Cision

SEPTEMBER 17, 2015

On Tuesday, HARO (Help A Reporter Out) hosted a Q&A panel at the Cision headquarters in Chicago that featured three Chicago Tribune reporters who discussed how they work with PR professionals day to day as well as offered advice for getting a pitch noticed. Make Email Pitches Short, Personalized and to the Point.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

MAY 22, 2023

Out of journalism school, I worked at the Galveston County Daily News , near Houston. My journalism stops include S&P Global Market Intelligence, where I covered single-family housing, apartment, student housing, manufactured housing, office and industrial real estate investment trusts. Pitch news instead of promotional material.

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PR in High Definition

JUNE 11, 2020

With the recent news that Microsoft sacked twenty seven writing staff to replace them with AI algorithms, it seems appropriate to look at this prediction again: There’s a growing threat to journalism: robot writers. Associated Press and other outlets. I know what you’re thinking. I know what you’re thinking.

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Critical Mention

MAY 12, 2021

Critical Mention’s Licensed Content offering makes it incredibly simple for media pros to track and measure mentions within worldwide news sources and industry trade journals. . During her leisure time, she loves to watch her favorite sports teams and explore new restaurants with friends and family.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

JUNE 19, 2023

How long have you been in journalism and how did you get started? I’ve been in journalism for 22 years. Finish this sentence: If I am not reporting, I am … Talking to you about that weird news item I read the other day, the latest sports scores, music, politics (I do live in the D.C. Get to know the editors you pitch to.

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Deirdre Breakenridge

JUNE 8, 2016

Their public relations experience spans various industries including entertainment, nonprofit, healthcare, technology, sports, and higher education. What’s your social media elevator pitch? How do you network on social media with recruiters and potential contacts? Previously she was a freelance reporter at the Staten Island Advance.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

OCTOBER 9, 2023

How long have you been in journalism and how did you get started? I decided to pursue a career in journalism toward the end of my freshman year at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. What advice do you have for PR people that want to pitch you? Know your audience. That works both ways. Any pet peeves with PR people?

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Solo PR Pro

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

He developed a love of sports and print media at a young age, and set off to the University of Florida to pursue a degree in journalism. Stu refocused his sights and graduated with a degree in Telecommunications, eventually landing his first professional job doing news, sports, and as a DJ in California.

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NewsWhip

APRIL 29, 2021

The Super League was pitched as a midweek European club competition, separate from UEFA’s Champions League and Europa League. Indignation wasn’t limited to just fans of the sport, but commentators, coaches, and current players themselves. The Daily Mail and Sky Sports followed behind with 657.9k The people protest.

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Landis PR

MARCH 27, 2023

Covering baseball, it’s all about the new rules right now, especially adding the pitch clock to a sport that is famous for having no clock. I also regularly get proposals from doctors to write about sports injuries, using them as experts on whatever the specific injury might be. What story or stories are you most proud of?

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Landis PR

JULY 5, 2022

Pitching remains a topic that fosters some strong reactions among the journalists in the survey. Pitches that are poorly timed, impersonal, impersonal, confusing or lengthy will continue to be ignored. We should note that half of the journalists surveyed receive up to five pitches daily – or as many as 25 a week.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

How long have you been in journalism and how did you get started? 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. I love watching and attending big sporting events.

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PR in High Definition

JUNE 11, 2020

With the recent news that Microsoft sacked twenty seven writing staff to replace them with AI algorithms, it seems appropriate to look at this prediction again: There’s a growing threat to journalism: robot writers. Associated Press and other outlets. I know what you’re thinking. I know what you’re thinking.

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Burrelles Fresh Ideas

JANUARY 30, 2024

For the PR industry, like journalism, disclosure is an issue of transparency and authenticity , which are the building blocks for trust. Burrelles has a long history of credibility and trust, and we notify clients when we implement AI-powered tools into our platform.

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Cision

AUGUST 16, 2016

He reveals how his background in journalism has shaped his view of the industry, his growing appreciation for PR professionals and gives insight into how journalists in the TV industry truly want to be pitched. How has your background in journalism influenced your abilities in PR? What has been most helpful?

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Bianchi Biz Blog

OCTOBER 4, 2021

I have been fortunate to have been able to write about many of my past sports-car racing adventures, and by far the best and most memorable of those has been co-driving the 1979 Nurburgring 24-Hour endurance race with pro drivers Jim Downing and Lyn St. How long have you been in journalism and how did you get started? Email please!

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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. These posts help PR writers come up with more relevant story angles and media pitches and craft them in a way that is more likely to gain journalist attention.

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5W PR

JANUARY 24, 2020

Traditional journalism is dead, just ask the Internet. People might only be interested in business, sports or local affairs. That’s a sale waiting to happen – and potentially a new lifelong customer – if the brand gets the pitch right and pairs with the correct influencer.

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Critical Mention

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Much like journalism, you must let the viewer/reader know straight away how this affects them and what types of solutions you can share. The use of “hyper-focused” pitches will be helpful as well – finding the appropriate media connections and pitch one or two producer/editors at the most you with which you connect.

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Burrelles Fresh Ideas

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

I know PR professionals with degrees in journalism, mass media, English, business communication, marketing, sports and more. The endless media pitch calling and subsequent rejections were exhausting. Client Turnover — can lead to instability and the need to perform new business pitches constantly.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

APRIL 5, 2021

And several of our success stories now compete against us at world-class news organizations such as The Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg News, among others. I have written or edited tens of thousands of stories over my 34 years of professional journalism, so it’s hard to narrow down this list. I have been in journalism my entire life.

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Prakkypedia

OCTOBER 30, 2017

Several times a week, I receive emailed media releases or media pitches from a wide variety of firms with a wide variety of topics and “stories to sell”. It’s useful and instructive because I gain insights into how some PR practitioners pitch to media, how they structure their email pitches, how they write their media releases and more.

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Cision

AUGUST 11, 2016

I was the gaming reporter for the last 11 years covering the casino industry for the Las Vegas Review-Journal and dealing day-to-day with corporate communications folks from the various gaming companies. My hobbies outside of work include…watching sports, movies, working out, travel and reading. Rapid Fire Round.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

JANUARY 25, 2021

How long have you been in journalism, and how did you get started? people that want to pitch you? Read about the brand you’re serving or the technology you’re pitching. and five brothers, I am a fan of many sports. Finish this sentence: If I am not reporting, I am …. What advice do you have for P.R.

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MaccaPR

APRIL 18, 2017

Now that I’ve morphed from journalist to public relations guy, I’m aware of how vital it is to target precisely the right reporter – so you avoid becoming the PR pro who pitches the launch of a new Caramel Coconut Cherry ice cream flavor to a reporter who is dedicated to covering Islamic fundamentalism in Qatar. For your reference, here’s a.

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Cision

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

I studied journalism with a few PR courses sprinkled in between at St. Before I knew it, I was pitching emails every day to magazine editors, learning how to efficiently track my efforts and collect contacts and building campaigns with social media influencers. Here’s a free sports drink. How did you get your start in PR?

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PR in High Definition

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

These are three traditional job titles in the journalism world which have been around for over a century. So, do you pitch to an editor in the hope they pass the story to a freelancer? Pitch to a reporter, but then go to a freelancer later if the journalist isn’t interested? Are we bidding farewell to investigative journalism?

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Cision

MARCH 31, 2017

This week, Sharon sat down with me to discuss her passion for the industry, how social media has changed journalism, and how to stay ahead in the industry! I think social has forced people who message for a living to raise their game, too — to be smarter about their pitches and more authentic in their language. I’ve had many.

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Sword and the Script

JANUARY 23, 2018

If you weren’t doing what you do now you’d be…doing in sports. Been a huge sports fan my entire life so be it in the booth, or branding or marketing, something to do with sports. * * *. PR, marketing, sales and journalism. Send us a pitch ! Or I’ll go to Marketing Land or Marketing Profs or Social Media HQ.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

JANUARY 24, 2022

How long have you been in journalism and how did you get started? I did more traditional news, weather, sports, and farm reporting during my time in AM radio at KJAN. Music and cars; I suppose that sums up my journalism career! What advice do you have for PR people that want to pitch you? Any pet peeves with PR people?

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Landis PR

APRIL 12, 2021

The differences are less significant than what, at least in a good newsroom, they all share: a commitment to enduring journalism values that include accuracy, timeliness, balance, relevance, importance, emotional impact, counter-intuition, enterprise. How is reporting different at newspapers, TV and wire services?

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Stephen Waddington

DECEMBER 5, 2018

In this article I explore how smart public relations practitioners are putting search at the heart of their campaigns and seeking followed links from the media sites they pitch. In August 1994 The News & Observer in Raleigh, North Carolina, began putting news and sports articles online on its website.

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Flatiron Communications

JULY 5, 2022

My role was to keep the startup founders’ strict two-minute elevator pitches flowing — for three hours — which worked out to roughly 17 presentations/hour, including interstitials! They typically range from heads of state to tech CEOs to A-list entertainment and sports celebrities to plain old influencers and thought-leaders.

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Communications Conversations

MAY 3, 2016

He mastered media relations managing information for national outlets like ESPN and Sports Illustrated. Courtney is the director of Allen Hall PR our student run public relations agency at the University of Oregon and the president of the American Women in Sports Media chapter. Justin McClanahan, @MNrube. Tori Olker, @toriiio.

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Stephen Waddington

MARCH 15, 2021

Why PR is finally getting its share of SEO budgets - Angharad Planells, head of client success, Radioactive PR PR unleashed: why the value of PR is being recognised by organisations in 2021 - Koray Camgoz, director of communications and marketing, PRCA Please follow this link if you’d like to pitch to present at a future event.

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Flatiron Communications

NOVEMBER 14, 2014

Sure, live sporting events, big-time award shows, live TV talk, and breaking news still have the capacity to draw large, shared audiences in real-time. My answer: my (regularly curated) stream of those I follow on Twitter, followed by The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and my Facebook newsfeed.

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Flatiron Communications

NOVEMBER 14, 2014

Sure, live sporting events, big-time award shows, live TV talk, and breaking news still have the capacity to draw large, shared audiences in real-time. My answer: my (regularly curated) stream of those I follow on Twitter, followed by The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and my Facebook newsfeed.

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