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Writing For Journalism And Writing For PR: How They Differ

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

I was a journalism major, so most of my writing experience in college had a reporting angle. Whether it was through classes, writing for the school newspaper , or my personal blogs, my writing involved reporting facts, interviewing subjects, and taking down their quotes. What are you writing about?

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PRSA Introduces Innovative Program to Guide Journalists Transitioning Into PR and Communications

PRSay

While the PR and communications profession has continued to grow, many media companies keep cutting their workforces. Through the years, the PR and comms fields have been attractive landing spots for journalists with their writing and storytelling skills and media prowess. The media marketplace is also changing. Absolutely!

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AP Style in Public Relations: Top Five Tips for Press Releases

Landis PR

Our team collectively cheered the recent release of the 56 th Edition of the Associated Press Stylebook , a spiral-bound guide widely used as a writing and editing standards-setter by the media, corporate communications and worldwide. Additional Writing Resources: Grammar Girl – Quick and Dirty Writing Tips.

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The #PRStudChat Community Discusses Mysteries of Media Pitching on September 20th

Deirdre Breakenridge

Content may be king, but if the PESO model has taught us anything, it’s that we need to integrate a number of distribution tactics into the communications mix in order to be consistently successful. A former newspaper journalist, Michael has won national and regional awards for news release and feature writing. PRStudChat.

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The Human Touch

Prakkypedia

But of course, it’s not possible for a client to have something newsworthy to share month after month. Don’t overlook the people that work in your organisation: they could be the key to your next magazine piece, newspaper profile or 30-minute radio conversation. There’s also a huge appetite for personal profiles across industry media.

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Behind the Headlines With Sharon Ward Keeble

Cision

In this interview, she discusses how she came to her success, what makes her choose to cover a story and how communication professionals can improve their pitching strategies. When you start to become blasé and complacent about your writing, that’s when you stop doing such a good job. How did you get your start in journalism?

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How Does a Business Press Release Differ From Advertising?

PR Fuel

A press release refers to written communication that reports news related to an organization. Writing effective press release headlines and content can help capture the interest of both your audience. The process of writing a business press release itself only takes several hours. What Is a Business Press Release?