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Survey: Most PR Pros Say that Media Relations is Getting Harder – Here’s What You Can Do About It

Deirdre Breakenridge

By Frank Strong, Founder & President of Sword and the Script Media. Media relations is hard and getting harder. That’s according to 223 PR professionals polled for the 2019 JOTW Communications Survey. A majority (68%) of respondents said media relations is getting “harder” (53%) or “much harder” (15%).

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2020: The Year of the Reputation

Reputation Us

It’s July 2019. QUESTIONS : Is corporate reputation a focus for your organization in 2020? Is what employees, customers, prospective customers, media and social influencers say about you important? Is what employees, customers, prospective customers, media and social influencers say about you important?

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The Media Relations Struggle is Real; Experts Describe What it May Mean for PR

Sword and the Script

Where some see diminishing value in media relations others see opportunity; the best way to improve results is to use a combination of pitching, content and social media. The media relations struggle is real. Perhaps invest in people, research or tools to help facilitate media relations.

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A changing landscape: Building reputations amid shrinking media pools 

PR in High Definition

From 2019 to 2021 , print subscription circulations fell by 7%, and single-sale copies by 11%. Put simply: when it comes to building reputations, shrinking media pools are becoming a bigger problem. But there are numerous other ways to shape an organisation’s reputation, aside from media relations.

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Cliff Notes to Effective Media Relations: A Summary of 3 Surveys of Editors, Reporters and Journalists

Sword and the Script

Most PR professionals say media relations is getting harder or much harder, according to the 2019 JOTW Communications Survey. This is up 17% from last year where 51% said media relations was getting harder. Study the media. 1) How reporters view social media, embargoes and exclusives.

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How Jeff Bezos Scored A PR Win

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

But when it comes to the hand-to-hand combat of media relations, an instinct for the game surely helps. That’s the conclusion that Bloomberg Businessweek’s Brad Stone came to about Amazon’s Jeff Bezos and his tangle with the National Enquirer in 2019. They call it “media” for a reason.

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Manage Your Reputation After a Fraud or Scandal: Tips For Handling the Media and Public Backlash

Reputation Us

Originally published in the Credit Union Times on September 13, 2019. For media reporters, there is an unspoken adage, “If it bleeds, it leads.” The media goes for “the story” in order to capture the attention of its readership. In the process, your credit union’s reputation may take an unfortunate hit.