Publicity Hound Nancy Juetten, who writes a column on media relations for the Snahomish County Business Journal, wrote another winner in the December issue. It lists 10 media … [Read more...]
Following up can tilt publicity in your favor
Ask any journalist if people should follow up with them after sending a press release or emailing a pitch, and you'll hear the word "No!" The persistent people who follow up, however, are sometimes the ones I write about in my ezine, "The Publicity Hound's Tips of the Week," or this blog. Last month, a publicist who had sent me a book to review … [Read more...]
Media bias: The ugly truth
It's amazing how clearly you can see things in hindsight. Like media bias, for instance. During the 22 years I worked as a newspaper reporter and editor, if you had told me the media were biased, I'd have wanted to arm-wrestle you. But here we are, 12 years later. In the column I wrote for Bulldog Reporter this week, I admit the ugly truth, plead … [Read more...]
Photo captions require care, accuracy
In my newspaper days, incorrect or poorly written captions caused more problems, and required more corrections, than any other part of the newspaper.
If you can learn how to write great captions for photos you submit to the media, you will increase the chances of an accurate caption that doesn't require a correction the following … [Read more...]
Google Alerts a great way to learn about reporters
If you're trying to pitch a certain reporter or columnist, learn all you can about the kinds of stories they write. But how can you do that if you don't know where to look? Easy. Go to Google Alerts and type in the reporter's name, then wait for Google to feed you a list of articles the … [Read more...]
Newsday publicity is easier with editor’s pitching tips
If you're trying to get into Newsday, the New York daily paper with almost a half-million circulation, pay attention to these pitching tips from associate editor A.J. Carter, courtesy of Bulldog Reporter's excellent Journalists Speak … [Read more...]
Online tools for journalists: Here are Top 3
Knowing what tools journalists use to do their jobs can help Publicity Hounds, who need to do research for articles, opinion columns, letters to the editor, and sometimes even pitches to journalists and bloggers. Amy Gahran, content strategist and info-provocateur from Boulder, Colorado, lists her Top 3 Online Tools for Journalists for Poynter … [Read more...]
Northwest Airlines PR nosedives due to tips booklets
Is anybody awake in bankrupt Northwest Airlines' PR department? How could anyone---even somebody with a brain the size of a pea---let the company distribute tips booklets titled "101 Ways to Save Money" to employees whose pay has just been slashed? The booklets offer these tips: Shop in thrift stores Take a date for a walk in the woods or on … [Read more...]
Nag Oprah? Try it at your own risk
I despise Internet petitions and am sick to death of being asked to "sign" my name for whatever and pass it along "to everyone in your address book." Then along comes this post at book marketing guu John Kremer's blog about a petition being circulated by an … [Read more...]
Sidebars enhance your story pitch
If you're pitching a story idea to journalists, give them a little something extra that will prompt them to say "tell me more." I'm referring specifically to what's called a sidebar. It's a short, often boxed auxiliary news story that's printed alongside the longer article and typically presents additional information such as statistics or bullet … [Read more...]
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