skills aren’t enough anymore. Since January 2019 , Stokes has written the “ Hire and Seek ” column for Strategies & Tactics. You still need a great resume, she said.

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Newsfile

JUNE 28, 2023

Media monitoring is the process of tracking and analyzing a variety of media channels to discover mentions, coverage and any other discussions related to a certain topic or company. Media channels can include newspapers, magazines, television, radio, online news outlets, blogs, and social media platforms.

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PRSay

JANUARY 8, 2019

As communicators, we have long relied on earned media or public relations — usually in the form of media relations — to place our clients’ names on the internet, on TV, in print and on the radio. Earned media demonstrates credibility, since the organization doesn’t pay for the placement. Regional Foundation.

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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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PR Fuel

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

” then this article is for you. PR stands for Public Relations. There are five key components to public relations that should all work together to build and improve your company’s reputation. Media Relations. There are three types of media: Paid Media. Earned Media.

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Polaris

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

Public relations, or more precisely media relations, can be a tricky business. The art of getting earned media coverage for a product, service or business is not as easy as it sounds. And while the degree of difficulty varies from brand to brand, the secret to securing editorial is NOT a media release.

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Cision

DECEMBER 4, 2015

At my first agency job in New York, I worked alongside a media relations specialist who wanted each of his annual coverage reports to be as thick as a phone book. Want more tips to help executives prepare for the next big interview? Nova Halliwell is a communications professional living in New York City. .

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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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Cision

MARCH 31, 2016

If you want to connect with your audience and stand out from competitors, you need to focus on your brand’s story, says Neil McAllister, media and content director at Blanc & Otus. In this interview, Neil discusses his background as a journalist, what it’s like working in the technology industry and the changing role of the media.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

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. Consider this response from Madeleine Winer of Tire Review : “I have a background in newspaper journalism, so timeliness is always an element that hooks me into a story.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

OCTOBER 24, 2022

That was my first experience really using social media and the publication’s website to break news and keep residents in the community informed. 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.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

I manage the day-to-day operations of WardAuto.com, writing and editing articles for the publication that traces its roots to 1924 as a source of automotive industry news, data and insight. I receive numerous emails every day and it helps if the PR person has suggestions for articles that are relevant to our readers. Slow response.

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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. Check out some of Josh’s recent articles: C.H.

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Landis PR

APRIL 12, 2021

How is reporting different at newspapers, TV and wire services? They are often the go-to pool resource for other media, because they provide quick and accurate fundamentals, especially when time is of the essence. SF Mayor Frank Jordan inviting two radio reporters on his doorstep in to interview him while he took a shower.

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Cision

JULY 2, 2015

In an age where digital news is becoming increasingly more relevant and popular, and news is gained more by referral from friends and colleagues, via social media, than directly from journalists and publications, we should wonder if the importance of impartiality is diminished. The Growth of Social Media as a News Source.

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Prakkypedia

JULY 10, 2016

So when I receive a positive response from a media outlet, I celebrate. It might mean a newspaper article for my client; a radio interview; a TV station visiting their worksite; or their guest blog post published. But it does mean that PR life, especially in the media relations niche, is a rollercoaster.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

MARCH 7, 2022

I think this article is one we’ll reference back to for quite some time. By the end of my junior year I was running the paper, and one of my stories got picked up by a local newspaper. Once I graduated, I had to make the choice: newspapers or trade pubs. It covers many big issues in a digestible way.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

APRIL 17, 2023

They expect our articles to dive deep into the technical details and the development process. A local newspaper for which I interned, The North Baltimore News (Ohio), assigned me to cover the Dayton Air Show. and tell their development story is always fun. What elements or characteristics do you look for in a story, and why?

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The Resolution Blog

APRIL 9, 2019

I’m working with a food company at the moment and we’re finding that, through the process, the typical publications and blogs are coming up, but we’re also finding that local newspapers are a good target for them. Media relations is great, but the question is how can you translate that to sales. Have you found that a challenge?

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Polaris

AUGUST 19, 2014

In my field, that means scoring a big win for a client—whether it’s securing a feature article in a national newspaper, improving engagement on a Facebook page or creating an eBook that attracts thousands of downloads. The public relations measurement challenge. What about shared media? Benchmark KBI.

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MaccaPR

APRIL 18, 2017

Cision , the King Kong of media relations directories, swells with 1.6 million media contacts (including 300,000 digital influencers) in its searchable database. It’s important to note that much of Cision’s data is provided by the media themselves, and is by its nature both broad and shallow. First, we start with.

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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 You can follow Patrick on Twitter at: @bypatrickgeorge Check out some of Patrick’s articles below. How long have you been in journalism and how did you get started? Not really!

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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. I am Editor-in-Chief of Fluid Power World and Senior Editor on Design World.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

MAY 16, 2022

But if I have to pick one, I think it would be the articles I have written about the U.S. My first article on the project also holds a special place in my memory as it was the first big article I wrote after I started in B2B journalism in which I had come up with the idea and it wound up being the cover story for a print issue.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

JANUARY 23, 2023

Journalism is important and there is excellent work being done on all fronts, from the small-town newspapers to the network level to the trade publications to the embedded reporters bringing us news from the Ukraine.

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Communications Conversations

AUGUST 31, 2018

Since the beginning of the year, I’ve noticed a distinct trend: more former media folks making the transition to the PR/social side. Newspapers are cutting staff. In many ways, the media isn’t the best place to work right now. Vineeta Sawkar, senior media relations manager, University of St.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

OCTOBER 5, 2020

I have this rule that my articles will make people smarter, not dumber. 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. It’s never boring. What story or stories are you most proud of?

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Bianchi Biz Blog

JANUARY 11, 2021

It was for the local newspaper (I miss those) and about a kid getting his Eagle Badge. Aside from automotive writing, I also translate (German-to-English) articles for a board gaming magazine. Pretending like they know me when they say, “I read your article on …” at the start of their pitch.

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Sword and the Script

JANUARY 17, 2023

I have an affinity because I recall being a young account executive getting envelopes of newspaper clippings in the snail mail from their team in Maine. Offers native newswire service through PR Newswire and PRWeb which it owns; it also owns media outreach services Help a Reporter Out (HARO) and ProfNet. Resources: How it Works.

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Reputation Us

SEPTEMBER 7, 2016

From cyber attacks, to hurricanes, to mergers gone wrong; the negative headlines seem to rule the front pages in media outlets across the CU world. The Credit Union Times interviewed CU crisis experts, including LT Public Relations ‘s Casey Boggs, for the August 31st cover story (below), “Credit Union Crisis Planning Essential.”

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The Resolution Blog

MAY 7, 2019

But I think a lot of people who read a newspaper still want to hear the personality of a specific person, so I still think we’re about 50–10 years from seeing AI take over storytelling. Take one area of PR, like media relations. You can listen to the full interview with Adam on the PR Resolution Podcast here.

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