The Stalwart Blog

JUNE 26, 2014

As a recent college journalism student, I spent a lot of time thinking about finding a job and became petrified of the lack of opportunities available for new graduates to break into the newspaper business. A few weeks later, I was cruising down the freeway, commuting to my first day with Stalwart Communications. Persistency.

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PRSay

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Even as a kid, I used to watch TV news from around the world and take my dad’s newspaper and try to read it,” he said. “I The school imparted “a breadth of knowledge — how to write, how to ask questions, how to speak.” He later realized that he preferred public relations to journalism. Melton was guest speaker for the Feb.

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Cision

JANUARY 28, 2016

In this interview, Stuart discusses his motives for making the switch, the value of a news background and the intersection of journalism and PR. What was behind your decision to switch from journalism to PR? But the newspaper climate has changed. Learn how with our brand journalism white paper! It was a tough decision.

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Onclusive

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

Mika Stambaugh is an Emmy award winning journalist and dynamic entrepreneur known for her creative strategies in executing media and communication campaigns. I came to the name after incorporating my initials — ‘MAS’ is Spanish for ‘more’ — and ‘ink’ references pen-to-paper; writing your story to build and manage your communications.

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Solo PR Pro

OCTOBER 5, 2021

You could say Doug Levy was born to work in the media and communications industry. I was that first grader who wanted to start up a class newspaper,” he jokes when describing himself. After college, Doug was a typical journalism nomad, working in newsrooms in Chicago, New York and Washington, D.C. From journalist to PR pro.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

APRIL 18, 2022

When I was writing about appliances in Louisville, GE was starting to push induction cooktops. I’m not writing as much as I used to, but I’ve been really proud of the work my staff has been doing since I joined IndustryWeek. I didn’t write any of them, and in most cases, my edits were minimal.

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Cision

OCTOBER 6, 2016

Although your executives may get excited when an acquaintance at the gym compliments them on their local business journal profile, they’re going to get a lot more excited when you can show them your PR efforts generated revenue for your organization. It’s a primary communications channel both internally and externally.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JANUARY 30, 2018

Better Writing Blogs. Posts run the gamut from writing advice like “How to Write Clickworthy – but Clickbaity – Content” to marketing your efforts with topics like “What’s the Difference Between Promotion and Distribution Strategies in Digital Marketing? Authentic Storytelling Project.

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Solo PR Pro

APRIL 8, 2021

She began her career as an aspiring newspaper reporter, securing an internship at the Atlanta Journal Constitution before becoming a daily reporter in Greenville, South Carolina, not far from her hometown. Pivoting from journalism to PR. I knew that journalism was changing,” she said. “I Sure, I can do that. ”.

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Ishmael's Corner

APRIL 28, 2015

Since Craigslist eviscerated the classified ads business in newspapers, journalists have been writing the “poor me” story. At some point, it became fashionable for these “poor me” stories to blame the PR industry for journalism’s shrinking job pool. Can you imagine? Like Washpo, we also benefit from data visualization talent.

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Cision

MARCH 22, 2016

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. How did you get your start in journalism? When you start to become blasé and complacent about your writing, that’s when you stop doing such a good job.

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Cision

FEBRUARY 25, 2016

A well-thought out communication plan can only take you so far. I’ve always been a news junkie and loved to write since I was a little kid. I had a few stories published in high school journals, and starting around junior high I used to write letters to the editor of the local paper. What drew you to the PR industry?

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Communications Conversations

AUGUST 27, 2019

People now spend only 11 minutes a day consuming newspaper media, and 9 minutes a day consuming magazine media. Blog content from people with varying writing skills (this even applies to some “media “sites now). Communication behaviors have changed. Today, they’re absolutely a key way we all communicate.

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Presspage

JANUARY 23, 2018

In May 2004, Tom Foremski became the first journalist to leave a major newspaper, the Financial Times, to become a full-time journalist blogger. He writes the blog Silicon Valley Watcher — reporting on the collision of media and technology. Press release! In 2006, Foremski published one of his most unforgettable blogs titled Die!

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Communications Conversations

NOVEMBER 2, 2017

I was managing our social media channels, while Jordan was writing the story you mentioned. We were right there hanging with the media reporters from the big newspapers and publications in the Twin Cities. It was, essentially, an internal newspaper for the University of St. How is that possible? A new multimedia hub was born.

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Critical Mention

DECEMBER 3, 2019

The rise in online news readers has given online newspaper, magazine and publishing companies more opportunities to monetize digital readership. This is also true of some important industry and academic journals. Early on in her career, she developed a passion for marketing, writing and anything within the communication field.

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Flack's Revenge

DECEMBER 5, 2017

I also learned about Lin’s agency work at Strategic Communications ; and that she teaches, and has written quite a few books on PR and marketing. Is this a sign of the future of PR (and journalism)? ” Run an ad in a newspaper and it needs to be labeled as an ad. I definitely think that it is.

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Critical Mention

JANUARY 22, 2019

I went into Marketing by way of writing. But I thought writing a diary was boring. I craved community, comments, Twitter, Facebook (even if social media hadn’t happened yet… LOL). Q: Between writing two books, speaking at conferences and managing MarketingProfs, you’ve really made your mark over the years. Ann: Oh boy.

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Cision

APRIL 26, 2016

Ashley Simmons, director of communications at the Telecommunications Industry Association, says you must first develop a plan for how you will achieve your goals. What drew you to the field of public relations and communication? What are some of the key components of a successful communication strategy?

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Solo PR Pro

JULY 5, 2022

reviewing all the news alerts I have set up for my clients and their industry competitors and fielding urgent emails before devoting the rest of the morning to writing and other client work. Janet Falk, Falk Communications and Research. I write or pitch media in the mornings, so I am only available beginning at noon daily.

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Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Recently I went back through all the write-ups I’ve published on surveys and boiled the results down to these ten. Earned media still the most credible source of info Most people find independent journalism and earned media to be the most credible source of information. These lay out a pretty good picture of the PR landscape.

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PRSay

JANUARY 3, 2018

Throughout January, PRsay will feature posts by a variety of thought leaders on the year ahead for communicators and the PR profession. We’ve watched traditional media such as newspapers, magazines, radio and television decrease in importance thanks to Twitter, Facebook, Snapchat and other social platforms.

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Cision

MAY 4, 2016

In this interview, Rich shares the similarities between journalists and communication professionals, the steps to developing a successful media strategy and how to build strong relationships with journalists. How do you think your background in journalism will help you in this new role? Read closely what they write.

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Cision

AUGUST 11, 2016

To communicate effectively with your audience, you not only need to ensure your message is heard, but also understood. Howard Stutz, vice president of corporate communications at Golden Entertainment, says brands’ messages need to be clear and comprehensible. How did you get your start in corporate communications?

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

AUGUST 28, 2017

Negotiations on exact embargo times have become more complicated, but not insurmountable, as major financial newspapers publish in different editions and time zones, as well as online. Communications here and abroad. English may be the universal language of business, but we don’t all speak or write the same English.

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PRSay

MAY 8, 2018

Judy is mostly retired from a career in health-care communications, but still freelances for clients. In one class, we were asked to write a release based on a police report. Judy: I also went to UF, but studied journalism. Karlie: Writing is still key, along with planning and being organized. What hasn’t changed in PR?

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PRSay

JUNE 18, 2019

What is the thought process at the AP behind making changes to longstanding style rules (like the change to writing out state names in datelines, for example)? What do people — especially in marketing, communications and public relations — say about why they decide to use AP style for their organizations? A native of Greenville, S.C.,

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Prakkypedia

MARCH 31, 2019

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. They’re the longer-form radio chat shows, the magazines containing feature articles, the Sunday newspapers with double-page spreads.

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Landis PR

APRIL 12, 2021

How is reporting different at newspapers, TV and wire services? The differences are less significant than what, at least in a good newsroom, they all share: a commitment to enduring journalism values that include accuracy, timeliness, balance, relevance, importance, emotional impact, counter-intuition, enterprise.

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Barokas

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

In my introductory journalism classes, my professors made it sound like PR professionals were magical fixtures at every event who could answer all of my questions. My professors assumed every journalism student knew what PR was, so I never sought clarity on the job description, because I didn’t want to discredit my reporter title.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2021

I’ve been told more than once that I think like an engineer but don’t communicate like one, so they tend to be stories that put that talent to good use. Starting with the lede, and crafting a story out of it isn’t usually journalism, but stopping to consider it while you’re still at the research stage is smart journalism.

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Maxim Behar

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

The PR expert Maxim Behar shared his opinion for 24 Chasa newspaper about the rapidly changing communications and the application of modern media tools in business. Mr. Behar, only a few days ago you were re-elected President of the World Communication Forum in Davos. What are the global trends in communications?

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Cision

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

After receiving news, it may be up to the IR website to determine whether the IRO’s efforts were successful: Our study revealed nearly 90 percent of institutional investors visit the IR website of companies they are researching as potentially new investments, so the communications strategy of the IRO cannot be limited to distribution.

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Maxim Behar

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Another factor driving another nail in the press release’s coffin is that whatever is left of traditional journalism has begun using social media as their primary source for news stories. Whether you are the end reader or reporting major news for tomorrow’s newspaper doesn’t matter. My advice: if you know how to write it, tweet it.

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David PR Group

OCTOBER 9, 2014

One of the first things I learned in journalism school, and later honed in my PR career, was the concept of knowing one’s audience. For example, when writing for the general “newspaper-reading” public, you need to make sure your text is crafted at no more than an eleventh-grade reading level. ” Gag me!

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Cision

MAY 3, 2016

How does your background in journalism give you an edge in managing media relations? In addition, they have been trained to write pieces that gain mass appeal. In addition, they have been trained to write pieces that gain mass appeal. Read what they are writing about and react to it. Remember that journalists are people.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

APRIL 5, 2021

And several of our success stories now compete against us at world-class news organizations such as The Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg News, among others. I have written or edited tens of thousands of stories over my 34 years of professional journalism, so it’s hard to narrow down this list. I have been in journalism my entire life.

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