1 of 17

Slide Notes

DownloadGo Live

How Not To Piss Off A Journalist

Published on Nov 22, 2015

No Description

PRESENTATION OUTLINE

HOW NOT TO PISS OFF

JOURNALISTS WHEN YOU FOLLOW UP ON A PRESS RELEASE
Photo by Sound80Roma

WHILE YOU MAY THINK

YOUR NEWS IS THE BEST THING SINCE SLICED BREAD
Photo by djwtwo

YOUR RECIPE

MAY NOT SUIT THEIR PALETTE
Photo by Doha Sam

OR THEY JUST MIGHT

THINK IT'S CRUMMY.
Photo by G & A Sattler

EITHER WAY...

YOU HEAR CRICKETS. OUCH.
Photo by w3i_yu

SO YOU DECIDE

TO FOLLOW UP WITH YOUR JOURNALISTS.
Photo by johnmuk

RESIST

THE URGE TO STALK THEM.
Photo by BigTallGuy

UNDERSTAND

YOUR ROLE IS TO MAKE THEIR JOB EASIER
Photo by Leo Reynolds

NOT SHOVEL CRAP

DOWN THEIR THROATS.
Photo by bagalute

SO FOLLOW UP ONCE

IF IT'S REALLY, REALLY WORTH THEIR TIME

THEN

MOVE ON

BUT THE STORY ISN'T OVER

INSTEAD OF FOLLOWING UP...
Photo by Squiggle

IT BECOMES

ABOUT CREATIVE PITCHING :-)
Photo by hj_west

Untitled Slide

INCLUDES A FEW BRILLIANT TIPS

FROM MY FRIENDS GINI DIETRICH, SHONALI BURKE & ABBIE FINK
Photo by biologycorner

THANKS!

CARRIE MORGAN, FOUNDER OF #PRPROCHAT ON FIRST THURSDAYS
Photo by vsfmag