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Flawed Dot Connecting from Washington Post Correlates Rise of PR to the Fall of Journalism

Ishmael's Corner

Since Craigslist eviscerated the classified ads business in newspapers, journalists have been writing the “poor me” story. At some point, it became fashionable for these “poor me” stories to blame the PR industry for journalism’s shrinking job pool. Can you imagine? Can you imagine? Now, there’s a news flash!

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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. When I was writing about appliances in Louisville, GE was starting to push induction cooktops. I’m not writing as much as I used to, but I’ve been really proud of the work my staff has been doing since I joined IndustryWeek.

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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. I started in high school and never stopped.

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The Two Most Effective Media Relations Tactics for 2013

Journalistics

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). Before I get to the two most effective media relations tactics for 2013, let’s agree that the smile and dial approach doesn’t work anymore.

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6 Best Practices for Identifying and Reacting to a PR Crisis

Cision

In the Journal of Marketing Management, a group of British researchers write that crisis communication has “implications for brand equity and consumers’ purchase intentions.” They write: “Facebook’s IPO is a flop.” Writing recently in Public Relations Tactics, John J. Monitoring.

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Meet the Media: John Hitch, Editor of Fleet Maintenance

Bianchi Biz Blog

As with anyone writing about the transportation industry, the transition to zero emission vehicles, and what it takes to service them, is top of mind. 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. I used the G.I.

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$100 Million M&A for Internal Comms Tool: What’s Older is Still News in Marchlyjunetember [PR Tech Sum]

Sword and the Script

The database indicates the company has raised $47 million (including debt) in five rounds from four investors. The announcement said, “financial backers Kohlberg Ventures and Arrowroot Capital will continue as significant investors in the company, alongside the founders and management.” SocialChorus last raised $12.5 year-over-year.

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