Tag Archives: pitching journalists

DC-Area Tech Journalists Offer Pitching Tips

by Cecile Oreste, Media Relations Specialist, Business Wire/DC Business Wire/DC hosted a “Meet the Technology Media” Event at Marriott Tysons Corner in Vienna, Virginia on Wednesday, September 29th.  The panel discussion, moderated by Cecile Oreste, Media Relations Specialist, featured five technology journalists from some of the area’s top media outlets: Bill Flook, Washington Business Journal [...]

Land Your Features Story in the New York Post

Tips from Daily Features Editor Mackenzie Dawson by Nikelle Feimster, Media Relations Specialist, Business Wire/New York I recently had a chance to talk with Mackenzie Dawson, Daily Features Editor of the New York Post. Having worked in the PR industry, Dawson fully understands the challenges publicists face when it comes to working with the media. [...]

The Power Of The Headline Compels You

Christine Kent gives some great examples of short but intriguing subject lines from e-mail pitches in “E-mail subject lines in 8 words or less,” an item in Ragan’s PR Daily.
Says Kent, “Given the attention spans of your media targets (right up there with gnats), and the tidal waves of e-mail that come flooding into reporter mailboxes, [...]

Florida PR Pros: How To Get On “The Business Show”

Getting a glimpse behind the wizard’s curtain can often unlock the mystery of their magical success.  In this case the wizard is Niala Boodhoo, multimedia business reporter and host of the Miami Herald’s ”The Business Show,” a weekly web show on miamiherald.com

Pilar Portela, media relations supervisor for Business Wire/Miami met with Boodhoo this week.  [...]