Definition Local Newspapers Pitching 
Communications Conversations
SEPTEMBER 29, 2020
In some cases, it means pitching bylines instead of stories. More consolidation means fewer outlets to pitch, which we have definitely seen in recent years. With the majority of newspapers now having paywalls (and more trade pubs every day), the reach of that story you just got placed is extremely limited.
Cision
JANUARY 22, 2016
Here’s a few themes we’ve complied when pitching one of the toughest, yet most desirable outlets: The New York Times. There is no other newspaper like The New York Times. It’s The Newspaper of Record, The Grey Lady, and a journalism institution. Email pitches with discretion. Don’t call. Know the paper.
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Flack's Revenge
DECEMBER 5, 2017
I’ve known Lin Pophal for years through her work as a writer for eContent , HR Executive , and others; have pitched her client stories and my own thought leadership topics (I’m in her eContent story on content curation tools ). I definitely think that it is. Is it interesting to get pitches?
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. Shared Media. Shared media is also known as social media. The Earned Media Domino Effect.
Sword and the Script
AUGUST 24, 2021
They had covered my client before and I was pitching hard news – good stuff that’s useful for the industry. A few weeks later that reporter responded to a new pitch I had sent. To be sure, it was a good pitch, but so were the others. That definitely does happen in PR. And it wound up landing some good coverage.
Cision
JANUARY 28, 2016
But the newspaper climate has changed. I’m confident that the skills I developed in more than two decades as a newspaper reporter will serve our clients well. Pitching a client’s story to a reporter is often the same as writing one, only on this side of things my clients and I have a vested interest in how the story is told.
Mora Communications
NOVEMBER 28, 2017
When comes to pitching the media, the harder you sell, the quicker you’ll lose them. . For example, your story might be a good fit he Wall Street Journal, Elle magazine and your local newspaper, but you definitely don’t want to pitch each of those the same story in the same way. Don’t sell.
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