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? There are a few standard “rules” to citing sources, too: First and foremost, never rely on Wikipedia.
Doctor Spin
DECEMBER 21, 2023
PR Resource: Journalism vs PR What is a media kit? Historically, when media kits were distributed physically on paper at press conferences and events, it made sense to make the printed media kit brief and to the point. In Wikipedia. In Wikipedia. PR Resource: Journalism vs PR To spin or not to spin. What is an EPK?
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Sword and the Script
AUGUST 13, 2019
Oh, sure, there are bits and pieces, but even the Wikipedia entry , at the time of this writing, is woefully incomplete. It’s hard to believe, the company’s roots can be traced back to those old Bacon’s books printed in Chicago, or even a press clipping service out of Sweden, before that. 4) October 22, 2014: Gorkana.
Waxing UnLyrical
NOVEMBER 23, 2010
Image: jbcurio via Flickr , Creative Commons For the few who don’t know or recall, an “ advertorial is an advertisement written in the form of an objective article, and presented in a printed publication – usually designed to look like a legitimate and independent news story,” according to Wikipedia.
Norton's Notes
JULY 17, 2014
Today the BBC announced that it is cutting almost 500 jobs but reinvesting in a further 195 posts to back what it calls ‘digital journalism’. So I think we can safely say that digital journalism is where the BBC believes the future of that industry is headed. So the future of journalism is creative clever digital journalism.
Bad Pitch Blog
JANUARY 27, 2010
To say that Apple is releasing products in a cloud of openness … is not responsible journalism, even for an opinion creator. Most CEO and PR types are fearful that both will get mad and say they hate it in print. Both were targets of terrorists (check Wikipedia). The beta testing of objects is ill-advised these days.
Mark My Words
DECEMBER 29, 2015
Would many not have been better deployed in the dwindling ranks of investigative journalism ? The Kids Company investigation is interesting in so far as it demonstrates the changing mechanics of investigative journalism. Each year journalism becomes ever more dependent on the press release.
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