The 2008 PRWeek/PRNewswire Media Survey reveals some interesting results about the way journalists do their jobs. When they hunt for sources and do research before writing, many of them use three popular social networking sites to save time: LinedIn, MySpace and Facebook. PRWeek surveyed more than 1,200 journalists and bloggers. One out of four … [Read more...]
‘Help a Reporter’ connects journalists, sources
If you're hoping to connect with journalists and broadcasters who might interview you for a story, or include you in a TV show they're planning, here's another resource. It's a website called "If I can Help a Reporter Out," and it was created by Peter Shankman, owner of a New York PR firm. His many journalist friends send him queries regularly … [Read more...]
PR Web: Disband your Press Release Police
I've been a huge proponent of PRWeb, the press release distribution service, because of its great customer service and the rave reviews from publicists whose press releases get fabulous pick-up.
But I don't like what I'm hearing about the company's Press Release Police who are hassling writers like [Read more...]
‘Pink products’ media event helps you meet journalists
Do you have a "pink product" that supports breast cancer research and that you'd like journalists to see in time for their October 2008 coverage of Breast Cancer Awareness Month?
The first "Think Pink Media Event" will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, … [Read more...]
Meet journalists at writers conference in April
Here's a great tip for getting some face time with journalists, courtesy of Mitch Davis of Expertclick: The Online Yearbook of Experts. He'll be at American Society of Journalists and Authors 2008 Writers Conference in New York, April 11-13. It's a perfect venue … [Read more...]
Ethics dispute blurs line between editorial, advertising
When I worked a newspaper editor 20 years ago, I would have been shocked to hear about a deal like this one between a hospital and a TV station. Today, however, it's of little surprise. That's because the line between editorial and advertising is blurred, and it's getting fuzzier by the minute. WEAU … [Read more...]
Video pitching will become overused
Thanks to Publicity Hound Laura Jackson for calling attention to the issue of video pitching---in other words, pitching a blogger by creating a clever video in which you are shown delivering the pitch. Blogger Jeremiah Owyang, a web strategist shown here, posted … [Read more...]
Google reporters, bloggers before pitching
Online PR and social media expert BL Ochman reminds us to Google reporters and bloggers whom we're targeting with pitches and press releases, so we'll know if they've covered our competitors. Her eight-question [Read more...]
Embarrassing a reporter during an interview can backfire
When you're doing a media interview and the reporter asks you a question you'd rather not answer, never say "no comment." The only thing that's worse than that response is trying to embarrass the reporter by asking an unrelated question so preposterous that it's designed to throw him off guard. People who do that usually end up embarrassing … [Read more...]
Dirty hotel glasses story on D.C. radio show today
Thanks to Publicity Hound Natasha Henry, a writer for the Tower Federal Credit Union in Laurel, Maryland, for letting me know that the story on dirty hotel glasses, which I [Read more...]
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