Agility PR Solutions

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

Do newspapers still have ad power? They sure do in the Great White North, according to a new study from News Media Canada, which found that printed newspaper ads engage Canadians more than any other medium, print or digital. The post Print newspapers still drive best ad engagement in Canada appeared first on Agility PR Solutions.

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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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Communications Conversations

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Trend #2: Big-time news is increasingly reported from one of three cities. From recent reports, reporters still like to communicate via email with PRs, but maybe you sprinkle in a phone call once in a while, or a Zoom call. After all, reporters are human, too. As in, limited to paying readers of the publication.

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Landis PR

MARCH 4, 2024

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. Go for a bylined article in a trade publication or research journal. Targeting those audiences that influence your target customer can cut through the digital clutter.

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PRSay

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

So far in 2024, the Los Angeles Times , The Wall Street Journal , Time magazine, Sports Illustrated and National Geographi c, among other outlets, have all conducted layoffs, while journalists at several Condé Nast publications staged walkouts over proposed job cuts. How was your transition into public relations?

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Bianchi Biz Blog

JANUARY 10, 2022

Kurt Nagl is a reporter, covering manufacturing for Crain’s Detroit Business. Those experiences helped shape my world view and taught me how to report in difficult situations with patience and empathy, which is a practice I try to take to every story. As a business reporter, I find great enjoyment in learning new things.

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Stuart Bruce

JUNE 5, 2014

Today the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg ruled in favour of the Public Relations Consultants Association (PRCA) and Meltwater in their five-year battle with the UK’s Newspaper Licensing Agency (NLA).

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Bianchi Biz Blog

JANUARY 8, 2024

Jennifer Ramsay is the editor-at-large at Endeavor Business Media, where she curates the Market Moves newsletters, a series of cross-industry publications pulled together from various Endeavor Business Media outlets covering electric vehicles, manufacturing, energy, infrastructure and cybersecurity. Any pet peeves with PR people?

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Bianchi Biz Blog

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

The information in this post originally appeared on Public Relations Global Network’s blog. Faces and Markets of PRGN is a new series of blog posts in 2024 that puts Public Relations Global Network (PRGN) member agencies and their markets in the spotlight. Local economy is not as bad as it may look based on just the indicators.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MARCH 18, 2022

It’s easy for reporters to quickly scan the alert and know exactly what the announcement is about, why it is important and determine if they are interested. . Or, it may well be a local announcement, or a highly visual one, so plan accordingly. Media alerts are clean and precise and quickly call attention to the facts. .

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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. Later that year I moved to Smyrna, Delaware, for my first full-time journalism job at a local newspaper that was part of a small family-owned chain at the time.

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Landis PR

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Publishing company Pressbooks defines media relations as “the mutually beneficial relationship between journalists and public relations professionals.” . Several years ago, I attended a conference that was geared to both reporters and public relations professionals. Personalize pitches to each reporter/editor. .

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Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Consider starting with trade and local or regional media while you ramp things up with your business. Things like adding a media section to your website, liking and commenting on reporters’ posts and posting on social media or your blog will boost your visibility, provide social proof and help the media find you. show them.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

JANUARY 11, 2021

For over a decade, I was the editor-in-chief of AutoblogGreen and today I freelance for a good roster of publications, including Car and Driver, Forbes, Automotive News, SAE Automotive Engineering and others. It was for the local newspaper (I miss those) and about a kid getting his Eagle Badge.

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HMA Public Relations

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

Today's feature comes from Ellen O'brien, a reporter and photographer with Jewish News. Ellen grew up reading local newspapers and magazines and recently graduated from the Walter Cronkite School at ASU. The post #MediaMonday – Ellen O’Brien appeared first on HMA Public Relations.

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PRSay

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

PR professionals pride themselves on relationships with reporters and specialized knowledge about the publications that cover their clients’ sectors. Knowing more about the nature of these publications can help you navigate the risks and rewards of the current media landscape. Understanding earned but unwanted media.

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The Hoyt Organization

APRIL 23, 2024

7 Steps For Executive A Successful Nonprofit PR Strategy If the public doesn’t know about your nonprofit, it’s tough to get support and donations. That’s why you need a PR strategy that utilizes earned, owned, and paid media to get your message to the public.

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PR for Anyone

MARCH 31, 2020

When you understand that news cycle and you have particular expertise, reporters and editors are going to look for your expertise, and that's your moment to jump in there. Part One of ‘Newsjacking’ Public relations is a perfect platform for every person to share their expertise and provide value to the world.

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Stephen Waddington

JUNE 13, 2019

There’s not much good news for UK media in the Reuters Institute Digital News Report 2019. Media coverage of Brexit is impacting the mood of the nation according to Reuters Institute Digital News Report 2019. You can download a copy of the report by following this link. The UK is suffering from news fatigue.

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Barokas

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

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. I quickly fell in love with the field, and started to build my PR resume, but I’m thankful I worked as a reporter first. You learn to tell stories about everything.

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Sword and the Script

AUGUST 23, 2022

The 5th Annual JOTW Strategic Communications Survey for 2022 asked respondents – 483 mostly senior comms pros – whether their organization trusts the integrity of reporting in traditional media outlets, the answer stacked up this way: 49% agreed (39%) or strongly agreed (10%); 28% neither agreed or disagree; and. The rest are questionable.”.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

AUGUST 22, 2022

It won an award from the National Newspaper Association for community service. I started writing professionally at 17 years old as a sports correspondent for my local newspaper, the Milford (NH) Cabinet. That was followed by four years as a TV sports reporter and anchor before a return to the newspaper business.

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Landis PR

APRIL 12, 2021

How is reporting different at newspapers, TV and wire services? Live reporting is unscripted — it doesn’t go through a copy editor. Spoken words and video must match, so reporters either have to write/talk to the video or find a video that matches what they’re saying. Oh, where to start?

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PRSay

JANUARY 8, 2019

As communicators, we work hard to engage with reporters and editors to make them aware of the great work our clients are doing — but we still understand why bosses make these urgent requests. Reporters choose to cover the story because it’s important, thus enhancing the organization’s reputation. If so, how? Make them care.

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PR Fuel

MAY 12, 2022

A media alert does exactly what it says on the label: makes the media aware of something big or exciting coming up for your business, so that they want to come and report on it. Send an invite to local news agencies, and you could get a significant boost in publicity if they come along and write news about your business.

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Cision

APRIL 25, 2017

What started as a fact-checking mission to validate information presented by newsmakers, particularly elected officials’ campaign ads, speeches, and debates, has migrated into an organization-wide effort to verify reported or shared news stories that appear to have bad information, according to Eric Carvin, AP’s social media editor.

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PR Insiders

MAY 7, 2021

A store advertises its Memorial Day sale with a mammoth two-page newspaper spread and the store’s foot traffic either goes up or it doesn’t. The ROI of publicity isn’t as instant or as cut-and-dried as advertising. When we talk about the media, we think of newspapers, magazines, TV, and radio. Case closed. Social media.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

While working in local news in the Northeast, I covered a few big hurricanes and major blizzards that ravaged the area. I had my first staff byline at a small Connecticut newspaper in 2001. I started off covering education and other local issues. Finish this sentence: If I am not reporting, I am ….

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Cision

JANUARY 28, 2016

A former reporter for The Los Angeles Times, Stuart recently joined public relations company Sitrick & Co. I wanted to be a reporter for as long as I can remember. I was fortunate enough to live my dream for more than 25 years and report on some amazing stories. But the newspaper climate has changed.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

MARCH 7, 2022

The excitement was contagious (I’m still in awe of the technology), and it was refreshing to feel like anything I learned was “new” and worth reporting. Like every reporter, I’m a sincerely curious person. By the end of my junior year I was running the paper, and one of my stories got picked up by a local newspaper.

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Cision

NOVEMBER 11, 2015

Dreaming of a major website or newspaper writing about your brand? Instead, cozy up to reporters who write for your local newspaper. Consider publications like steps. Learn how to leverage social to catch reporters’ attention. Start Small. Let’s not shoot for the moon your first try.

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Doctor Spin

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Shep Gordon is a well-known figure in the entertainment industry, renowned for his innovative and creative approach to public relations and talent management. The incident quickly garnered media attention , with reports dramatically and incorrectly claiming that Cooper had bitten the head off the chicken on stage. Shep Gordon.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Our newspaper ended up winning an award for our reporting. I got my start in journalism in 2008, working for a weekly newspaper in Connecticut called The Middlebury Bee-Intelligencer. I covered everything from town politics, police, fire, education, town budgets, and local happenings in the community.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

AUGUST 21, 2023

In fluid power, our biggest event is in March every three years — IFPE — and as we were all preparing to fly out there, my state, Ohio, was shutting events down to the public … and companies started to bail. It became kind of controversial, but it was the biggest news story that month in our industry.

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Sword and the Script

AUGUST 24, 2021

A while back I was having trouble reaching one reporter for a client. I’ve known this reporter for a long time, we’ve met in person previously, and I have worked with this person on behalf of multiple clients and employers for years. In this case, I couldn’t get a reply from this reporter. Had I done something to offend him?

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PR Insiders

MAY 5, 2021

But regardless of that ultimate audience, your first audience is always the editors, reporters, TV producers or others who receive your press release or pitch. Cision recently released its 12th annual Global State of the Media report. You, on the other hand, may just be trying to get into your local newspaper or a trade publication.

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Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 10, 2012

I’ve been known to “occasionally” jump on my soapbox to rail against everything from students’ inability to write coherent sentences to public transit systems’ inability to provide anything vaguely resembling “service.”. Then I explain (for the bazillionth time) that that is the beauty and the challenge of public relations.

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