Bianchi Biz Blog

OCTOBER 9, 2023

I’m Seth Clevenger, managing editor for features at Transport Topics , a weekly newspaper and multimedia outlet dedicated to covering trucking and the freight transportation industry. How long have you been in journalism and how did you get started? What advice do you have for PR people that want to pitch you?

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Bianchi Biz Blog

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Since I graduated in December 2021, I’ve been an associate editor within the engineering field, first for Microwave Journal and since January at EE World Online and all the sites it handles. How long have you been in journalism and how did you get started? What advice do you have for PR people who want to pitch you? Use people.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

How long have you been in journalism and how did you get started? 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 stories we have already written. Stay on point.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

JUNE 19, 2023

We are a business-to-business weekly newspaper covering the trucking and logistics industries. How long have you been in journalism and how did you get started? I’ve been in journalism for 22 years. My first job was an assistant editor/web for a magazine called Transportation & Logistics from Penton Media in Cleveland.

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PRSay

MAY 3, 2019

On April 27, Bloomberg published an inaccurate, one-sided piece titled “Public Relations Jobs Boom as Buffet Sees Newspapers Dying.”. As the article noted, billionaire investor Warren Buffet sees the traditional newspaper slipping away. It’s imperative that public relations and journalism remain equal and accountable.

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Cision

OCTOBER 6, 2016

Although some PR professionals have seized the opportunity to evolve their public relations strategies, far too many have stayed complacent, keeping their heads down and focusing on media relations and other traditional tactics that have served them well throughout the years. Earned Media. Shared Media.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

AUGUST 21, 2023

How long have you been in journalism and how did you get started? 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. We also want them to be interesting and easy to read.

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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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Bianchi Biz Blog

AUGUST 9, 2021

How long have you been in journalism and how did you get started? About a decade – my interest in journalism started in high school. 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?

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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. How long have you been in journalism and how did you get started? Just this year, FleetOwner won a Jesse H.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

JULY 10, 2023

No offense to those in that arena, but I think we have an overabundance of journalism aimed at investors or B2B audiences; I don’t think we have enough for the people who aren’t ready for all the changes coming their way soon, like EV charging or subscription features. What advice do you have for PR people that want to pitch you?

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Bianchi Biz Blog

APRIL 18, 2022

How long have you been in journalism and how did you get started? I started my journalism career in South Texas as a newspaper reporter in 1997 and followed that with newspaper jobs in Mississippi, Kentucky and Ohio. What advice do you have for PR people that want to pitch you?

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Bianchi Biz Blog

JANUARY 10, 2022

Working in China and northern Iraq early in my career opened my eyes to the possibilities of journalism. How long have you been in journalism and how did you get started? My first non-school newspaper gig was at the China Daily in 2013. What advice do you have for PR people that want to pitch you?

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Cision

MAY 3, 2016

Journalists can see right through your mass emails – and they’ll ignore you if they suspect you aren’t tailoring your pitches. Karen Paff, senior vice president at Ogilvy Public Relations, recommends doing your research and learning as much as you can about the journalists you target before you pitch them your story.

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Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Earned media still the most credible source of info Most people find independent journalism and earned media to be the most credible source of information. Their study was published in the Journal of Promotion Management and summarized in a piece for the Institute for Public Relations ( IPR ). Try our services.

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Cision

MAY 4, 2016

Before you pitch a journalist, you must think about how your story adds value for your audience. Rich Oppel, senior advisor for media strategy and management at Crosswind Media & Public Relations, says brands will successfully land media coverage when they can combine their needs with the needs of journalists and their readers.

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Stephen Waddington

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Jessica Pardoe When did you last read a newspaper? We consume news through TV, mobile apps, PC and social media. In fact, it’s becoming unusual to pick up a newspaper. Print new media challenge Ad-funded newspapers such as The Evening Standard and The Metro are the exception, not the rule.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

APRIL 17, 2023

How long have you been in journalism and how did you get started? I’ve been with SAE International’s Media Group for nearly 23 years. And before that, I was an English and Journalism student at Bowling Green State University. And before that, I was an English and Journalism student at Bowling Green State University.

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Prakkypedia

MARCH 31, 2019

Or in other words: “What can I pitch to the media?”. For PR consultants who work in media relations and promotions, it’s all about the next angle, the new product, the trend the client has noticed, or the issue that the client may be able to provide a quote on.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2020

How long have you been in journalism and how did you get started? I got my start at my high school newspaper and was the editor of my college newspaper, The Daily Athenaeum at West Virginia University. My first journalism job after college was as a copy editor at a small newspaper in a suburb of Washington, D.C.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

MAY 16, 2022

My first article on the project also holds a special place in my memory as it was the first big article I wrote after I started in B2B journalism in which I had come up with the idea and it wound up being the cover story for a print issue. How long have you been in journalism and how did you get started? Any pet peeves with PR people?

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Bianchi Biz Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Starting with the lede, and crafting a story out of it isn’t usually journalism, but stopping to consider it while you’re still at the research stage is smart journalism. How long have you been in journalism and how did you get started? Or probably doing something related to music, gardening, or home improvement otherwise.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

MARCH 7, 2022

How long have you been in journalism and how did you get started? By the end of my junior year I was running the paper, and one of my stories got picked up by a local newspaper. Once I graduated, I had to make the choice: newspapers or trade pubs. What advice do you have for PR people that want to pitch you?

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Solo PR Pro

JULY 5, 2022

I write or pitch media in the mornings, so I am only available beginning at noon daily. 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.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

How long have you been in journalism and how did you get started? 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. The biggest thing for me is timeliness.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Or this comment from Nora Naughton , formerly of The Detroit News and now with the Wall Street Journal : “… I also think that every aspect of the American automotive industry touches so many lives, especially in the Detroit area, so I’m always looking for that intersection between business and real people.”. What is the takeaway?” Timeliness.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

OCTOBER 5, 2020

How long have you been in journalism and how did you get started? I caught the journalism bug during my first internship at the Westword, an alternative news weekly in Denver, when I was about 20 years old and I never looked back. Since then, I have worked in weekly and then daily newspapers, online media outlets and magazines.

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Cision

FEBRUARY 26, 2016

How have traditionally print newspapers made sense of the changing media landscape? region’s most widely circulated newspaper and the winner of 47 Pulitzer Prizes, for answers. She’s not looking for pitches laying out everything there is to know about a subject. Find a way to work that into your pitch.”.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

I believe those are the stories that readers can relate to—or want to connect to. How long have you been in journalism and how did you get started? I had my first staff byline at a small Connecticut newspaper in 2001. What advice do you have for PR people that want to pitch you? Timing is always important.

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Beyond PR

JUNE 8, 2016

Although the trio’s conversation focused on the state of journalism in the District, the obstacles and opportunities they discussed not only apply to most news markets, they also impact their PR counterparts. As you update your media lists, don’t just look at whether or not a contact is still at a publication.

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PR in High Definition

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

These are three traditional job titles in the journalism world which have been around for over a century. They’re the main players that make up the journalist line-up that you’ll find in every national newspaper in the UK today. So, do you pitch to an editor in the hope they pass the story to a freelancer? Columnists.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

APRIL 5, 2021

And several of our success stories now compete against us at world-class news organizations such as The Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg News, among others. I have written or edited tens of thousands of stories over my 34 years of professional journalism, so it’s hard to narrow down this list. I have been in journalism my entire life.

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Cision

JUNE 21, 2016

In this interview, Morgan discusses the importance of having a social presence, how to keep your digital community engaged and why the fundamentals of public relations will never change. Going into college I just knew that I would be a reporter at a newspaper. What’s your secret to media relations success?

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Bianchi Biz Blog

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

How long have you been in journalism and how did you get started? 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?

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Bianchi Biz Blog

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

How long have you been in journalism and how did you get started? I started by writing for the Arts & Life section of my college newspaper at The University of Akron roughly 12 years ago. What advice do you have for PR people that want to pitch you? My best advice for pitches via email is to Include a photo.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

How long have you been in journalism and how did you get started? I’ve been in professional journalism covering the auto industry since 2015, working for Automotive News and Automotive News Canada in various roles. What advice do you have for PR people that want to pitch you?

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Bad Pitch Blog

MARCH 6, 2009

We asked for good pitches and you listened. Regards, SIG FILE It did fit the Atlanta Journal Constitution’s op-ed calendar and the story ran in December of last year. You Pick the Best Pitch Ivy’s pitch is the first of several we’ll be posting in the coming weeks. Or, the newspaper.

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