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The Silicon Valley Watcher to publish on PressPage

Presspage

In May 2004, Tom Foremski became the first journalist to leave a major newspaper, the Financial Times, to become a full-time journalist blogger. He writes the blog Silicon Valley Watcher — reporting on the collision of media and technology. Press release!

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News planning, tools and workflow to build an editorial calendar

Stephen Waddington

The chip paper phrase originates from the 24 hours news cycle when newspapers printed two editions per day. Often organisations make announcements simply based on when they are ready to be made such as appointments, financial results and product announcements. News has a finite shelf life.

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Meet the Media: Doug Newcomb, Freelance Automotive Journalist  

Bianchi Biz Blog

Probably a feature for Corvette Quarterly in 2004, when I profiled racecar driver Leilani Munter and her high-school friend. I started writing for my college newspaper and freelancing in 1984 and got my first full-time editorial job in 1988 right out of college, as editor for Installation News (now Mobile Electronics ) at Bobit Publishing.

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How Harry’s very LA relaunch has only just begun

Mark My Words

The announcement of both roles last week certainly played into the idea that this was more than just a money spinner for the Montecito-based ex pat – although there is no doubt all sides are set to benefit financially.

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Turn Off the Cloaked Reporter in this Transparent World

Bad Pitch Blog

A search of her name and some keywords revealed in a second that she was a freelancer who had been covering the financial crisis for Portfolio.com (the new one). The right comment on the right blog can have a bigger impact on the bottom line than an uninteresting quote in some shrunken newspaper! but it is egocentric and self-serving.

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Can we press release that? 15 stories about the public relations industry (you won’t believe #10)

Stephen Waddington

The Copyright Licensing Agency (CLA) and Newspaper Licensing Agency (NLA) exist to protect the rights of copyright holders. That may be financial, marketing or some form of benefit in kind. It is optimised for financial management and suboptimal for public relations. What’s the purpose and value of the CLA and NLA?

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