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Pitching the Local Media – Tips from the Pros

PR for Anyone

The easiest way to do this is pitching the local media. I interviewed journalists from The Washington Post, The Washington Business Journal , and Inside Nova (a Northern Virginia local publication) about what types of local real estate pitches they like to receive. I’m also interested in the local real estate market.

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Getting on Local TV

PR for Anyone

The best place to start with PR is to get on local media. Many people aspire for national television but starting local is the best place to get your feet wet. You wouldn’t want to get your first big break on a national outlet and then bomb the interview. It's so much easier to get local media coverage.

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Local TV news in the new normal: Which COVID-spurred changes will remain after the pandemic?

Agility PR Solutions

That changed—it’s become commonplace to see interviews […]. The post Local TV news in the new normal: Which COVID-spurred changes will remain after the pandemic? Prior to the outbreak of the pandemic, you might see a journalist in a war zone or remote area on the air via Skype. appeared first on Agility PR Solutions.

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Make Zoom interviews a breeze with these tips

Axia PR

When the pandemic hit in 2020, a majority of TV interviews shifted to Zoom. The pandemic allowed TV stations and news producers to look at interviews in a new light. While you aren’t sitting face-to-face or knee-to-knee with an anchor, there are still tips and tricks you should utilize to make your Zoom interview a breeze.

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Ricky Gervais is right (and wrong) about the local paper

Prakkypedia

After several grumpy episodes interviewing local people about their so-called “stories”, Ricky’s character has an epiphany. He says ‘ everybody deserves to be in their local paper’ at least once in their lives. In Ricky Gervais’s latest TV series, After Life , he’s a writer at a free community newspaper.

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When To Turn Down A Media Interview

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

This is why most PR people work to get potential questions in advance, which can help determine if the interview is worthwhile. Sometimes the interview process is a long courtship where the reporter spends weeks or months gathering background, during which the PR team can assess its potential. When the outlet is questionable.

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New Challenges with Earned Media: PR Practitioners Insight in Report

Bianchi Biz Blog

The insights gained for the survey provided key details on the current earned media environment, highlighting the challenges faced in national, local, and trade media. Finding 2: National and top-tier media have become the hardest outlets in which to secure earned media, followed (closely) by local and then trade.

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