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How to Segment Journalists By Social Media Use

Cision

Best practices for marketing often, if not always, suggest some degree of segmentation for customers or the public. And you hear journalists complain about this lack of differentiation in how the PR community pitches them. The Global Social Journalism Study broke down these behaviors into six “Social Archetypes:”. Messengers.

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8 Ways to Make Your Press Release More Effective

Cision

According to a survey of the releases distributed by (a certain PR firm) on one day: 78% of public relations people spend extra money to dress up their releases with printed letterheads and color…the 78% broke down into 34% on a simple black letterhead, 16% on a one-color letterhead, and 28% on a letterhead with two or more colors.

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Meet the Media: Vince Bond, Reporter at Automotive News

Bianchi Biz Blog

How long have you been in journalism and how did you get started? I completed six internships at various outlets in Michigan and Ohio before getting hired at Automotive News in 2012, my first full-time gig. What advice do you have for PR people that want to pitch you? Don’t pitch story ideas, pitch sources.

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Meet the Media: Cristina Commendatore, Editor in Chief of FleetOwner

Bianchi Biz Blog

I covered Hurricane Sandy in Connecticut in 2012. That was my first experience really using social media and the publication’s website to break news and keep residents in the community informed. How long have you been in journalism and how did you get started? What advice do you have for PR people that want to pitch you?

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Privacy isn’t necessarily a good thing

Stephen Waddington

While that may be good for personal privacy, it’s a threat to public conversation. Zuckerberg’s pitch to rebuild trust between his organisation and its users is to lock down privacy. It erodes the ability to share stories, participate in public conversations, form communities and develop knowledge. The web is a social space.

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Meet the Media: Vesna Brajkovic, Managing Editor of Heavy Duty Trucking & TruckingInfo.com

Bianchi Biz Blog

How long have you been in journalism and how did you get started? I’ve written a story at least once a week since 2012 when I walked into the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater’s independent, student-run newsroom unannounced asking for an assignment. What advice do you have for PR people that want to pitch you? Have a reason.

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Meet the Media: Josh Fisher, Executive Editor or FleetOwner

Bianchi Biz Blog

Covering Hurricane Sandy in 2012 was an adventure that included a lot of adrenaline and little sleep in the “early days” of using social media for good. How long have you been in journalism and how did you get started? What advice do you have for PR people that want to pitch you? Timing is always important.

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