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How Long Should Your Online Paragraphs Be?

PRSay

As Jon Ziomek, associate professor at the Medill School of Journalism, says: “Long paragraphs are a visual predictor that a story won’t work.”. Write short paragraphs. Another reason for super-short online paragraphs: Web visitors lean to the left. Especially when writing for mobile. Our lawyers made us add this stuff.

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Pitching the Local Media – Tips from the Pros

PR for Anyone

I interviewed journalists from The Washington Post, The Washington Business Journal , and Inside Nova (a Northern Virginia local publication) about what types of local real estate pitches they like to receive. Kathy Orton, Reporter and Real Estate Web Editor, Washington Post. Email is best to get it in writing.

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10 Research-Based Tips for Writing Better Content

Cision

When I looked into what actual research has been done into words that work well to convert customers, what I found was that linguistic research isn’t focused as much on what you say or write as much as the context and framing of your words. There are a few services that years after a cart abandonment still write a few times a week.

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150+ Guest Posting Sites That Will Actually Build Traffic (Analysis)

Buzzstream

We looked for sites with clear signals that they accepted guest posts, such as post titles and URLs with the words “contribute” or “write for us.” Take a look at the screenshot below, there are articles ranging from music lessons to the cost of gastric balloons. So, you’ll also need to judge the quality of the writing itself.

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Modern Journalism: What You Need To Know To Keep Up In Today’s World

Masters in Communications

Today's journalism is a far cry from what it used to be. Journalism as a whole has changed in response. Let's take a look at what journalism is today, and some of the people changing it. What Really Is Journalism? Journalism is the act of gathering, assessing, creating, and presenting news and information.

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How to Contact Reporters For Your Digital PR Campaigns

Buzzstream

This post isn’t about writing a media pitch because we’ve already done that. Find Relevant Journalists on Social Media According to Muck Rack’s State of Journalism report , X/Twitter is still the number-one place journalists go for news. I need to go to the Irish Examiner and see if I can find her most recent articles.

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Strong Media Brands: the answer to Native Advertising Concerns

Flack's Revenge

So is native advertising (sometimes called brand journalism or, more generally, content marketing) a curse or cure all? Farhad Manjoo wrote an article in the NY Times about the state and decline of banner ads. Is it good for what ails online advertising? Or does it confuse consumers and prevent them from getting unbiased news ?