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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? You report the facts.

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Why My College Crash Course in Crisis Communications Will Never End

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My most important crisis communications test didn’t come through my PR work with PayPal, Snowflake or Tetris. LGBTQIA people grapple with the complex parts of communication quickly in their lives when they are out. That requires every component of a PR program, from stakeholder communication (i.e., It came in college.

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11 ways Social Listening will Transform your Communications Strategy & Performance

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Before we dig into our list of ‘11 ways social listening will transform your communications strategy and performance’ first we need to answer the question: What is social listening? Once you’re armed with this information, you can craft your multi-stakeholder communications strategy accordingly.

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How to Write a Pitch That Will Actually Get Read

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

Keeping up relationships is the goal of good media relations, of course, and there is always another chance to get your story out. The post How to Write a Pitch That Will Actually Get Read appeared first on Crenshaw Communications. They’ll pay attention to future emails or they may even come to you seeking input for stories.

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Unleash your PR writing

Prakkypedia

If you love writing, you may find that this profession is ‘write’ for you (sorry, that pun just would not go away). Not all PR practitioners specialise in writing, of course, or even enjoy it. They’re writing columns for clients, blogs, letters, newsletters, reports, social media stories, speeches and more.

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

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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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Insights Into the Role of Communicators at the U.S. Department of Defense

PRSay

Across airwaves and oceans, on flight lines and frontlines, Department of Defense (DoD) communicators are there, telling the story of America’s military. We recently completed 21 focus groups and in-depth interviews with graduates of the Defense Information School’s Mass Communication Foundations (MCF) course.