I've seen this happen over and over again, and frequently taken part in it by discussing
stories with journalists.
Jackie wasn't an overtly outgoing woman and in inputting
the story with the journalist, the film makes it clear that she was a master at weaving the story to come across a certain way.
Not exact matches
At the end of the day,
journalists want to share
stories which add to the wider conversation, but most importantly
stories which their readership will enjoy, share and engage
with.
If you're able to talk about a big news
story with a fresh or unusual perspective, chances are there's a
journalist waiting for your email or call.
It makes it far easier for a
journalist to pitch her producer a
story on fertility acupuncture and interview an expert like Dr Lorne Brown on the subject
with Infertility Awareness Day looming on the editorial calendar than on a random Tuesday.
The «confined, ritualistic nature of the White House beat makes it a difficult slog for even the most adversarial reporter,» he says, and
with dozens of
journalists jockeying for the same
stories, very little unique coverage emerges.
Instead, try building a relationship
with the newer
journalists; they are often hungry for
stories and are receiving far less cold pitches.
Writing in the New York City weekly newspaper The Villager, freelance
journalist Mary Reinholz claims that the newsman «embraced» and tried to kiss her after helping her
with a
story she was writing.
Let the
journalist know you follow their work and your
story fits
with their beat.
However, The Times of London cited «allies» of the former minister as saying that the actual cause of his departure was that «he was unable to guarantee that there would not be more
stories about inappropriate behavior
with other
journalists.
Journalists want to write articles and
stories that connect
with their readers.
«Why is it OK to blanket bomb every
journalist's email you can scrape from the internet
with your
story about your new janitor and then cold sales call them demanding they write about your company?
Journalists at the Star have been asked to think differently about how they tell
stories, to write shorter pieces and to experiment
with multimedia.
If a
journalist knows you can bring something to the table that can help them understand the
story they're doing, and if they leave every interaction you have
with them thinking, That person helped me.
Journalist Robert Zimmer
with The Atlantic says, «An increasingly familiar and seductive
story has been circulating about young people who, drawing inspiration from billionaire entrepreneurs and computer giants, consider dropping out of college a fast track to business success.»
One of many tricks that
journalists have relied on is ProfNet, a free service that helps connect writers
with expert sources to quote in their
stories.
We connect
with a skeptical and media - savvy generation by giving them the real
story, the version that
journalists used to keep to themselves.
Enhanced
story - driven content, developed by professional creators and
journalists with research and interviews.
A
story with millions of your own adventure in it — looking for readers, writers, ghost writers, authors, editors, reporters,
journalists, bloggers, influencers, entrepreneurs, sponsors like you who want to help by giving $ 1 or more and spreading this campaign and the
story to the world.
If you have fantastic content on your website, such as an infographic
with unique insights, or an in - depth blog post written by an industry expert on your staff,
journalists at major media publications may find it helpful to cite those resources to support claims within
stories that they're writing.
By following and building relationships
with influential
journalists who cover
stories in your industry, you expose yourself to more opportunities to hear about what they are interested in and to pitch them ideas.
While this strategy works just fine for large publishers that already have established brands and get thousands of shares on any new article they publish (such as Mashable or TechCrunch), a more pragmatic approach is needed for just about every other business.It's true that getting quality inbound links starts
with great content on your client's website, but the missing link is getting
journalists, contributors, authors, and editors at quality publications to become aware of that content so that they can link to it when writing relevant
stories / articles.
I shared
with you in yesterday's post that I watched Kill the Messenger, the
story of the
journalist Gary Webb who uncovered the CIA's collusion
with drug cartels in Central America.
With the expected trial of reporters Laura Ling and Euna Lee in North Korea this week, I was once again reminded of the incredible sacrifices that
journalists make to bring us
stories from around the world.
Christian
journalist Luka Binniyat was reunited
with his family on 12th October, after spending 96 days in custody on charges related to the publication of an incorrect
story he wrote about a Fulani attack in Kaduna State.
Being a
journalist I'm expected to neuter and cauterize my feelings when I cover traumatic
stories, but I'm only human and I often find myself overcome
with emotion.
Insisting the allegations were false, the statement went on to say: «While we know we did not get everything right, the Mail on Sunday
story in the UK and Ireland misrepresents our actions and omits key findings from our investigations, which we described publically, and which were shared
with authorities, donors, and the Mail's
journalist, several years ago.
The Church, however, has not been «conspicuously succesful in its relations
with the press» - the blame for which is commonly placed either (by Catholics) on the anti-Catholic bias of
journalists or (by
journalists) on Church leaders incapable of presenting the Church's
story in a proper light.
As the chef Amanda Cohen summed it up in her searing piece for Esquire last month, «For the past two weeks, my Twitter feed and email inbox have been filled to overflowing
with food journalists begging me to Come Forward With My Story, demanding that I Make a Statement, encouraging me to Speak Out.&ra
with food
journalists begging me to Come Forward
With My Story, demanding that I Make a Statement, encouraging me to Speak Out.&ra
With My
Story, demanding that I Make a Statement, encouraging me to Speak Out.»
However, Arsenal was also strongly interested from the beginning and their have been many
stories linking us
with Vidal, and in one case a
journalist reported that Vidal would definitely be coming to the Emirates after the Copa America...
Respected French
journalist Julian Laurens recounted a
story on the Totally Football Show podcast this week about Ben Arfa's time at Hull and what he made of the players he was working
with.
While Madjer is evidently getting some anger out that had been building up inside, specifically
with this
journalist who must have wound him up
with his coverage of Algeria, it was a complete different
story for Mahrez.
Get French Football @GFFN The
journalist responsible for the Giroud
story has close links
with the player & is very reliable.
Or maybe not, because the latest Metro report on the
story, which comes from an Italian
journalist with connections, claims that Falcao's agent is set for a meeting
with Arsenal and Monaco in Monte Carlo tomorrow.
That's interesting when the player only recently made a statement about being upset
with the
journalist made up
stories regarding him and Real Madrid.
Despite umpteen denials by Arsene Wenger and Benzema himself all the way through summer, the
story just refused to go away,
with journalists and insiders seemingly putting their reputations on the line as they were SO sure that the deal was going to go through.
Hint got all you people who get sucked in by fabricated
stories, when a credible
journalist breaks a
story on Twitter he follows up
with a full
story in s reputable publication within a few hours.
But while security and construction worries dominated pre-Olympics headlines, Neff said, «there was also a great mix of
stories and characters — the sort of material that
journalists love to work
with.
You'd heard all the
stories about international soccer stars and their breezy contempt for the press: How Paul Gascoigne of England once belched into a live microphone on Italian TV; how European players will demand as much as $ 10,000 for the favor of an interview; how four months ago Argentine superstar Diego Maradona strafed
journalists camped outside his home
with pellets from an air gun.
Plus a load more Obviously a very well connected
journalist, or one who mekes up loads of
stories, I will go
with the latter.
It's important here to respect the
journalist who wrote this article, along
with whatever sources he has used for it, because neither Delaney nor his contacts will have decided to invent this
story out of thin air.
The worst thing about the international break is that it has given bored
journalists (myself included) too long to come up
with a million
stories about Chelsea and a bad start to the season.
Mohamed Bouhafsi is a
journalist with French outlet RMC Sport and towards the end of the summer transfer window, he broke the
story about Anthony Martial's record breaking move from AS Monaco to Manchester...
Quim Domènench, a Catalan
journalist on late night TV debate show «Punto Pelota» broke the
story of Valdés reluctance to renew his contract
with F.C. Barcelona and his wish to see out his contract and seek new challenges and experience other cultures days before it became official and full public knowledge.
This is where PRs send out their ideas, and
journalists put requests for help
with stories they are working on at the moment.
ILCA knows you depend on information that is timely and accurate and has put together resources and background information to guide
journalists, publishers, and editors
with their next
story.
Last week, the MoJ confirmed the figure of 75,000 people on GPS, then it backtracked and showered a senior financial
journalist investigating the
story with other figures to explain its «plan».
It is a truism that
journalists like binary
stories with winners and losers, and success or failure — nuance will be more of a challenge.
And not long after that before the small army of
journalists tasked
with undermining the charity sector get hold of the
story.
I'll be talking
with journalists in three smaller cities, aiming to help them use Facebook, Twitter et al to develop
stories and promote their work.