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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. The reality of modern media is that news stories are published to the web instantaneously. Documents can also be easily exported in a virtual, physical file or print format. News has a finite shelf life.

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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! In 2006, Foremski published one of his most unforgettable blogs titled Die!

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Earned Media vs. Media Relations [PR Tech Sum]

Sword and the Script

Summary of monthly PR tech news: Critical Mention adds a media database; Talkwalker acquires Nielson Social; Watch out for fine print in media monitoring contracts As a term, earned media made a big splash in search trends in late 2004 or early 2005…and then interest waned.

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Media Interview Skills: Why Silence Is Not Always Golden

Polaris

And a poorly handled print or broadcast interview could turn a relatively benign issue into a full-blown crisis. Which brings us to Talk about Talk, a semi-regular (I’ll share something whenever I find an example from which we can all learn) feature here on the Polaris bog about media interview and presentation skills.

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Forget “Better PR” — The PR Industry Needs Education

Doctor Spin

Social media began to emerge with behemoths like Facebook, founded in 2004 and Twitter in 2006. Their social engineering was geared towards connecting people rather than turning them into online buying machines. Cover photo by Jerry Silfwer ( Prints / Instagram ). Let me explain: Table of Contents. At first.

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The PR Industry Needs More Than Just Better PR

Doctor Spin

Social media began to emerge with behemoths like Facebook founded in 2004 and Twitter in 2006. Their social engineering was geared towards connecting people rather than turning them into online buying machines. Cover photo by Jerry Silfwer ( Prints / Instagram ). But we’ve already messed up. At first.

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The Influence of Influencers: Ways Healthcare Brands Can Leverage Their Impact

Cision

Brands need to keep these truths in mind when considering engaging with someone who is opinionated and who has a lot of social media followers. Social Influencers: Observations for Healthcare Brands. They have larger networks and more social media followers than most of us. Scope of Influence. i’m not anti.