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How Should You Change Your Media Relations Approach in the New Journalism Landscape?

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In 2020, there are fewer media outlets than ever and seemingly higher standards for stories, so it isn’t a secret that getting media coverage was already becoming more difficult before the pandemic. How open journalists are to receiving pitches from communicators about topics unrelated to COVID-19. So we’re just adapting.”.

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The 22 Responsibilities of PR and What They Entail

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Earned Media & Media Relations In the old days, sending out press releases and then managing a Rolodex of media contacts could help PR pros to land earned media. Today, landing earned media in publications that resonate with target audiences is only one small part of the earned-media mix.

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The 21 Responsibilities of PR and What They Entail

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Earned Media & Media Relations. In the old days, sending out press releases and then managing a Rolodex of media contacts could help PR pros to land earned media. Today, landing earned media in publications that resonate with target audiences is only one small part of the earned-media mix.

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Anchor Your Pitches to Journalists With a ‘Human Angle’

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Whenever possible, pitches should be about people, not products or programs. I recently reviewed a group of pitches and saw the power of this principle highlighted by two good examples and one that needed some help. His pitch was a profile of an up-and-coming minority woman leader who happened to be in charge of the bid.

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The 20 Responsibilities of PR and What They Entail

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Earned Media/Media Relations. Far from just managing a digital Rolodex, landing earned media in publications that resonate with target audiences is only one small part of the earned-media mix. Owned Media/Content Strategy. Media Monitoring & Analysis. Media Training.

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The Importance of Empathy in Media Relations

PRSay

You don’t just learn a template for writing a good pitch email. I think the best kind of media relations, and the most effective kind of media relations (long term), is the kind where you actually explain everything you’re doing out loud, right to your media contacts, and they keep coming back for more.

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The Plane Truth About Following Up on Pitches

PRSay

Many PR practitioners let uncertainty they are feeling in their gut creep into their language in the emails they write to media. But you convey the same point with much more power, and without any rudeness, when you simply write: Checking in to see if this idea is still alive? Now back to the airplane.

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