PR for Anyone

AUGUST 6, 2020

See this article from the Wall Street Journal that discusses why. Why this pitch appealed to the media : Nurse Curry serves a local community, Hampton Roads, Virginia. She took a national story/trend and brought it local. The specific program is Coast Live that highlights local businesses.

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Flack's Revenge

DECEMBER 5, 2017

I was, of course, thrilled to be in it and eager to read Lin Pophal’s book. Is this a sign of the future of PR (and journalism)? When I was director of corporate communications at a local healthcare organization, I would regularly receive a number of resumes from reporters whenever PR jobs opened up.

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Cision

JANUARY 22, 2016

There is no other newspaper like The New York Times. It’s The Newspaper of Record, The Grey Lady, and a journalism institution. If there’s one newspaper subscription to have as a useful pitching resource, it’s The New York Times. Know the paper. Want more pitching tips? Think about added value.

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Prakkypedia

NOVEMBER 5, 2017

I thought it would be useful to share some sources of news on Australia’s journalism industry (in no particular order): The Australian – Media. Self-described as a “trade journal for the media covering newspapers, magazines, TV, digital, radio, outdoor advertising and entertainment media”. Media Week. Media Watch, ABC TV.

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Cision

MARCH 22, 2016

How did you get your start in journalism? I wanted to be a writer from an early age and after I completed a National Council for the Training of Journalists (NCTJ) course when I was 18, I started working for my local newspaper in Cheshire, England, where I lived. How did you get to this stage in your career?

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Cision

FEBRUARY 25, 2016

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. The most important evolution, of course, was the rise of social media and the idea that anyone and everyone is now a publisher. Read the newspaper – the whole newspaper.

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Barokas

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

Until I took my first college course on it, I didn’t even know what PR was. 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. In college, I filled my time with journalism classes.

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Maxim Behar

JULY 2, 2023

Then I had my university degree in Prague, Czech Republic and my favorite job was journalism, so my practice in journalism led me to a correspondent in a couple of cities in Bulgaria and a special correspondent in Poland for a couple of years. We have them in Bulgaria, you have them in India, of course.

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David PR Group

SEPTEMBER 3, 2014

A few years ago when traveling to meet a client, a story about his business was published in the local newspaper that very morning. You don’t get your local paper?” Well, I get The Wall Street Journal at my house, but I dropped the local paper a while ago,” he said. “If I was taken aback.

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Journalistics

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

Over the course of the past couple of years, I’ve heard from a dozen or so other professors who have done the same thing – encouraged their students to read Journalistics. Write for the school newspaper, sign up to DJ for your college radio station, or join the PRSSA (Public Relations Student Society of America). I’ll take it.

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NewsWhip

APRIL 28, 2021

Data and innovation leads for Hill+Knowlton Strategies in the Middle East, Africa, and Asia joined NewsWhip’s CEO Paul Quigley for a special panel session on the Pulse to talk about navigating multiple market nuances to be locally relevant at scale. Balancing global strategy & local market needs. Kirsty: Yeah.

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Ethical Voices

AUGUST 29, 2022

I spent the first third of my career working for newspapers. I was the managing editor of the local business journal here in Nashville before joining a local PR firm. In the newspaper business, I did have one, and I really thought I’d lose my job over it.

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Communications Conversations

AUGUST 31, 2018

Newspapers are cutting staff. Paul Business Journal). You know you have skills but you don’t know how they will translate outside of journalism. The journalism world is much more fast-paced. Teaching people on the PR side about the journalism side. I know, I know, I’m not breaking news here.

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Maxim Behar

OCTOBER 15, 2023

You can't do that sort of thing in a newspaper or on TV. My dad had sent me to learn the language at the local Community center and I knew only how to greet and say goodbye to people, but I still told him that I knew how to speak. Host: Then in those years when you were in the plant you made your first newspaper? Maxim: Yes.

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Cision

JUNE 10, 2015

Moderated by social media strategist Nichole Kelly , the panelists discussed ongoing transformations in the journalism world, the innovation process that sets USA Today apart from other digital newsrooms and pitching tips for PR pros to better work with outlets like USA Today. Q: What’s the biggest thing you need from PR pros?

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Cision

AUGUST 9, 2016

A public relations 101 course in college really attracted me to the field of study. I joined the journalism classes writing news articles for the college news website and began studying public relations for my degree. Working at newspapers for a few years taught me to always consider the audience when you’re writing.

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Flatiron Communications

JULY 5, 2022

Of course, this media-obsessed PR person took note of the scores of top tier journalists moderating, reporting, and/or speaking on stage. I gravitated to the Centre Stage, but checked out the PandaConf (ad/marketing), and FourthEstate (media/journalism) stages. This is our audience.”. Notably, Ms. They don’t care.

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Offleash

OCTOBER 16, 2017

A degree in journalism, a quirky cover letter, and a stroke of luck. After earning my bachelors degree in journalism I traded my dream of penning columns at a newspaper for a 9-5 job with benefits in order to provide for my family. What led to your career in PR? and the rest is history.

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Journalistics

APRIL 17, 2013

Like any good marketing catchphrases, this one has probably run its course. Fast-forward a couple of years and we’re all talking about brand journalism, content marketing, and the new favorite, native advertising. Turn around and start looking at your organization through the lens of journalism. Think Local.

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Sword and the Script

JUNE 11, 2016

Aside from the well-deserved round of congratulations, it occurred to me the acquisition is an indication of a maturing industry for content marketing, which of course includes blogging. Tools ranging from Live Journal, TypePad and Blogger — to WordPress, Tumblr and Medium. million dollars. The Blogging Gutenberg .

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Buzzstream

MARCH 21, 2024

According to Muck Rack’s 2024 State of Journalism Report , the top reason for rejecting a pitch (73%) is the lack of relevance to their coverage area. Reddit users echo this in the space as well: MuckRack found in its State of Journalism 2024 that an irrelevant pitch to a journalist is the top reason they won’t cover a post.

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Communications Conversations

MAY 3, 2016

Melissa Thibodo is the whole package – she is incredibly bright with PR strategy, she is among our top student writers and editors in the journalism school, she has unparalleled relationship building skills, and she has a strong foundation of real-world experience. (written by Tiffany Gallicano) . Karie Mooney, @karies_korner.

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Sword and the Script

MAY 9, 2017

The elephants were in full dress and didn’t disappoint the many local news station cameras that came out to film the event. I’ve gotten a couple clients and a former employer into the Wall Street Journal over my career, and that photo in Roll Call is right up there with them in my book. 3) Snakes do Drive Time Radio.

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Journalistics

MARCH 2, 2013

Ideally, you majored in Journalism (or English) – or your PR or Communications program had a heavy concentration of writing-related courses. If you don’t have writing samples like those referenced above, consider seeking out internships this summer and volunteering to write anything you can to build up your portfolio.

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