Bianchi Biz Blog

JANUARY 23, 2023

Andrew Schunk, reporter with Rubber News , an industry trade publication that is owned by Detroit-based Crain Communications. How long have you been in journalism and how did you get started? Finish this sentence: If I am not reporting, I am… If I am not reporting, I am flying, running or attending an air show.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

JUNE 21, 2021

I’m an autos and business reporter for The Detroit News. Some of the most fun I’ve had as a reporter has involved traveling to Washington, D.C. Several months after I left my job at my hometown newspaper, The Vindicator , I got some texts from friends who still worked there with some ominous-sounding news.

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Landis PR

MARCH 4, 2024

For example, if a trusted blogger writes that this product is really great – do you believe that writer or the marketing-speak on a company’s website? Example: pitch a story on a newly opened hiking trail to an outdoors editor at a local newspaper who also has a following on social media. His/her audience is your target.

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PRSay

JULY 31, 2019

For a reporter who’s made a career out of investigative journalism, it’s clear that Bob Woodward understands what makes a compelling narrative and how to get the “best obtainable version of the truth.”. Journalism is more cerebral than people believe,” he told PRsay via phone from Washington, D.C. You’ve got to explain yourself.

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Communications Conversations

MAY 21, 2020

Last Saturday, there was a wonderful article in the Variety section of the Minneapolis Star Tribune about groups of kids who had started neighborhood newspapers during the pandemic. First, we need more local journalism–whether it’s professional or not. And second, school newspapers are in my blood. when I was 17.

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PRSay

AUGUST 11, 2021

In addition, relationships with reporters developed through media relations work will eventually become vital to any PR effort, especially in times of crisis communication. When it comes to realizing the value of media relations, Op-Ed columns in newspapers are the gold standard. Op-Eds remain the gold standard.

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PR for Anyone

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

I interviewed journalists from The Washington Post, The Washington Business Journal , and Inside Nova (a Northern Virginia local publication) about what types of local real estate pitches they like to receive. Kathy Orton, Reporter and Real Estate Web Editor, Washington Post. Email is best to get it in writing.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

MAY 6, 2024

As editor, I write articles and manage multimedia content for the brand. I regularly write articles on market reports, industry regulations, information management technology, and operations. How long have you been in journalism and how did you get started? I joined my university’s newspaper as a reporter in 2018.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

MAY 20, 2024

I write with a focus on electric vehicles and other alternative powertrains. Freelancing means you never know what you’ll be writing about on any given day, so my portfolio has broadened in surprising ways. That’s a broad request, but it ended up being a lot of fun to track down and write. I wrote my first story when I was 16.

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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. Being that I’m fresh in the industry I haven’t gotten the chance to write many stories, so for now my most fun story is also the one I’m most proud of.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

JANUARY 8, 2024

This is actually pretty hard for me, since I tend to want to write a story on almost every interesting piece of news I see. I got to write a story on a local stray cat that had been “adopted” by a bed and breakfast. How long have you been in journalism and how did you get started? It was even heated! Repeated emails!

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Bianchi Biz Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2021

I’m the Editor of Green Car Reports, so on a daily basis, it’s my job to keep up on “green” vehicle news—that’s related to efficiency, electrification, emissions, and manufacturing tech. Some of the early reporting I did on why the Porsche Taycan’s shift to 800 volts was so important is a great example.

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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. Finish this sentence: If I am not reporting, I am … watching the news and spending time with family at home. Don’t pitch story ideas, pitch sources.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Please provide your job title and media outlet(s), as well as a brief description of your duties: Automotive Reporter, Detroit Free Press. I also write about mobility and transportation topics, including pedestrian safety. If a story topic interests me, I expect I will report and write a better story.

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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? I also produce audio and video content for our online and multimedia channels.

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PRSay

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

During her 30-year career, award-winning journalist Katty Kay has reported on the biggest stories of the day from around the globe for the BBC. She also used her skills as a reporter to travel to the frontiers of neuroscience as the co-author of four New York Times bestselling books about the importance of confidence for women and girls.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

I’m a reporter with Automotive News covering suppliers and electric vehicles. I was a reporter for Automotive News Canada in Toronto. The writing had been on the wall for years, but it was still a shock to people in the industry because Oshawa is where the Canadian automotive industry was born. Before rejoining AN in the U.S.,

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Cision

JANUARY 28, 2016

A former reporter for The Los Angeles Times, Stuart recently joined public relations company Sitrick & Co. In this interview, Stuart discusses his motives for making the switch, the value of a news background and the intersection of journalism and PR. What was behind your decision to switch from journalism to PR?

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Masters in Communications

DECEMBER 10, 2018

Today's journalism is a far cry from what it used to be. In the past, you received the majority of your news and information from your local newspaper published every morning. Add in a few national newspapers, and that was it. Newspapers are still around today, but we have so much more to go along with them.

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Journalistics

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

For three years I worked at The Oregonian —a top 25 newspaper. Not to generalize, but one of the many things I learned during that experience is that reporters often have similar personalities and ways of processing information. Here are 4 Ways You Can Think Like a Reporter and Create More PR Wins: 1.

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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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Barokas

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

In my introductory journalism classes, my professors made it sound like PR professionals were magical fixtures at every event who could answer all of my questions. My professors assumed every journalism student knew what PR was, so I never sought clarity on the job description, because I didn’t want to discredit my reporter title.

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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. I fell in love with writing when I was in sixth grade. At my desk, I just stared at the picture and started writing.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

JANUARY 11, 2021

Freelancing means you never know what you’ll be writing about on any given day, so my portfolio has broadened in surprising ways since starting this freelance version of a career back in 2017. That’s a broad request, but it ended up being a lot of fun to track down and write. I wrote my first story when I was 16.

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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 30, 2018

Holmes Report – Echo Chamber Podcast. The Holmes Report blog is written by the staff of the Holmes Report, which bills itself as “the authoritative voice of the global public relations industry.” Better Writing Blogs. Industry or Workplace Blogs. The Muse addresses all aspects of work and career life.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

APRIL 18, 2022

When I was writing about appliances in Louisville, GE was starting to push induction cooktops. I’m not writing as much as I used to, but I’ve been really proud of the work my staff has been doing since I joined IndustryWeek. I didn’t write any of them, and in most cases, my edits were minimal.

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Onclusive

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

AirPR sat down with Mika and discussed unique communications strategies, moving from journalism to PR: AirPR: Tell us about TMI and how you help brands and organizations gain visibility and manage reputation. AirPR: You started your career in journalism. Mika: TMI (The MAS Ink) is the name of my new boutique PR firm.

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Mindful Marketing

JANUARY 31, 2017

By Seedepth The media industry and journalism are experiencing significant change. This dynamic creates new and complicated challenges for journalists and PR pros, who may end up relying on each other now more than ever to save journalism. Newspapers like the Washington Post are even beginning to hire staff again.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

I currently write for Automobile magazine, Autoblog , Popular Mechanics , TrueCar , PCMag.com , WardsAuto , SAE Engineering and others. But I’m proud of any story that helps people learn and understand the topic I’m writing about or is if helps a consumer make a better purchase.

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Cision

JANUARY 22, 2016

It may interrupt them in the middle of writing a story, or worse, prevent them from taking a call with a hot news tip. Barring bouncebacks, the email system is likely still working, the reporter or editor just isn’t interested. There is no other newspaper like The New York Times. Don’t call. Know the paper. Do your homework.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Our newspaper ended up winning an award for our reporting. In my role today, the most fun stories I get to write come from test-driving trucks. Our Commercial Vehicle Group also won editorial excellence awards for investigative journalism, a technology article on hydrogen trucks, and editorial use of data.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Moving beyond the traditional who, what, where, when, how and why, we focus on this question when we’re working to really engage a key reporter to generate that special story for a client. I want to write stories that thoroughly explain what’s going on and how it impacts them.”. What is the takeaway?” I also look for timeliness.

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Ishmael's Corner

APRIL 28, 2015

Since Craigslist eviscerated the classified ads business in newspapers, journalists have been writing the “poor me” story. At some point, it became fashionable for these “poor me” stories to blame the PR industry for journalism’s shrinking job pool. 25 percent of reporting jobs in the U.S. Can you imagine?

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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

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Solo PR Pro

OCTOBER 5, 2021

I was that first grader who wanted to start up a class newspaper,” he jokes when describing himself. He was a frequent contributor to All Things Considered and Morning Edition and ended up as an intern in NPR’s Washington Bureau a year later, gaining extensive industry experience and honing his writing skills.

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Landis PR

APRIL 12, 2021

How is reporting different at newspapers, TV and wire services? 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.

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