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Tips for good media relations
Developing and maintaining a good relationship with the media is no easy task—but it's achievable. The relationship can seem like a love/hate one, especially in the early stages as Public Relations executives have come to realize.
Regardless of how good a relationship a PR executive might have with journalists, he/she will NEVER be able to fully control what is published about their company or client.
The key to getting the best out of your relationship with the media is to de...
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10 things "PR people" do that annoy editors
When this article was first published nearly two years ago, it generated so much discussion among media workers and continues to do so, that I thought I would again share it with those persons who did not get a chance to read it then. Here goes...
Journalists and Public Relations practitioners have a love/hate relationship. Editors want news and PR people can be good sources of information. If they don't have the information they probably know someone who does. For these rea...
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| The Spike |
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Small Committee recommends big things for Journalists
If Spike is right, most journalists do not yet know what the Hugh Small Committee has recommended to Prime Minister Bruce Golding in its report aimed at modernising JamaicaÂ’s defamation laws. Those who are serious about their career - and I am not talking about the dinner money journalists - will want to know what is contained in the report. So, beginning this week, I will carry excerpts of the report. And do try to get personal copies for yourself. Also, please feel free to comment in this colu...
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