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2 Enduring Strategies for These Content-Saturated Times

PRSay

Here are some quick reminders of the techniques that were supposed to “change everything” just during my short career: 2006 — “Bypass the media,” was the watchcry. You could optimize a news release, and Google News indexed it just the same as an article from a real newspaper! They can be great tools that contribute to great outcomes.

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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. In 2006, Foremski published one of his most unforgettable blogs titled Die! He writes the blog Silicon Valley Watcher — reporting on the collision of media and technology.

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Guest Post: When PR Opportunity Knocks…

Deirdre Breakenridge

Newspapers, magazines and radio stations never had those resources to start with. 89% of news media ask for embed codes with videos, but corporate America never got that memo apparently. 89% of news media ask for embed codes with videos, but corporate America never got that memo apparently. Now every news website needs video.

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Meet the Media: Philip Nussel, Web Editor at Automotive News

Bianchi Biz Blog

I learned how to cover political/business/labor corruption and I learned how to cover corporate bankruptcies. Francis de Sales High School in Toledo, Ohio, where I spent four years working on the student newspaper, The Lance , finishing up as editor-in-chief in 1983. That experience served me well during my 26 years here in Detroit.

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The Four Models of Public Relations

Doctor Spin

Ahead of others in his time, he actually understood the importance of media coverage (he started New York’s first illustrated newspaper in 1853) and believed ‘there is no such thing as bad publicity,’ a popular phrase many times attributed to Barnum himself.” Source: The End of a Publicity Era: How Ringling Bros. Cutlip, S. Center, A.

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Anaheim Mayor Pitches American Idol?

Bad Pitch Blog

From: NAME on Behalf Of John James Nicoletti Sent: Tuesday, March 21, 2006 2:50 PM Subject: ANAHEIM MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL URGE SUPPORT FOR LOCAL AMERICAN IDOL CONTESTANT Please contact me with further questions regarding this release. The municipal corporation''s annual budget is $1.298 billion.

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Taking the collective temperature of Italian females in PR

PR Conversations

Despite the relativity scarcity of men holding Italian PR positions in general, this does not make it easier for females to climb to the highest positions on the corporate ladder. However, most often the person leading the corporate communications department is male. Many women are trusted with responsibilities in media relations.