Bianchi Biz Blog

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

I have been in journalism all my life starting with interviewing soon-to-be President Jimmy Carter for my high school newspaper. Don’t pitch things outside of my interest area. Don’t pitch things outside of my interest area. Don’t pitch stories we have already written. Stay on point. It has to be news.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

JANUARY 8, 2024

Jennifer Ramsay is the editor-at-large at Endeavor Business Media, where she curates the Market Moves newsletters, a series of cross-industry publications pulled together from various Endeavor Business Media outlets covering electric vehicles, manufacturing, energy, infrastructure and cybersecurity.

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Deirdre Breakenridge

MARCH 25, 2015

When I started out in PR, my focus was building relationships with the media who were mostly print journalists at newspapers and trade publications. As I found editorial success for my agency’s clients, I was able to branch out and pitch radio and television broadcast opportunities. In the late 1980s, the media was cut and dry.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

APRIL 18, 2022

I was researching the story, and on a whim, I reached out to Alton Brown’s people and had a lengthy phone interview with him about chefs using induction systems on set for Iron Chef America, which was at the height of its popularity. I’ve interviewed a lot of famous people, but he was a real pleasure to talk to.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JANUARY 11, 2022

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. Our work includes not just press releases, but pitches to journalists, bylines, blogs posts, op-Ed pieces, and more. What kinds of things do you write?

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Bianchi Biz Blog

JUNE 19, 2023

We are a business-to-business weekly newspaper covering the trucking and logistics industries. My first job was an assistant editor/web for a magazine called Transportation & Logistics from Penton Media in Cleveland. What advice do you have for PR people that want to pitch you? Get to know the editors you pitch to.

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Shift Communications

MARCH 24, 2017

Getting in depth knowledge of the media landscape is one of the many perks of working in public relations. I mean, let’s face it, publicists are used to pitching all day, whether a product or corporate byline, it teaches you the value of research and how a well-thought out pitch can be used to tell a story. Kevin Mejia.

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PR for Anyone

MARCH 24, 2020

Most of you are already growing your visibility with social media and now by adding in free publicity, you’re making it all happen that much faster and to a much larger audience. Landing in the media can expose you to hundreds of thousands, even millions of new people. One of my first interviews was in Examiner.com.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

AUGUST 9, 2021

I then reported for my college newspaper, The Michigan Daily , at the University of Michigan. What advice do you have for PR people that want to pitch you? There are some pitches that may be interesting, but simply don’t fit my audience or my focus area at Insider. The post Meet the Media: Alexa St.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

JULY 10, 2023

I’ve been in this business almost 20 years now, and worked for my college, high school and junior high newspapers before that. (I’ve What advice do you have for PR people that want to pitch you? A great PR pitch needs to tell me why I care so I can help tell readers why they care, too. Any pet peeves with PR people?

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Bianchi Biz Blog

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

I’ve also been fortunate to interview a lot of celebrities – Carrie Fisher, Tony Hawk, Mick Fleetwood, Billy Gibbons, Nikki Sixx and more – which was always fun. What advice do you have for PR people that want to pitch you? Blind pitches on a subject I don’t cover. Fun assignment! What story or stories are you most proud of?

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Bianchi Biz Blog

MAY 8, 2023

I then worked as an investigative reporter at the Forward, a Jewish newspaper, and went back to school for business journalism and data journalism. What advice do you have for PR people that want to pitch you? I respond well to pitches that have a “why.” I did some freelancing and eventually started at AN!

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Bianchi Biz Blog

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Is media relations dead? In fact, a recent article in the BusinessWire Blog called Media Outlet Availability on PR Efforts , by Christopher S. Penn, Chief Data Scientist with TrustInsights.ai, cites some revealing statistics about the shrinking number of media outlets and the challenge for PR and media relations.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

MARCH 21, 2022

As special publications editor for The Keene Sentinel in New Hampshire (the fifth oldest continuously published newspaper in the U.S.), Back when I was a newspaper reporter, I wrote a series of articles about an embattled high school principal accused of misconduct, including secretly altering the grades of several students.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JANUARY 24, 2020

Any good PR person knows that we consume news very differently than we did a decade ago, thanks to social media. A national TV segment typically has a large and high-quality reach in real time, it’s searchable for some time thereafter, and it can be amplified on social media. Cable news, in fact, is booming. Know the news cycle.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

MARCH 7, 2022

As managing editor of Heavy Duty Trucking magazine and TruckingInfo.com, she writes trucking news and features, manages e-newsletters and social media, coordinates magazine production, and helps to develop content for events and multimedia projects. Once I graduated, I had to make the choice: newspapers or trade pubs. Have a reason.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

JANUARY 10, 2022

My first non-school newspaper gig was at the China Daily in 2013. Exercising, often reading newspapers and satire, playing guitar and curating my Spotify playlists. What advice do you have for PR people that want to pitch you? I’m happy to chat about story ideas and pitches of all sorts. Any pet peeves with PR people?

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Bianchi Biz Blog

AUGUST 21, 2023

I have been in journalism or PR for 25 years — I went to Boston University for journalism and upon graduation, I worked as a business reporter for a local daily newspaper on the outside of Cleveland. What advice do you have for PR people that want to pitch you? How long have you been in journalism and how did you get started?

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Bianchi Biz Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

I started writing in eighth grade for my middle school newspaper in 1999 and was hooked from there. What advice do you have for PR people that want to pitch you? Don’t pitch story ideas, pitch sources. One day, I might pop up with an interview request when I feel they’re a good fit. Any pet peeves with PR people?

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Bianchi Biz Blog

OCTOBER 24, 2022

That was my first experience really using social media and the publication’s website to break news and keep residents in the community informed. Our newspaper ended up winning an award for our reporting. I got my start in journalism in 2008, working for a weekly newspaper in Connecticut called The Middlebury Bee-Intelligencer.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

We are part of the Endeavor Business Media Commercial Vehicle Group covering trucking and fleet industries. Covering Hurricane Sandy in 2012 was an adventure that included a lot of adrenaline and little sleep in the “early days” of using social media for good. I had my first staff byline at a small Connecticut newspaper in 2001.

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PRSay

JANUARY 8, 2019

29, Matt Charles, APR, presents a webinar titled “ How to Tell Your Organization’s Story to Get Media Coverage.” Whether you serve a large corporation, small nonprofit, major research university or municipal government, at some point your boss has probably said, “We need more media attention. Can you make it happen?”

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Sword and the Script

JANUARY 3, 2023

We interviewed ChatGPT about public relations and while it does well with high-level questions, it becomes repetitive when those questions were more nuanced; the system says it is “unlikely” that it “or any other AI system will fully replace public relations (PR) professionals”. Finally, the header image was created using DALLE-2.

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Landis PR

APRIL 12, 2021

How is reporting different at newspapers, TV and wire services? They are often the go-to pool resource for other media, because they provide quick and accurate fundamentals, especially when time is of the essence. SF Mayor Frank Jordan inviting two radio reporters on his doorstep in to interview him while he took a shower.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

APRIL 17, 2023

I’m the editor-in-chief of SAE Media Group’s Truck & Off-Highway Engineering magazine and related digital products (e-newsletters, webinars, special reports, web content, etc.). I’ve been with SAE International’s Media Group for nearly 23 years. What advice do you have for PR people that want to pitch you?

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Cision

MARCH 22, 2016

Your brand may have a good story, but if you’re not catching journalists’ attention with your pitch, it won’t get covered. Journalist Sharon Ward Keeble stresses the importance of providing value and detail when pitching your story. Want to get more media coverage? What is the most memorable pitch you’ve received?

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Waxing UnLyrical

JULY 10, 2013

With changing technology and the advent of social media, the way we communicate with the media has also changed to some extent. We love following up with them after pitching an interview/story idea. “Now that we have social media, how about replacing that with a Twitter pitch? An intense debate.

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PR Insiders

MAY 7, 2021

A store advertises its Memorial Day sale with a mammoth two-page newspaper spread and the store’s foot traffic either goes up or it doesn’t. If your interview with USA Today just appeared in print and online, you shouldn’t expect your phone to ring incessantly the next morning with people wanting to employ your services. Social media.

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Sword and the Script

AUGUST 24, 2021

Media relations has been getting harder for ages and PR need to think differently about the tools available to get the message across, including sponsored content. They had covered my client before and I was pitching hard news – good stuff that’s useful for the industry. Owned media fuels paid media.

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PR for Anyone

AUGUST 6, 2020

Why this pitch appealed to the media : Nurse Curry serves a local community, Hampton Roads, Virginia. This is a timely, sensitive, and valuable story for the media to share. Media outlet that was pitched: WTKR-3, CBS affiliate in Virginia Beach. Is it newspapers in that piled up on the, on the porch?

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Shift Communications

AUGUST 9, 2017

When I first started in PR, the desire was an article in a major national newspaper, above the fold and on the right side. Now, in the digital age, the quest is a business press article authored by an influencer: a reporter with name recognition and a large social media follower list. Amanda Monroe. Vice President.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

I enjoyed a 17-year career at several Detroit area newspapers, including 12 years at The Oakland Press in Pontiac, MI, before shifting gears and taking a job in public relations at Buick. What advice do you have for PR people that want to pitch you? Y ou can follow Bob on social media on Twitter & LinkedIn.

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PR in High Definition

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

They’re the main players that make up the journalist line-up that you’ll find in every national newspaper in the UK today. The gig economy as a whole has boomed in the UK in recent years and the media has benefited from this; the number of freelancers contributing to newspapers and magazines feels at an all-time high.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

MAY 16, 2022

I got my start in journalism working for my college newspaper…but professionally it’s been 11 years now and I actually got my start because a friend from college referred me to an open position at her company, and I’ve been in B2B ever since. What advice do you have for PR people that want to pitch you? PowerMotionTech.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Since then, I have worked in weekly and then daily newspapers, online media outlets and magazines. What advice do you have for PR people who want to pitch you? If they did, I think they would be far more mindful of who they pitch. Finally, don’t promise your clients coverage. But that’s not my job.

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PR Fuel

JULY 14, 2021

With these tips, you can gain the media attention your brand deserves. Then, start developing a media list. Consider: Newspapers. Social media influencers. Once you’ve outlined the essential information you want to include within your press release, look for ways to attract media attention. Radio shows.

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NewsWhip

DECEMBER 13, 2017

In the shifting digital landscape, no area of media has remained untouched. For PR professionals, public relations has evolved from pitching legacy newspapers to reaching audiences more directly. We talk to Golin about how its Bridge network is paving the way for a social-friendly future. The […].

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