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Why PR campaigns often don’t work—and how to make them more media friendly

Agility PR Solutions

Prior to jumping to the PR side of the fence from the newspaper wall, I was a reporter and editor at New York City dailies and wire services.

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How To Score A Great Local News Story: 5 PR Tips

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

For example, survey results or breaking news at a national company will be pitched to national media, whereas region-specific news will be offered to local reporters. Although the number of local news outlets — particularly newspapers — has declined over the past several years, local media still offers clout.

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Online Newsrooms: the Secret Sauce for Media Relations

The Proactive Report

Take media relations. Despite the major changes in the media landscape, it’s still a core part of PR and there are still reporters, editors and producers we have to reach out to. So although there have been major changes in the media landscape, the fundamentals of media relations are still the same.

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Media Relations Keeps Getting Harder; Here are 6 Dynamic Techniques to Adapt

Sword and the Script

75% of PR and comms pros say media relations is getting harder – up 25% over three years; here are some practical techniques for adapting A majority of public relations and communications professionals say media relations keeps getting harder. When you know them, you’ll naturally know how to be relevant.

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What is media relations in public relations?

Landis PR

Publishing company Pressbooks defines media relations as “the mutually beneficial relationship between journalists and public relations professionals.” . From a PR perspective, the media can be a terrific way to raise the profile of your company/client company and its products/services. Related articles: .

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Six Tips on Building Positive Relationships With Journalists [Infographic]

Deirdre Breakenridge

For the PR Expanded Infographic contest, I chose to offer insight on how to build and preserve successful relationships with reporters. Media relations interests me because of the relationships I have personally had with public relations professionals. These people became the sources I tended to avoid.

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Message in a Bottleneck: How to Reach Your Fragmented Audience

PRSay

The same thing has happened with newspapers. That means the credibility boost that comes from third-party media placements remains critically important. That’s why this year my focus is this: how to better integrate your earned media strategy with paid, shared and owned outreach. And network TV news.

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