Bianchi Biz Blog

JANUARY 8, 2024

I got to write a story on a local stray cat that had been “adopted” by a bed and breakfast. His name was Pip and he won the hearts of visitors and locals. I began in college with an internship at a newspaper local to my school covering local government as well as random features I came across in the area.

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PRSay

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

In addition, we will cover many of the fundamentals of media relations, so our program also would be beneficial to those starting out in public relations — including students and new professionals in PR, media and journalism. How was your transition into public relations?

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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. Later that year I moved to Smyrna, Delaware, for my first full-time journalism job at a local newspaper that was part of a small family-owned chain at the time.

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Communications Conversations

AUGUST 11, 2017

In fact, my prediction: 50% of all media relations jobs will be eliminated in 10 years. Consider the facts: FACT: Mainstream media reach continues to wane. daily newspapers (print and digital) fell 8% in 2016–the 28th consecutive year of declines. FACT: Local media continues to struggle as well.

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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. adults get their daily news : social media.

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Cision

OCTOBER 6, 2016

Although some PR professionals have seized the opportunity to evolve their public relations strategies, far too many have stayed complacent, keeping their heads down and focusing on media relations and other traditional tactics that have served them well throughout the years. Earned Media. Shared Media.

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Agility PR Solutions

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

More than 1,000 journalists lost their jobs recently as Verizon Media, BuzzFeed and Gannett announced deep cuts to their newsrooms. Dozens of local journalists at Gannett newspapers across the country. The post What recent media layoffs mean for the future of public relations appeared first on Agility PR Solutions.

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The Hoyt Organization

APRIL 23, 2024

Traditional channels, such as newspapers and television, offer broad reach, while digital channels, such as social media and email marketing, provide targeted messaging. Build Relationships With Media Media relations are a critical aspect of public relations for nonprofits.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

AUGUST 22, 2022

It won an award from the National Newspaper Association for community service. I started writing professionally at 17 years old as a sports correspondent for my local newspaper, the Milford (NH) Cabinet. That was followed by four years as a TV sports reporter and anchor before a return to the newspaper business.

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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. If so, how?

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Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 24, 2023

You haven’t been in business long enough If your business is newer, your website may lack polish and detail, you may not have a ton of social media content and your product or service may have limited availability. But top media outlets may opt for more seasoned companies to feature.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

While working in local news in the Northeast, I covered a few big hurricanes and major blizzards that ravaged the area. Covering Hurricane Sandy in 2012 was an adventure that included a lot of adrenaline and little sleep in the “early days” of using social media for good. I started off covering education and other local issues.

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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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Landis PR

APRIL 12, 2021

How is reporting different at newspapers, TV and wire services? Wires are essential for news organizations wanting to get a jump on a story, and they complement the news organizations’ staff by covering stories the local papers can’t or won’t get to themselves. Would you tell us a little about yourself?

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Doctor Spin

MARCH 1, 2024

Local, state, and federal government entities often hire entry-level PR professionals to handle public relations and communications tasks. Media outlets. Newspapers, magazines, television stations, and online media companies may have entry-level positions in their PR or communications departments.

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PRSay

JANUARY 9, 2020

Public relations has come a long way in the last 10 years on so many fronts, presenting both new challenges and opportunities. When we began this decade, many local newspapers had at least 10 more pages of non-syndicated content than they do today. Organic reach on social media was also still possible for brands.

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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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Cision

APRIL 25, 2017

The AP’s ramped-up fact-checking efforts have gotten good responses from its customers – local and national newspapers, broadcast news stations, and other news organizations alike – who have responded by adding fact-checking tactics into their own day-to-day efforts.

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Sword and the Script

AUGUST 23, 2022

We are a science-based organization and stick to fact-based media.”. We continue to benefit from responsible reporting by our local newspaper.”. We play heavily in industry trade media and specific financial media. Our regional outlets are pretty good.”. “We Generally, we find this reporting is balanced.”.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

JANUARY 10, 2022

I might write about a local company or service I never knew existed, and the next day might be an enterprise piece about electric vehicles or the steel industry. My first non-school newspaper gig was at the China Daily in 2013. Exercising, often reading newspapers and satire, playing guitar and curating my Spotify playlists.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

MARCH 7, 2022

By the end of my junior year I was running the paper, and one of my stories got picked up by a local newspaper. From there I went on to freelance for community newspapers around Milwaukee, and got a part-time job at a business-to-business publisher covering aviation for three sister magazines. I haven’t looked back since.

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Beyond PR

JUNE 8, 2016

Washington’s not really unique – it’s like any town with a myriad of local stories,” writes Christine. “So So what wins when it comes to local coverage? It will not just improve your media relations, but also the brand content you offer directly to online audiences. You could be overlooking an opportunity.

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Cision

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

.” “In a lot of ways, I look at influencer marketing as an evolution from traditional media relations.” So what traditionally worked was, ‘I just need to get mentioned on WGN news, or in my local newspaper, and I will reach the audience that I want to.’

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Communications Conversations

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

Over the last five years, we’ve created a social media playbook document that makes this a lot easier! Much of the work I do for them revolves around B2B media relations with HR publications, podcasts and blogs. Follow-up with the 30+ folks in the local mastermind group I manage with a note about our meeting tomorrow.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

AUGUST 9, 2021

I then reported for my college newspaper, The Michigan Daily , at the University of Michigan. I’ve spent summers at ClickOnDetroit/WDIV Local 4, Automotive News and the Wall Street Journal , and prior to my current role, I was a full-time reporter covering mobility and suppliers at Automotive News.

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Stephen Waddington

MAY 16, 2019

Danielle Whitfield, Media and Public Affairs Executive, Newcastle Airport @daniellemalvina Northern boomerang: brands to Newcastle Christian Cerisola was motivated to move into PR after working for a provincial newspaper and receiving poorly targeted pitches. He builds relationships with media and university student and academics.

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Journalistics

MAY 26, 2015

What other trends are revealed in this year’s installment of the State of News Media? The legacy news industry – traditional newspapers and magazines – have made little progress securing digital ad revenue. Local television is seeing an uptick in viewership, particularly around the evening news.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

AUGUST 21, 2023

I have been in journalism or PR for 25 years — I went to Boston University for journalism and upon graduation, I worked as a business reporter for a local daily newspaper on the outside of Cleveland. How long have you been in journalism and how did you get started? I loved it and I particularly loved the stories about manufacturing.

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David PR Group

SEPTEMBER 3, 2014

A few years ago when traveling to meet a client, a story about his business was published in the local newspaper that very morning. You don’t get your local paper?” Well, I get The Wall Street Journal at my house, but I dropped the local paper a while ago,” he said. “If He replied that he hasn’t read a newspaper in years.

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Prakkypedia

OCTOBER 24, 2018

For myself as a PR practitioner, one of the modern challenges of maintaining relationships with the media is keeping up with the volatility of that job market. It also means the in-house journalist with whom you have a good relationship, becomes a freelance journalist next week – or leaves the industry altogether.

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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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Shift Communications

MAY 19, 2015

This, to me, is the crème de la crème of smart media relations skills. Here are a few tips I’ve picked up so far that have proven helpful: Read the newspaper every morning. If there’s a breaking news story that’s all over CNN and the local news, it’s probably best to hit pause on that lifestyle pitch until it dies down.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

I enjoyed a 17-year career at several Detroit area newspapers, including 12 years at The Oakland Press in Pontiac, MI, before shifting gears and taking a job in public relations at Buick. How long have you been in journalism and how did you get started? And somewhere back in time, I was an elected school board member.

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Doctor Spin

DECEMBER 22, 2023

However, contrary to popular belief, there’s no concrete evidence that this incident received national TV coverage or front-page newspaper attention. link] It’s speculated that local London media, particularly radio, might have mentioned the traffic disruption, and possibly local papers covered the story the following day.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

APRIL 17, 2023

A local newspaper for which I interned, The North Baltimore News (Ohio), assigned me to cover the Dayton Air Show. I had a far less interesting job directly out of college, working for a catalog publisher for a year-plus prior to going to grad school for a master’s degree.

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Cision

MARCH 31, 2016

Want to improve your media relations? Read Cision’s free “State of the Media 2016 Report!” My daily newspaper of choice is…newspaper? My hobbies outside of work include…I’m a big fan of travel, and there are plenty of places in the world left for me to visit and drink their local beers.

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The Resolution Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

Your story or stats might be particularly relevant to a specific area, making it a better fit for local press. Targeting smaller publications like local newspapers means less competition compared to traditional nationals so it can be easier to gain traction. Think in geographical terms here, too.

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