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Meet the Media: Doug Newcomb, Freelance Automotive Journalist  

Bianchi Biz Blog

Anything to do with car technology and at the moment I’m focusing on subjects such as software-defined vehicles, autonomy, electronic architectures, EVs and issues surrounding them, such as charging, ownership, policy and infrastructure. How long have you been in journalism and how did you get started? I also review new vehicles.

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Meet the Media: David Sickels, Editor of The Buzz & Senior Editor of Tire Review & Fleet Equipment

Bianchi Biz Blog

While the vehicles themselves tend to get the above-the-fold headline treatment, there are also massive opportunities in charging, on both the hardware and software sides. 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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Behind the Headlines With Neil McAllister

Cision

What was behind your decision to switch from journalism to PR? Instead, they pitched me on a position they had open. How will your background in journalism help you in this new position? But it’s also worth mentioning that I’ve worked exclusively in technology media, and before that I worked in IT and software development.

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How To Research Journalists Before They Research You (And Your CEO)

MaccaPR

Now that I’ve morphed from journalist to public relations guy, I’m aware of how vital it is to target precisely the right reporter – so you avoid becoming the PR pro who pitches the launch of a new Caramel Coconut Cherry ice cream flavor to a reporter who is dedicated to covering Islamic fundamentalism in Qatar. For your reference, here’s a.

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Hopes, Dreams and Sage Advice: 40+ Marketing and PR predictions for 2023

Sword and the Script

a) Many community newspapers going away and hopefully still being available in some kind of online format. Local news and indy journalism more trusted. “I I predict the continued rise in readership of local news channels and independent journalism. My own predictions are listed at the very bottom. I see a few things.

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Skills Entry-Level PR Hires Should Have

Journalistics

Ideally, you majored in Journalism (or English) – or your PR or Communications program had a heavy concentration of writing-related courses. You should be able to show examples of stories you pitched and placed, or campaigns you worked on and generated results for. Ideally, with agencies or larger organizations.

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Hack and Flak Live Together In Perfect Harmony (Not)

Bad Pitch Blog

In long-ago 2000, beloved and ornery Washington Post columnist Gene Weingarten wrote about a tongue-in-cheek bet with a colleague at the newspaper, whereby they gauged the “desperation” of PR supplicants by trading coverage for humiliating personal stories. I think I’ll avoid the opportunity for another needless metaphor.