5 hours ago by Rosemari Ochoa

Even though your issue may be important, the “Small Acts Are Big Acts” session at the Media That Matters Conference highlighted that it is difficult to have an impact without the help of the traditional press. When trying to reach Israeli media about “ Home Front,” a four-part documentary series abo ...

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14 hours ago by PRowl Public Relations

As a public relations professional, one of the most basic things you write is a pitch to the media. A media pitch is helpful to accompany a press release, to convince a journalist why your story should be covered or in a time crunch, a pitch can even replace a press release. But how do you ensure a ...

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1 day ago by Jamie Brown, Consultant

I appreciate words. My ear is always searching as someone else is speaking, listening for those uncommonly used descriptors and phrases. Occasionally, a word will creep into conversations repeatedly. For the last two months I’ve heard the same word mentioned while having lunch with friends, meeting ...

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1 day ago by David Meerman Scott

Back in May, 2010 when Boeing embarked on a fledgling brand journalism program, I interviewed Todd Blecher, Communications Director, for a blog post I titled The Plane Truth: Brand journalism and the new Boeing site. Since then, I've been using Boeing as an example of an organization that is creatin ...

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1 day ago by Rosemari Ochoa

Today and tomorrow, Saturday, Feb. 11, InSites will be covering American University’s Center for Social Media’s Media That Matters 2012 Conference. The conference brings together socially-engaged media makers to discuss this year’s theme, “Change for Good.” Throughout the conference, InSites will hi ...

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1 day ago by Jonelle Birney Sullivan

I have recently watched with more than casual interest the public relations controversies swirling around News Corporation and, most recently, the Susan G. Komen Foundation. I have former colleagues, now friends, in the top communications jobs at both organizations and have been astonished to hear h ...

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2 days ago by Crosby

Yesterday everyone’s favorite truth-teller/love-charged business maven Danielle Laporte wrote an powerful article titled “ How to conduct a great interview: punctuation + emotion.” If you have ever had to interview anybody, you know how hard it can be to ask the right questions that maybe, just mayb ...

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2 days ago by Maria Loscerbo

Sooner or later, despite your best intentions, a news story will contain errors that put you or your company in a bad light. The media wrongdoing might entail getting the facts wrong, omitting relevant facts that create the wrong impression, or using certain words that convey a negative or unfair re ...

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2 days ago by anthonymora37

Lady Gaga rules Twitter. With roughly 19 million followers, she leaves others in the dust. Lady Gaga was also the first to top one billion YouTube video views. So what is the obvious next step for the Queen of YouTube and Twitter? Start your own social network! And that’s what Gaga has done. Little ...

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2 days ago by llanza

WHAT: Florida International University will host “College Goal Sunday.” The one-day event aims to help college-bound students fill out their financial aid forms to ensure access to higher education. Similar workshops are being held throughout South Florida and the state. WHO: High school seniors and ...

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