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Is Media Relations Dead?

Bianchi Biz Blog

Is media relations dead? In fact, a recent article in the BusinessWire Blog called Media Outlet Availability on PR Efforts , by Christopher S. Penn, Chief Data Scientist with TrustInsights.ai, cites some revealing statistics about the shrinking number of media outlets and the challenge for PR and media relations.

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Message in a Bottleneck: How to Reach Your Fragmented Audience

PRSay

The same thing has happened with newspapers. That means the credibility boost that comes from third-party media placements remains critically important. Content marketers and social media managers are experiencing the same fragmentation of audiences. Get more media pitching knowledge from Michael Smart here.

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

Bianchi Biz Blog

That was my first experience really using social media and the publication’s website to break news and keep residents in the community informed. Our newspaper ended up winning an award for our reporting. I got my start in journalism in 2008, working for a weekly newspaper in Connecticut called The Middlebury Bee-Intelligencer.

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How The Washington Post Shifted Gears

Cision

In 2015, mobile compatibility and multimedia continued to shape how newsrooms reach and inform their readers, and predictions show no sign of these trends fading. How have traditionally print newspapers made sense of the changing media landscape? “I’m surprised at how many traditional pitches I see.

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Bob Gritzinger, Editor-in-Chief, Media Sites at WardsAuto & Principal Analyst—Advanced Propulsion at Wards Intelligence

Bianchi Biz Blog

I enjoyed a 17-year career at several Detroit area newspapers, including 12 years at The Oakland Press in Pontiac, MI, before shifting gears and taking a job in public relations at Buick. I’ve been a Wards since 2015. What advice do you have for PR people that want to pitch you?

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Meet the Media: John Irwin, Reporter at Automotive News

Bianchi Biz Blog

I’ve been in professional journalism covering the auto industry since 2015, working for Automotive News and Automotive News Canada in various roles. I started before that as a reporter and editor for my college newspaper and interned at Bloomberg News, where I got my first taste of automotive reporting.

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Get to Know Minnesota Business Magazine: Interview with Editor Steve LeBeau

MaccaPR

I illustrate this for people with my hands: If you only get your news from newspapers and TV, hold your hands six inches apart – that’s all the news you’re getting. That kind of PR pitching reveals a shot-gun approach. July 2015 issue !". Hire people for PR who have served in the media. The bullhorn is in your hands.