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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?

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AP Style: How relevant is it in 2019?

Communications Conversations

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). And, those are just the major AP Style guidelines that most people should know! They show up in texts.

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House of Style: Q-and-A With AP Stylebook Editor Paula Froke

PRSay

We uphold the standard for a consistent style, though the specifics of some guidelines may change over time. 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)? aren’t using any particular style. You may get a reward in return.

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Your client is accused of price gauging, now what? – Scott Brooks

Ethical Voices

I saw a column from Scott in a local newspaper and reached out to invite him to be a guest. My background is in radio and television journalism. I spent about the first 15 years of my career doing radio, television and also some print journalism over the years. I have a degree in broadcast news from West Virginia University.

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Behind the Headlines With Howard Stutz

Cision

I was the gaming reporter for the last 11 years covering the casino industry for the Las Vegas Review-Journal and dealing day-to-day with corporate communications folks from the various gaming companies. It’s rare nowadays that the morning newspaper or the evening news telecast breaks a story. Rapid Fire Round.

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In-Housing Trend: What PR Agencies and Marketing Firms can Learn from Law Firms

Sword and the Script

It found as the Wall Street Journal reported , “Advertisers with in-house agencies increased to 64% of the survey’s respondents from 42% a decade ago, according to the study.” (By By the way, the WSJ reporter on that byline used to write for PRWeek). So, what does this in-housing trend mean for PR agencies?

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How to Build A Media List (Without Paying For One)

Buzzstream

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.