Tag Archives: Cecile Oreste

Philadelphia Business Editors Discuss Changes in the Newsroom, Useful Pitching Tips

By: Cecile Oreste, Media Relations Specialist/DC Business Wire/Philadelphia hosted a “Meet the Editors” event on Tuesday, December 7th. The panel discussion, moderated by Cecile Oreste of Business Wire, featured Craig Ey, Editor of the Philadelphia Business Journal, and Brian Toolan, Business Editor of The Philadelphia Inquirer. More than 60 public relations and communications professionals attended [...]

Online News Association 2010 Conference Recap

By: Cecile Oreste, Media Relations Specialist, Business Wire/DC Business Wire Media Relations Specialist Cecile Oreste was among the 1,200 media professionals in attendance at the Online News Association (ONA) 2010 Conference in Washington, DC. Online journalists, educators and students from around the country came to the Renaissance Washington, DC Downtown Hotel Thursday, October 28th through [...]

Media Relations in the Digital Age Event Recap

by Cecile Oreste, Media Relations Specialist, Business Wire DC Members of the Business Wire/DC team were in attendance at Media Relations in the Digital Age held at the US Navy Memorial & Heritage Center on Wednesday, July 14th.  The event, which was organized by the Professional Development Committee of the PRSA – National Capital Chapter, [...]

Looking to Target Political Media? Tips from Four Political Journalists

– by Cecile Oreste, Media Relations Specialist, Business Wire/DC If you’re interested in politics, you may recognize the following names: Aaron Blake, Keith Koffler, Erin McPike and Shira Toeplitz.  These four reporters have worked for some of the top political media outlets in the country including POLITICO, National Journal, Roll Call and The Hill. Despite [...]

Interview with Emilio Garcia-Ruiz of The Washington Post

– by Cecile Oreste, Media Relations Specialist, Business Wire/DC I recently met with Emilio Garcia-Ruiz, editor for the Local section of The Washington Post, to talk about newsgathering trends and press release distribution.  Emilio has extensive knowledge of these topics, with more than 25 years of experience in the newspaper industry and a journalism degree [...]

Media Relations Best Practices: Tips From the Press

- by Cecile Oreste, Media Relations Specialist, Business Wire/Washington, DC When it comes to media relations, journalists are the experts.  After all, they are one of the major audiences — if not the major audience — that public relations practitioners are ultimately looking to reach.  Here are some tips of the trade from various media [...]