7 Tips for Embracing Creativity’s Ugly Side
The first stage of any concept is rarely pretty. Staring at a blank canvas at the start of a writing or creative project is daunting, and the first attempts at clarifying the scope of what...
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Blog Profiles: Tech & Consumer Electronics Blogs
Welcome to Blog Profiles! Each week, PR Newswire media relations manager Christine Cube selects an industry or subject and a handful of sites that do a good job with promoting, contributing, and blogging about...
Did You See That Press Release? Autumn Colors, Romantic Cities & Smartphone Addicts
With thousands of news releases published each week, it can be difficult to keep up with everything on PR Newswire for Journalists. Here are some of this week’s most newsworthy releases you might have...
Around the Wire: New Freelancer Guidelines, Brian Williams’ Downfall & More Media News
Welcome to the latest installment of Around the Wire, PR Newswire’s round up of journalism, blogging, and freelancing stories from the past week. 1. Major News Organizations to Reveal New Freelancer Safety Guidelines (Poynter) This...
The Past, Present & Future of African-American News
African-American newspapers have chronicled the successes and struggles of the Black community for more than 100 years. In the late 19th century, during the Jim Crow period when Blacks were suffering lynching, racial segregation,...
Journalist Spotlight: James Pilcher, Cincinnati and Kentucky Enquirer
Welcome to Journalist Spotlight, a Q&A series with a journalist and ProfNet user. In this installment, we’re featuring James Pilcher, an investigative reporter with the Cincinnati Enquirer and Kentucky Enquirer. James Pilcher (@jamespilcher) didn’t always...
Blog Profiles: African-American Food Blogs
Welcome to Blog Profiles! Each week, PR Newswire media relations manager Christine Cube selects an industry or subject and a handful of sites that do a good job with promoting, contributing, and blogging about...
Around the Wire: Dashcam Journalism’s Rise, Investigative Journalists’ Worries & More Media News
Welcome to the latest installment of Around the Wire, PR Newswire’s round up of journalism, blogging, and freelancing stories from the past week. 1. The TransAsia Crash and the Rise of Dashcam Journalism (Christian Science...
10 Design Tools We Love for Blogging
How much time do you spend fussing over the words in a blog post? Probably a lot, right? The tone, the grammar, the storytelling – it has to be perfect. Unfortunately, we often don’t put in the...
The Art of Reinvention: A Q&A with Jill Abramson
Last Friday, New York Women in Communications hosted a one-on-one interview with Jill Abramson conducted by NBC News’ “Weekend Today” anchor Erica Hill. The interview covered Abramson’s departure from the New York Times, as well...
Did You See That Press Release? Doomsday Advances, Travel Sites Merge, Angels Go Swimming
With thousands of press releases published each week, it can be difficult to keep up with everything on PR Newswire for Journalists. Here are some of this week’s most newsworthy releases you might have missed....
Around The Wire: First Female EIC at the Economist, Blizzard 2015 and More Media News
Welcome to the latest installment of Around the Wire, PR Newswire’s round up of journalism, blogging, and freelancing stories from the past week. 1. Meet the First Ever Female Editor of The Economist (TIME) This...
Twitter Parties 101
If you write in the consumer-products space, you’ve likely either heard of or participated in a Twitter party, an online event hosted by a brand to meet customers, announce a service, launch a product,...
Did You See That Press Release? Warmest Year, Cutest Baby & Super Bowl Singers
With thousands of news releases published each week on PR Newswire for Journalists, no one can possibly keep up with every one of them. Here are some of this week’s most newsworthy you might have...
Around The Wire: John Kerry Addresses Journalism Safety & Should Journalists Care About #SOTU?
Welcome to the latest installment of Around the Wire, PR Newswire’s round up of journalism, blogging, and freelancing stories from the past week. 1. Should Journalists Care About the State of the Union Address? (Columbia...
Grammar Hammer: A Lesson in Writing from David Ogilvy
“Don’t use 10 words if you can say it in five.” This is one of the most common writing tips I come across while I’m researching grammar rules. Oddly enough, we were all taught...
Career Crossroads: Veteran TV Reporter Talks Social Media Pros and Cons
Join us on the third Wednesday of every month for Career Crossroads, a look at how journalists, bloggers, and freelancers are adapting to the changes in their media careers. Catch up on previous installments at...
Blog Profiles: Personal Finance & Consumer Interest Blogs
Welcome to Blog Profiles! Each week, PR Newswire media relations manager Christine Cube selects an industry or subject and a handful of sites that do a good job with promoting, contributing, and blogging about...
Did You See That Press Release? Best Jobs, Best Brands & Hasty Pudding’s Man of the Year
With thousands of news releases published each week on PR Newswire for Journalists, no one can possibly keep up with every one of them. Here are some of this week’s most newsworthy that you might...
Around the Wire: Drone Developments, Changes at The Washington Post and More Media News
Welcome to the latest installment of Around the Wire, PR Newswire’s round up of journalism, blogging, and freelancing stories from the past week. 1. FAA Boosts CNN’s Study of Drones for Newsgathering (Mashable) The sudden...
