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Writing For Journalism And Writing For PR: How They Differ

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

I was a journalism major, so most of my writing experience in college had a reporting angle. Whether it was through classes, writing for the school newspaper , or my personal blogs, my writing involved reporting facts, interviewing subjects, and taking down their quotes. What are you writing about?

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Pitching the Local Media – Tips from the Pros

PR for Anyone

There is nothing I love more than seeing the results of agents I’ve worked with when they are featured in the media. The easiest way to do this is pitching the local media. Don’t pitch me the gourmet kitchen with cathedral ceilings. They found all these newspapers, cards, and historic documents in the wall of the home.

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5 Benefits of Media Relations

Landis PR

By the Landis Team Photo courtesy of Pixabay Practical implementation of a media relations program is an art, not a science. After all, earned media isn’t transactional. Here are the top 5 benefits of a great media relations program: Credibility Third party endorsement is much more valuable than an organization’s own boasts.

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Trends and Best Practices for Media Relations

PRSay

In the PR strategies toolbox, the practice of media relations gives PR practitioners an opportunity to distinguish themselves while also giving their organizations an edge over the competition. As earned media, stories placed through media relations efforts are cost-effective.

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The #PRStudChat Community Discusses Mysteries of Media Pitching on September 20th

Deirdre Breakenridge

ET for an in-depth discussion on the mysteries of media pitching. You heard us: Media pitching. Google “media pitching” and you’ll get a slew of results referencing dos and don’ts, tips, tricks, and best practices. What are the characteristics of a good media pitch? The pitch was accepted!

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How to pitch an Op-Ed to The New York Times

Remote PR Jobs

Here’s how to go about submitting for the New York media staple. An Op-Ed is an essay that runs on the opposite side of the editorial page in a newspaper. The New York Times encourages authors to write in their own voice. If this is the case, do not be discouraged.

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10 Knock-Their-Socks-Off Press Release Headline Writing Tips

Cision

Write as if it Were a Front Page Article. Envision your press release on the front page of a newspaper to determine if it’s newsworthy or not. She says writing your headlines as they’d look in a newspaper article can “show the reporter the article through his/her readers’ eyes.” Does the headline grab attention?

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