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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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S&T Live Recap: PRSA Chair Michelle Egan on the Trends, Challenges and Opportunities in the Year Ahead

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19 to talk about trends, challenges and opportunities for communicators in the New Year. ChatGPT, an artificial intelligence program that can write long, seemingly authoritative responses to human questions, “has been all over my feed, and so I’ve been thinking quite a bit about that,” Egan said.

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

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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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Pitching the Local Media – Tips from the Pros

PR for Anyone

Email me when you notice a trend going on. They found all these newspapers, cards, and historic documents in the wall of the home. Email is best to get it in writing. We also cover trends and economic stories (local sales numbers, prices, etc.). . We also like to cover trends in the market. A call could get lost.

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Meet the Media: Emma Lutjen, Associate Editor at EE World Online

Bianchi Biz Blog

Can you tell us what types of stories, trends, or issues are on your radar now? Being that I’m fresh in the industry I haven’t gotten the chance to write many stories, so for now my most fun story is also the one I’m most proud of. She had an incredibly inspiring story that reminded me how much I love writing profiles on individuals.

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Meet the Media: Jennifer Ramsay, Editor-at-Large at Endeavor Business Media’s Market Moves

Bianchi Biz Blog

Can you tell us what types of stories, trends or issues are on your radar now? This is actually pretty hard for me, since I tend to want to write a story on almost every interesting piece of news I see. I got to write a story on a local stray cat that had been “adopted” by a bed and breakfast. It was even heated!

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Public Relations Skills

PR for Anyone

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). How can you niche your real estate business and create a newsworthy story idea around what’s trending in your niche? It’s Google.