Bianchi Biz Blog

APRIL 18, 2022

These days, we publish our print edition quarterly and focus most of our attention on our website. 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.

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Contently - Strategy

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

In traditional journalism, diligent fact-checking is a given. This type of work is not journalism, strictly speaking. Do I need to parse the fine print of a scientific study every time I cite a statistic? Fact-checking becomes even more important when you’re writing about sensitive topics. Sites like Otter.AI

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Ethical Voices

JANUARY 30, 2023

Joining me on this week’s episode is Scott Brooks , a public relations specialist for the TVA. My background is in radio and television journalism. I spent about the first 15 years of my career doing radio, television and also some print journalism over the years.

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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 Sure, I can do that. ”.

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Landis PR

APRIL 12, 2021

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. Along with my duties for BCN, I do a little freelance writing.

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Cision

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

Even my public-facing Facebook page has that info. Familiarize yourself with this list of outlets before you pitch to avoid embarrassment; there’s no sense suggesting the freelancer write a piece for, say, Men’s Journal, if he doesn’t write for that publication. My website—Whalehead.com—says so, too. So don’t ask.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

I want to write stories that thoroughly explain what’s going on and how it impacts them.”. Or this response from Brad Kuvin at MetalForming & 3D Metal Printing : “I’ve spent my career focused on the idea that our stories should help our readers perform their jobs better. What is the takeaway?” I also look for timeliness.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

MAY 2, 2022

I am the senior editor at Charged – I write daily blog posts, as well as articles for the print magazines, and do copy editing. I’m also a contributing writer for EVannex – I write a weekly blog post. How long have you been in journalism and how did you get started? Finding good writers has always been very tough.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

As with anyone writing about the transportation industry, the transition to zero emission vehicles, and what it takes to service them, is top of mind. How long have you been in journalism and how did you get started? I do love cooking, though, and someday I’ll get around to writing all those fictional stories rolling around in my head.

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Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Recently I went back through all the write-ups I’ve published on surveys and boiled the results down to these ten. 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. These lay out a pretty good picture of the PR landscape.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

JULY 25, 2022

We are a business-to-business fleet publication and part of the Bobit group. I’m lucky, much of what I get to write about involves amazing trucks and the people to manage and operate them. As noted I enjoy the educational side of journalism. How long have you been in journalism and how did you get started?

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Bianchi Biz Blog

APRIL 17, 2023

I also write the occasional story for our Automotive Engineering and ADAS & Autonomous Vehicle Engineering magazines. How long have you been in journalism and how did you get started? And before that, I was an English and Journalism student at Bowling Green State University. Any pet peeves with PR people?

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Critical Mention

DECEMBER 3, 2019

One way they’ve done so is by limiting their content to the public through the use of media paywalls. This is also true of some important industry and academic journals. Users can access stories from worldwide news sources and industry trade journals with just Critical Mentions login credentials. Until next time!

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NewsWhip

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

The UK-based company operates 130 national and regional print and online media brands in the U.K., Yara Silva, group head of social media for Reach, supports these publications with social media posts, but also tracks the success of Reach’s stories. If there’s one thing Reach Plc has, it’s, well, reach. including magazines like OK!

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PRSay

MAY 8, 2018

Karlie is senior director of public relations for FOCUS Brands. Karlie: My degree is in public relations from the University of Florida (UF). In one class, we were asked to write a release based on a police report. Judy: I also went to UF, but studied journalism. Both now live in the Atlanta area. It was heartwarming.

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Solo PR Pro

JULY 5, 2022

That healthy habit came in handy in the first phase of my career as an investor relations professional for newly public technology companies in Silicon Valley during the 80s and early 90s. I write or pitch media in the mornings, so I am only available beginning at noon daily. in order to make early morning workouts and then 8 a.m.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

OCTOBER 24, 2022

As chief editor, I lead all FleetOwner’s content planning efforts for both print and digital. In my role today, the most fun stories I get to write come from test-driving trucks. How long have you been in journalism and how did you get started? Can you tell us what types of stories, trends or issues are on your radar now?

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Cision

MARCH 29, 2016

According to a survey of the releases distributed by (a certain PR firm) on one day: 78% of public relations people spend extra money to dress up their releases with printed letterheads and color…the 78% broke down into 34% on a simple black letterhead, 16% on a one-color letterhead, and 28% on a letterhead with two or more colors.

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Presspage

JANUARY 23, 2018

He writes the blog Silicon Valley Watcher — reporting on the collision of media and technology. In essence he saw early on that the Internet was one massive, accessible and affordable digital printing press. Press release! In 2006, Foremski published one of his most unforgettable blogs titled Die!

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Presspage

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

Brand Journalism. Hence, the introduction of brand journalism. Make no mistake – brand journalism entails different tasks for different brands and different communicators. Make no mistake – brand journalism entails different tasks for different brands and different communicators.

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David PR Group

OCTOBER 17, 2014

More than 15 years ago, I began telling people that the Internet might kill newspapers but that it won’t end journalism. Remember, journalism was created to educate, inform, and persuade people, and our nation’s first journalists were not writing to please advertisers.

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Critical Mention

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

As owner of PR Media , a full-service public relations agency located in Philadelphia/New York area, Publicist Robyn Stevens has created innovative media and marketing strategies with her extensive industry knowledge and connections. We spoke to her about her views on public relations strategies and where she sees it heading in the future.

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Cision

APRIL 12, 2016

Adriana Stan, public relations director at W Magazine, says being empathetic to the contacts you are pitching is the key to winning them over. What drew you to the field of public relations? I’ve always been an avid consumer of journalism and loved writing. What’s your secret to success?

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Presspage

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

According to Bloomberg, in the US, there are six Public Relations professionals for every journalist, and the rest of the world is catching up. Write a snappy email subject line that will grab attention, but stay away from clickbait. If the image is to go into print, it needs to be at least 1MB. Personalize your PR pitches.

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PR Fuel

AUGUST 7, 2018

Write the release first, edit it later. Keep the release looking good with solid writing and formatting. Never Write a Press Release Without a Plan. When it comes to press release writing, it’s easy to see it as just another task filling up your to-do list. What should you write next? Craft a great headline.

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Cision

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

Because I twitch at the utterance of business cliches, it feels like an electric shock jolting through my body to write that the media industry was going through “unprecedented change” at the time. Although editorial rooms were being gutted and print revenue was dropping, it was an opportune time to be young and cheap labor.

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Cision

MAY 4, 2016

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. How do you think your background in journalism will help you in this new role? They all get it.

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Newspapers Journalism Pitching Report 120

Cision

MAY 3, 2016

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. For example, is this a wire or a print story or both? How does your background in journalism give you an edge in managing media relations?

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Critical Mention

AUGUST 5, 2018

He authors the newsletter Free Publicity , jam-packed with current PR and publicity trends. He’s most famous for founding HARO (Help a Reporter Out), an online forum for journalists to gather feedback from the public. When she’s not writing you can find her at music festivals, hiking or snowboarding. @publicityguru.

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Solo PR Pro

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

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. Figuring he could brand himself as a media and broadcast expert with keen writing skills, he hoped someone would take a chance on him. In fact, he hadn’t even intended on working in PR.

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Journalistics

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Despite denials and indignation from journalists, money does talk at many prints, electronic, and online media sources; often in direct relation to the financial health and business prospects of its corporate owners. With public platforms, succeeding in a pay-to-play world mostly means advance planning. Let me know.

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NewsWhip

JULY 29, 2020

So we decided to analyze the local stories and publishers that are getting the most public interest. The New York Times and The Washington Post are the most dominant of these publishers by a considerable distance, which makes sense due to their status as premier print institutions. . Let’s dive in. . Local-national publishers.

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Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

million for the full year in 2018 , the last full year report the company published as a public company. The addition rounds out the company’s monitoring suite which includes online print and social media monitoring. For a size comparison, Cision reported $730 million in revenue with a net loss of $24.4

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PR Conversations

APRIL 24, 2018

The PRoust Questionnaire provides a quick insight into a public relations practitioner’s interests and point of view, as well as her or his professional beliefs and values. Probably because of my background in journalism (see the next answer), the thing I continue to enjoy the most is writing (for effective communications).

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Stephen Waddington

DECEMBER 30, 2019

The greatest of these is the shift away from media relations as the dominant means of public engagement to working across all forms of media. First, the ease with which disinformation can be created and spread via social media has huge implications for public engagement and discourse in society. Representing the public that we serve 4.

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Shift Communications

MAY 26, 2015

In the world of PR, landing client coverage in publications like The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal or Bloomberg Businessweek is the ultimate win — and when that story runs in print, it’s icing on the cake. Especially if it’s about getting print coverage in Bloomberg. It will go a long way! Be prepared.

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Communications Conversations

MAY 21, 2020

First, we need more local journalism–whether it’s professional or not. We wrote articles ourselves (sometimes under anonymous bylines–hey, I didn’t say it was the most ethical publication!). And, I fell into a career of writing, social media and blogging. The printing. Desire/ability to do it all.

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