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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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,...
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...
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...
“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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
For journalists, bloggers, and freelancers alike, developing a personal brand is as essential to your career as strong writing skills. At the recent New York Women in Communications Foundation‘s Student Communications Career Conference, a panel of journalists...
Trade shows are a great source of news and topics for articles and blogs, but between big announcements, keynotes, product launches and the exhibition itself, how do you know where to start? It’s for...
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...
The great thing about starting a new year is that you get to reevaluate what’s working and what’s not. In 2014, we launched the Beyond Bylines blog in the community section of PR Newswire...
