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Journalists Love Twitter, and if Your Job is Media Relations, You Should too

Sword and the Script

Most PR professionals seem to agree that media relations just gets harder every year. In 2018, 51% of respondents said media relations is getting harder, according to the annual JOTW Communications Survey, that I’ve partnered with Ned Lundquist and Ned’s Job of the Week newsletter to field.

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Media relations in the wake of COVID-19

PR in High Definition

There’s no question that the media landscape has changed significantly since the start of the coronavirus outbreak – outlets are providing daily online live feeds, newspapers have stopped physically printing and reporters from all over the world are covering the stories and situations from every angle possible.

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Are we still over-relying on media relations?

Communications Conversations

Something I’ve been thinking about a lot lately: Are we over-relying on media relations in PR? I’m talking about the broader scope of PR here–media relations, content marketing, social media marketing, community relations, etc. Just give this shocking post a read.

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PR Glossary: 30 Key Terms and Insights Every Professional Should Know

Newsfile

Media monitoring involves systematically tracking and analyzing media content (such as news articles, social media posts, and broadcast segments) related to a specific brand, industry, or topic. Owned Media : Channels controlled by the organization (e.g., Media Relations : Managing communication during crises.

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5 Solos PR Pros Share How They Structure Their Work Day

Solo PR Pro

I still subscribe to one print newspaper, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, and read it every morning. I think it helps me see patterns in the media overall, which is useful to me since most of my work is in media relations. I definitely avoid scheduling meetings on Mondays or Fridays because *shudder* Mondays.

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Thoughts on Promoting Thought Leadership

Reputation Us

Many blogs focus on media relations through the lens of news releases. I’ll skip the dictionary definition that often opens a blog post and put it bluntly. Basically, will TV/radio work, or should they mostly respond via email to online/print queries? Media opportunities come and go fast. Are they articulate?

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The Present & Future Tech Trends PRs Should Prepare For

Cision

In PR and media relations, it’s easy to become entirely focused on the day-to-day issues at the expense of the longer event horizon. Before we dive in, here are some quick definitions: Emerged trends are trends that are already present and becoming more widespread and important. Click to enlarge. The PR Ramifications.

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