Bianchi Biz Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

I want to write stories that thoroughly explain what’s going on and how it impacts them.”. If it’s a company anniversary story, perhaps there’s an employee who’s been with the company since the beginning that you can incorporate through quotes or interviews. Non-promotional Insight with a Reader Takeaway. What is the takeaway?”

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Automotive Journalism Interviews Engineering 86

Ethical Voices

JANUARY 30, 2023

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. Well, when you come from a journalism background, that’s kind of how you refer to it. That’s something we’ve heard all the time.

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Ethics Journalism Radio Television 89

Bianchi Biz Blog

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

As with anyone writing about the transportation industry, the transition to zero emission vehicles, and what it takes to service them, is top of mind. It was great watching them at their craft, being so close to crazy stunts and actors, and interviewing the directors between takes. My pathway was very typical. I used the G.I.

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Meeting Transportation Media Journalism 90

Solo PR Pro

APRIL 8, 2021

She began her career as an aspiring newspaper reporter, securing an internship at the Atlanta Journal Constitution before becoming a daily reporter in Greenville, South Carolina, not far from her hometown. Pivoting from journalism to PR. I knew that journalism was changing,” she said. “I Sure, I can do that. ”.

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Meeting Journalism Employee Storytelling 97

Landis PR

APRIL 12, 2021

The differences are less significant than what, at least in a good newsroom, they all share: a commitment to enduring journalism values that include accuracy, timeliness, balance, relevance, importance, emotional impact, counter-intuition, enterprise. Along with my duties for BCN, I do a little freelance writing. Oh, where to start?

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Meeting Media Print Enterprise 98

Cision

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

Selected for an exclusive interview with the Fortune 500 executive! Familiarize yourself with this list of outlets before you pitch to avoid embarrassment; there’s no sense suggesting the freelancer write a piece for, say, Men’s Journal, if he doesn’t write for that publication. The invitation seemed interesting at first.

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Cision

MARCH 22, 2016

In this interview, she discusses how she came to her success, what makes her choose to cover a story and how communication professionals can improve their pitching strategies. How did you get your start in journalism? When you start to become blasé and complacent about your writing, that’s when you stop doing such a good job.

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Newspapers Pitching Interviews Writing 120

Solo PR Pro

JULY 5, 2022

reviewing all the news alerts I have set up for my clients and their industry competitors and fielding urgent emails before devoting the rest of the morning to writing and other client work. I write or pitch media in the mornings, so I am only available beginning at noon daily. I try not to schedule any calls or meetings after 3 p.m.

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Meeting Writing Pitching Case Study 98

Critical Mention

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Much like journalism, you must let the viewer/reader know straight away how this affects them and what types of solutions you can share. Building a brand community and/or family on social media is now just as important as obtaining an interview in national magazine. Talk about your passion and be true to your niche. Share Tweet Share.

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Journalism Social Media Radio Fashion 78

Bianchi Biz Blog

APRIL 17, 2023

I also write the occasional story for our Automotive Engineering and ADAS & Autonomous Vehicle Engineering magazines. How long have you been in journalism and how did you get started? And before that, I was an English and Journalism student at Bowling Green State University. Any pet peeves with PR people?

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Engineering Automotive Agriculture Media 77

Bianchi Biz Blog

OCTOBER 24, 2022

As chief editor, I lead all FleetOwner’s content planning efforts for both print and digital. In my role today, the most fun stories I get to write come from test-driving trucks. How long have you been in journalism and how did you get started? Can you tell us what types of stories, trends or issues are on your radar now?

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Meeting Automotive Transportation Newspapers 59

Bianchi Biz Blog

JULY 25, 2022

As lead editor for Work Truck , I am responsible for content planning for both print and digital, feature writing, news reporting, manage our brand’s social media efforts, eNewsletters, event planning, and am also the content technical lead, helping with editorial technical and SEO efforts.

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Meeting Media Journalism Education 93

Cision

APRIL 12, 2016

In this interview, Adriana discusses the nuances of promoting media brands, the evolving role of social media in media relations and how to adapt your public relations strategy to the changing media landscape. I’ve always been an avid consumer of journalism and loved writing. Focus on developing your writing skills.

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Fashion Pitching Journalism Social Media 120

Cision

MAY 3, 2016

In this interview, Karen shares how thinking like a journalist will help your media relations strategy, why following up on pitches is so important and what to do before jumping into a career in public relations. For example, is this a wire or a print story or both? Read what they are writing about and react to it.

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Presspage

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Write a snappy email subject line that will grab attention, but stay away from clickbait. Instead of including a full press release, consider writing just a paragraph or two about why this story is right for their publication or website, and then offering an interesting spokesperson for an interview or invite the journalist to your event.

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Cision

MAY 4, 2016

In this interview, Rich shares the similarities between journalists and communication professionals, the steps to developing a successful media strategy and how to build strong relationships with journalists. How do you think your background in journalism will help you in this new role? Read closely what they write.

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Newspapers Journalism Pitching Report 120

Critical Mention

AUGUST 5, 2018

A veteran in PR and marketing, Deirdre has counseled countless senior level executives, authored six business books, serves as an online instructor for UMASS at Amherst Journalism Department and speaks both nationally and internationally on PR, marketing and social media communications. Some of her clients include US Weekly , Aol.

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Communications Conversations

MAY 21, 2020

First, we need more local journalism–whether it’s professional or not. And, I fell into a career of writing, social media and blogging. The printing. It gives me the ability to reach out to any number of people for: interviews, input on posts, opinions, feedback. And second, school newspapers are in my blood.

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Shift Communications

MARCH 1, 2016

When I’m interviewing a prospective candidate for a junior-PR position, my go-to question every time is “what do you read?” When I get a standard answer like “the Wall Street Journal” or “The New York Times”, my follow up is “Who at those pubs do you follow?” I don’t ask “what do you read/who do you follow?” Let’s be fair.

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How To Media Interviews Pitching 60

Shift Communications

MAY 26, 2015

In the world of PR, landing client coverage in publications like The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal or Bloomberg Businessweek is the ultimate win — and when that story runs in print, it’s icing on the cake. Once the reporter expresses interest in actually writing a story, congratulations — you’re halfway there!

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Print Product Launch Fashion Report 60

Communications Conversations

OCTOBER 15, 2019

Treat subject lines like you’re a copywriter at a big ad agency and you have to write a killer headline for a new ad. My pro tip: Write 10 subject lines for each pitch. Cloud) and print (The Minneapolis St. Paul Business Journal). Write a killer pitch and then be fast and helpful throughout their reporting process.

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Media Relations Pitching Media Report 100

PR Conversations

APRIL 24, 2018

Probably because of my background in journalism (see the next answer), the thing I continue to enjoy the most is writing (for effective communications). For that matter, I don’t know why I felt at a young age the “call” of journalism, as there was no family tradition in this type of career. Why do you work in PR?

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Journalism Ethics Film Construction 79

Contently - Strategy

OCTOBER 24, 2019

Email newsletters are a particularly useful tool for financial services companies, especially if you’re writing about personal finance. When the publication shuttered its print version and went completely digital in 2019, editors and strategists were given an opportunity to reach into new markets.

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Sword and the Script

JANUARY 3, 2017

Freelance journalism is harder today than it was years ago. Yet, Erik’s perspective isn’t only limited to journalism. He has also been a marketer and accepts an occasional commission for business writing. Know a PR, marketing or sales leader with compelling ideas fit for print? Want to be part of the Off Script series?

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Journalism Content Marketing Creativity Leadership 61

Stephen Waddington

DECEMBER 30, 2019

The PR 2020 project was based on interviews with PR practitioners throughout the UK and the outlook for the forthcoming decade. has been exploring in her work on women in journalism. The web was the most significant shift in publishing since the invention of the printing press in the 15th Century. It’s a theme that Topi?

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Communications Conversations

MAY 30, 2018

Alice Riot is a line of professional women’s garments that serve as the canvases for limited-edition prints of original works by female artists. Current role: Full-time faculty member at the University of Minnesota – Hubbard School of Journalism & Mass Communication. How long have you been in this job/field? Betsy Andersen.

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Apparel Public Affairs Training Corporate 106

Bad Pitch Blog

SEPTEMBER 8, 2008

I am writing to you from 35,000 feet where American and something badly branded as Gogo Inflight has granted me 12 buck access to the Internet. Print outlets have been dying, okay let''s call it changing, for a while. I laughed (out loud) earlier this year when writing to compliment Tom Friedman. They''re asking: 1.

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Journalism Real Estate Print Newspapers 41

Journalistics

FEBRUARY 25, 2013

It was pure magic the first time I read an article in print that was the result of a story I pitched. Back then, if you called enough reporters, you would eventually find a couple willing to listen to your pitch – and perhaps one or two that would write a story. This is nirvana for a media relations professional. So how can you do it?

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Media Relations Media Pitching Writing 52

Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

Image: jbcurio via Flickr , Creative Commons For the few who don’t know or recall, an “ advertorial is an advertisement written in the form of an objective article, and presented in a printed publication – usually designed to look like a legitimate and independent news story,” according to Wikipedia. We do not live in said ideal world.

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Blogging Twitter Facebook Measurement 73

Bianchi Biz Blog

JUNE 21, 2022

I test drive new equipment offerings in print and video formats. Wilson award for business journalism. I’m not boasting here, but nobody was more surprised than me to win that award, as I had not formal training in writing. How long have you been in journalism and how did you get started?

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Meeting Media Chemicals Radio 86

Bad Pitch Blog

APRIL 2, 2008

Here it is – along with official BPB responses: * I spent about a decade as a reporterbefore going into business doing writing, editing and media relations. The other thing a good PR person can do is coach you before you have that interview so that you don''t say anything disastrous. You will give the news orally in your interview.

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Report Pitching Interviews Journalism 40

Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

It’s not quite journalism, it’s full of opinion and bloggers live by their own rules even as the best of them do their utmost to adhere to FTC guidelines. It’s a great way to exercise your writing muscles. So much of what we do revolves around good, if not great, writing. It helps you understand the medium.

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Blogging Facebook Twitter Writing 90

Sword and the Script

AUGUST 13, 2019

Oh, sure, there are bits and pieces, but even the Wikipedia entry , at the time of this writing, is woefully incomplete. It’s hard to believe, the company’s roots can be traced back to those old Bacon’s books printed in Chicago, or even a press clipping service out of Sweden, before that. 4) October 22, 2014: Gorkana.

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Technology Software Company Marketing 12

Maxim Behar

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Then at a certain point, I parted ways with journalism. I still think of this quote from Winston Churchill: "One can achieve many things with journalism, but one must know when to leave it". Now, 10% of it is in print, the other 90% is on the social media platforms. Kirill Asenov writes “One question gives me no peace.

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Hotels Newspapers Journalism Ethics 64

Cision

FEBRUARY 4, 2016

In this interview, Verónica, who leads PR agency Porter Novelli’s health and wellness practice in Mexico City, opens up about practicing PR in Latin America, her passion for healthcare communication and her transition from journalism to PR. But for Verónica González, the challenges present greater rewards.

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Healthcare Print Agency Journalism 120

MaccaPR

MAY 23, 2018

What could the producers and editors of The Wall Street Journal , “The Dr. Oz Show,” BuzzFeed, Parents magazine and NBC’s “Today Show” teach you about successfully pitching a story to the most sought-after media outlets in America? Are you pitching a print publication? And then we blast it out to the news media. Consider the Medium.

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Journalistics

MARCH 2, 2013

First, Writing Skills. No matter what you’ve heard about all that sexy social media stuff, you still need to know how to write in PR. Ideally, you majored in Journalism (or English) – or your PR or Communications program had a heavy concentration of writing-related courses. Second, Internship Experience.

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Pinterest Writing Interviews Social Media 52