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Just Like Bad PR, There’s Bad Journalism Out There

Ishmael's Corner

From classics like BusinessInsider’s “ Dear PR Lady, Here’s Why I Didn’t Open Any of Your 3 Email Pitches ” to my own “ Why Journalists Get Cranky About PR ,” this genre delivers a never-ending stream of commentary. After all, it stands to reason that the most innovative company in the world must spend on R&D accordingly.

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Meet the Media: Kurt Nagl, Manufacturing Reporter at Crain’s Detroit Business

Bianchi Biz Blog

Working in China and northern Iraq early in my career opened my eyes to the possibilities of journalism. I might write about a local company or service I never knew existed, and the next day might be an enterprise piece about electric vehicles or the steel industry. How long have you been in journalism and how did you get started?

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Meet the Media: Robert Schoenberger, Editor-in-Chief at IndustryWeek

Bianchi Biz Blog

Supply chain disruptions and how companies are managing them are another big topic. How long have you been in journalism and how did you get started? I started my journalism career in South Texas as a newspaper reporter in 1997 and followed that with newspaper jobs in Mississippi, Kentucky and Ohio.

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How to Create an Online Newsroom That Journalists Love

Rock the Status Quo

Creativity counts when it comes to a media pitch, the headline of your press release and share-worthy blog posts. Most companies treat the news section of their website as a laundry list of press releases, never aiming higher, yet it’s the first place a journalist looks when something about your company sparks their interest.

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The Two Most Effective Media Relations Tactics for 2013

Journalistics

It was pure magic the first time I read an article in print that was the result of a story I pitched. In this post, I’ll share what I believe to be the two most effective media relations tactics for 2013 (hint: it’s all about inbound and real-time). This is nirvana for a media relations professional. So how can you do it?

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Meet the Media: John Hitch, Editor of Fleet Maintenance

Bianchi Biz Blog

While freelancing for Clevel and Magazine in 2013, I had the chance to profile Anthony and Joe Russo, who had returned home to direct Captain America: The Winter Soldier. Companies are made of people, and those people have to decide how their new products will not only help customers, but how they will impact the future.

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8 Ways to Make Your Press Release More Effective

Cision

Twenty years ago, PRSA’s John Elsasser (1994) wrote that it is incumbent for businesses to make contacts available for follow up, lamenting the habit of Silicon Valley companies to send press releases on Eastern Standard Time and not to be available for business until Pacific Standard Time. ” 4. Boilerplate. Eichner, J.

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