ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Businesses looking to kickstart a PR campaign may shoot for stories in publications like The Wall Street Journal or New York Times. Over the past couple of years, many large publications have stopped accepting bylined articles and thought leadership pieces from outside companies. Others require membership fees.

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Burrelles Fresh Ideas

APRIL 2, 2024

As more of us get our news digitally, newspapers have taken the hardest hit; however, the estimated total US daily newspaper circulation (print and digital combined) in 2022 was 20.9 Media relations (and media pitching) continue to play a critical part in executing a successful PR strategic plan — and traditional media still matters.

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Cision

OCTOBER 14, 2015

The revenue model for journalism is at best in flux, and at worst, in chaos. What does it mean for PR: Consider a publisher’s revenue and publishing models, as well as your need for exposure, when pitching a story. Serious journalism from unexpected sources. More data journalism.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

OCTOBER 9, 2023

I’m Seth Clevenger, managing editor for features at Transport Topics , a weekly newspaper and multimedia outlet dedicated to covering trucking and the freight transportation industry. How long have you been in journalism and how did you get started? What advice do you have for PR people that want to pitch you?

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Bianchi Biz Blog

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

How long have you been in journalism and how did you get started? I have been in journalism all my life starting with interviewing soon-to-be President Jimmy Carter for my high school newspaper. Don’t pitch things outside of my interest area. Don’t pitch stories we have already written. Stay on point.

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PRSay

MAY 3, 2019

On April 27, Bloomberg published an inaccurate, one-sided piece titled “Public Relations Jobs Boom as Buffet Sees Newspapers Dying.”. As the article noted, billionaire investor Warren Buffet sees the traditional newspaper slipping away. It’s imperative that public relations and journalism remain equal and accountable.

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The Stalwart Blog

JUNE 26, 2014

As a recent college journalism student, I spent a lot of time thinking about finding a job and became petrified of the lack of opportunities available for new graduates to break into the newspaper business. Now, in public relations, I find this skill may just be as important as it is in journalism. Persistency.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

JUNE 19, 2023

We are a business-to-business weekly newspaper covering the trucking and logistics industries. How long have you been in journalism and how did you get started? I’ve been in journalism for 22 years. What advice do you have for PR people that want to pitch you? Get to know the editors you pitch to.

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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

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

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Our newspaper ended up winning an award for our reporting. Our Commercial Vehicle Group also won editorial excellence awards for investigative journalism, a technology article on hydrogen trucks, and editorial use of data. How long have you been in journalism and how did you get started? Any pet peeves with PR people?

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Cision

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

In the 1890s, it was called yellow journalism and was a tactic designed by greedy newspaper publishers to sell more newspapers using scandalous (and not necessarily true) headlines. A single misleading article can be tweeted, shared, liked, and spread like wildfire around the world in just minutes. So what’s the solution?

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Bianchi Biz Blog

MAY 8, 2023

How long have you been in journalism and how did you get started? I then worked as an investigative reporter at the Forward, a Jewish newspaper, and went back to school for business journalism and data journalism. What advice do you have for PR people that want to pitch you?

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Bianchi Biz Blog

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

In fact, a recent article in the BusinessWire Blog called Media Outlet Availability on PR Efforts , by Christopher S. the number of media outlets has dropped by almost 60 percent since 2015, with the lion’s share of the decline coming from the daily newspaper ranks; The number of reporters has dropped significantly as well, with U.S.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

JULY 10, 2023

No offense to those in that arena, but I think we have an overabundance of journalism aimed at investors or B2B audiences; I don’t think we have enough for the people who aren’t ready for all the changes coming their way soon, like EV charging or subscription features. What advice do you have for PR people that want to pitch you?

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Bianchi Biz Blog

APRIL 18, 2022

But I’m proud of their work and my role in making sure the articles touched on the same theme without becoming repetitive. How long have you been in journalism and how did you get started? I left newspapers in 2013 shortly before T he Plain Dealer in Cleveland started cutting back print publication schedules.

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Waxing UnLyrical

JANUARY 24, 2012

While perusing my Facebook stream the other day, I came across this article on Business Insider. Its title alone (What PR People Really Think Of Journalists) told me the article was link bait. I’ve pitched and been pitched. An article like the one linked above doesn’t put journalists in place.

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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. How long have you been in journalism and how did you get started? And before that, I was an English and Journalism student at Bowling Green State University. What advice do you have for PR people that want to pitch you?

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Bianchi Biz Blog

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

How long have you been in journalism and how did you get started? I started writing for my college newspaper and freelancing in 1984 and got my first full-time editorial job in 1988 right out of college, as editor for Installation News (now Mobile Electronics ) at Bobit Publishing. Blind pitches on a subject I don’t cover.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

JANUARY 23, 2023

How long have you been in journalism and how did you get started? I have been in journalism for 22 years, starting first as a reporter in general news, then as an editor for 15 years in general news, then back to reporter once again. What advice do you have for PR people that want to pitch you? Have a good angle.

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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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Cision

JANUARY 28, 2016

In this interview, Stuart discusses his motives for making the switch, the value of a news background and the intersection of journalism and PR. What was behind your decision to switch from journalism to PR? But the newspaper climate has changed. Learn how with our brand journalism white paper! It was a tough decision.

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Stephen Waddington

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Jessica Pardoe When did you last read a newspaper? In fact, it’s becoming unusual to pick up a newspaper. Print new media challenge Ad-funded newspapers such as The Evening Standard and The Metro are the exception, not the rule. It’s a challenge for those in the journalism industry and the public relations industry alike.

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Cision

MARCH 22, 2016

Your brand may have a good story, but if you’re not catching journalists’ attention with your pitch, it won’t get covered. Journalist Sharon Ward Keeble stresses the importance of providing value and detail when pitching your story. How did you get your start in journalism? How did you get your start in journalism?

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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. How long have you been in journalism and how did you get started? What advice do you have for PR people that want to pitch you?

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Buzzstream

MARCH 21, 2024

If you aren’t reaching the correct person, a media pitch , no matter how good, will not matter. According to Muck Rack’s 2024 State of Journalism Report , the top reason for rejecting a pitch (73%) is the lack of relevance to their coverage area. Learning what type of content to pitch is essential to getting your pitch covered.

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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. How long have you been in journalism and how did you get started? Since then, I have worked in weekly and then daily newspapers, online media outlets and magazines.

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Sword and the Script

JUNE 9, 2020

Many of the open-ended comments from the survey point to underlying causes such as the rise of social media and self-publishing, disruption of the advertising-heavy business model in news, subsequent cuts to editorial staff, growth among the ranks of PR, and the deluge of pitches reporters receive. More difficult to get their attention.”

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Bianchi Biz Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Or this comment from Nora Naughton , formerly of The Detroit News and now with the Wall Street Journal : “… I also think that every aspect of the American automotive industry touches so many lives, especially in the Detroit area, so I’m always looking for that intersection between business and real people.”. What is the takeaway?” Timeliness.

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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. How long have you been in journalism and how did you get started? 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.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

How long have you been in journalism and how did you get started? I had my first staff byline at a small Connecticut newspaper in 2001. What advice do you have for PR people that want to pitch you? Check out some of Josh’s recent articles: C.H. I started off covering education and other local issues.

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Prakkypedia

MARCH 31, 2019

Or in other words: “What can I pitch to the media?”. Don’t overlook the people that work in your organisation: they could be the key to your next magazine piece, newspaper profile or 30-minute radio conversation. Community newspapers and websites often seek profiles of people that live in the area.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JANUARY 30, 2018

For a better understanding of the mechanics of PR, from creating media pitches that work to delivering a well-crafted results report, no one does it better than the Cision Blog. That compendium of millennial listicles and goofy articles like this one on dads and babies? A great example is this post on “engagement journalism.”

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Stephen Waddington

DECEMBER 5, 2018

If you read an article about an individual or organisation in your favourite magazine or newspaper you’re likely to view it far more favourably than if you heard the information direct. In August 1994 The News & Observer in Raleigh, North Carolina, began putting news and sports articles online on its website.

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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. Now, in the digital age, the quest is a business press article authored by an influencer: a reporter with name recognition and a large social media follower list.

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PR for Anyone

AUGUST 6, 2020

See this article from the Wall Street Journal that discusses why. Why this pitch appealed to the media : Nurse Curry serves a local community, Hampton Roads, Virginia. Media outlet that was pitched: WTKR-3, CBS affiliate in Virginia Beach. Is it newspapers in that piled up on the, on the porch? SPOILER ALERT: YES!

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Bianchi Biz Blog

JANUARY 11, 2021

How long have you been in journalism and how did you get started? 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. What advice do you have for PR people that want to pitch you?

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