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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. Don’t pitch me the gourmet kitchen with cathedral ceilings.

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Trends and Best Practices for Media Relations

PRSay

When it comes to realizing the value of media relations, Op-Ed columns in newspapers are the gold standard. Read by influencers and decision-makers, these guest columns require our best efforts and most polished writing. I cannot stress enough the importance of writing to the correct length as prescribed by the newspaper,” Yost says.

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Meet the Media: Jeremy Wolfe, Editor for FleetOwner

Bianchi Biz Blog

As editor, I write articles and manage multimedia content for the brand. Can you tell us what types of stories, trends or issues are on your radar now? I regularly write articles on market reports, industry regulations, information management technology, and operations. I joined my university’s newspaper as a reporter in 2018.

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Meet the Media: Sebastian Blanco, Editor-in-Chief of Automotive Engineering

Bianchi Biz Blog

I write with a focus on electric vehicles and other alternative powertrains. Freelancing means you never know what you’ll be writing about on any given day, so my portfolio has broadened in surprising ways. That’s a broad request, but it ended up being a lot of fun to track down and write. I wrote my first story when I was 16.

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PRSA Introduces Innovative Program to Guide Journalists Transitioning Into PR and Communications

PRSay

Through the years, the PR and comms fields have been attractive landing spots for journalists with their writing and storytelling skills and media prowess. Journalists need PR people to help them identify key trends and issues that matter to their audiences and to provide experts who can speak on these trends and issues.

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PR 101: How to Pitch The New York Times

Cision

Here’s a few themes we’ve complied when pitching one of the toughest, yet most desirable outlets: The New York Times. It may interrupt them in the middle of writing a story, or worse, prevent them from taking a call with a hot news tip. There is no other newspaper like The New York Times. Don’t call. Know the paper.

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Public Relations Skills

PR for Anyone

This is what you use to attract and pitch the media. Here are some tips to create newsworthy story ideas: 1) Take a national trend or study and show how it relates to the local market (Trulia, Inman, Realtor.com and other regularly do studies and research). 2) Niche what you do and pitch around that. Step 2 – Create Great Hooks.