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PR Rock Stars: Life Time’s Dan DeBaun

Communications Conversations

I was a radio news reporter for three years in St. I reported on just about anything during my time in radio…Breaking news, traffic reports, school board meetings…I even interviewed cats at the humane society one time (look it up; Editor’s Note: Ha! I really appreciated my time in radio and print journalism.

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The Evolution of Earned Media: Navigating Change

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

However, media pitching and media relations to secure earned media still dominate the industry. Too Much Competition: Respondents highlighted that there’s too much competition from other stories, making it challenging for their pitches to stand out. This has made it more challenging to pitch stories successfully.

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Why Content Marketers Shouldn’t Ignore Traditional Media

Cision

Online is where people go to have questions answered, but traditional media — radio, television, and print — is where people learn about what questions to ask. In the case of print consumers, they must utilize the publication’s physical pages. Looking to pitch traditional media outlets? Commentary.

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Spotlight on a Solo PR Pro: Meet Stu Opperman, APR

Solo PR Pro

He developed a love of sports and print media at a young age, and set off to the University of Florida to pursue a degree in journalism. When he arrived on campus, however, he was amazed by the student-run broadcast stations, including radio and TV stations that would actually compete in the local market for ratings.

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Meet the Media: John Hitch, Editor of Fleet Maintenance

Bianchi Biz Blog

We are in the early stages of humans evolving from physical to digital creatures and no one knows how it will play out, but the spectrum of outcomes ranges from Skynet (from The Terminator ) taking over to Star Trek , where AI and 3D printing usher in a flourishing utopia. How long have you been in journalism and how did you get started?

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Thinking Critically with Robyn Stevens

Critical Mention

Much like journalism, you must let the viewer/reader know straight away how this affects them and what types of solutions you can share. The use of “hyper-focused” pitches will be helpful as well – finding the appropriate media connections and pitch one or two producer/editors at the most you with which you connect.

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Meet the Media – Dan Rosenheim

Landis PR

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. How is reporting different at newspapers, TV and wire services? Oh, where to start?

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