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As with any story pitch, I recommend you also add a few sentences to put your post in context of the week's legal events for your blawg reviewer.

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Each news story is labeled with an identifying tag, like «opinion» or «local source,» which Google pitches is a way to «explore different perspectives to gain a well - rounded understanding of an issue.»

We think it's a pretty compelling story, and, it turns out, it's one that is consistent with the pitch we made a year and a half ago, when we raised our seed round of funding.

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.

Instead, try building a relationship with the newer journalists; they are often hungry for stories and are receiving far less cold pitches.

The story of how BuzzFeed got from there to here arguably begins with this pitch deck to investors in 2008.

There are many pleasures in this story about investment banks pitching activism preparedness so I guess we might as well start with the cheapest of them, 1 which is that people who work at investment banks sometimes use words funny:

I'm going to start my case of why your elevator pitch is your single best marketing tool with a story.

Something to consider with going after local coverage is that it is easier to land than national or large - scale publications and blogs as they have a smaller pool of stories to pull from and are more likely to read and accept your pitch.

Use whatever means you can to make sure the story is coming through and you catch your audience's attention: start and end your pitch with a bang that raises awareness.

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.

Along the way, she met the late Ingrid Bergman's grandson, producer Nick Daly, who felt a connection with Peirone's immigrant story and pitched in to make the sample reel, which has won several awards.

Hosted by President Obama, White House Demo Day will showcase the talents of innovators around the country, as they pitch ideas and share their stories with potential funders.

(Related: How is it that Don, for telling a traumatic life story in a pitch meeting, gets pushed out of the agency — whereas Ted, for toying with suicide while two clients are on his plane, gets a moderately stern talking - to?)

A tight and original story, wickedly funny, with well - developed characters and superbly acted, In Bruges is also graphically violent, politically incorrect on steroids, and marked by pitch - perfect but over-the-top profanity that warrants for sensitive souls «trigger warnings» both literal and metaphorical.

C — Wolters gets the start — and still can not hit 1B — Desmond already injured — McMahon is now 0 - 3 with 3 Ks and seems over matched 2B — LeMahieu with another solid game SS — Story moved out of the # 4 spot finally — still goes 0 - 3 but does not strike out at least 3B — Arenado had an off night with a couple Ks LF — Parra — nothing exciting CF — Blackmon hitting 2 HRs — Nazty was the offense tonight RF — CarGo seemed comfortable in the # 4 spot — let's keep him there UTIL — nothing exciting SP — Márquez pitched pretty well overall — 4 walks added to an already ridiculously high number thru 3 games though.

The story of that tryout gets better with each telling, but according to the most conservative report, Kittle was thrown 12 pitches and hit seven over the fence.

The Netherlands have their own success stories, with young major - league players like Xander Bogaerts, Andrelton Simmons, Jurickson Profar, and Jonathan Schoop on the roster, but they've also put together a pitching staff made up out of the European portion of the Kingdom of the Netherlands that has helped carry them this far.

Because of the prowess on the football pitch as the 25 - year - old has shown — combined with plummeting expectations of anything resembling loyalty in the modern footballer — the Salah - to - Madrid stories continue to have legs despite all evidence to the contrary.

I share my story here as an example of how when we do treat our kids with respect, giving them ample opportunities to help out around the house to develop their independence as well as showing deep appreciating for them when they do pitch in, they'll rise to the challenge when you really need them to help.

Campaigns often try to reach blog readers by connecting with authors behind the scenes to pitch stories and influence coverage.

Build relationships with local bloggers, Twitterers and other online influentials, with an eye to pitching stories and arranging opportunities to speak directly to their audiences.

You can also reach out directly to journalists and pitch stories, but you'll generally want to work with a press or P.R. expert so that you don't make the kind of mistakes that alienate reporters.

During this time, I also started coming up with ideas for other venues and reading about how to «pitch» potential stories to editors.

About half of our online - only stories and a quarter of the stories in the weekly print issue are either assigned to freelancers we like working with or are pitched by freelancers.

I first got to know Gefter a decade ago when she audaciously contacted Sci Am to pitch her first - ever science story, and I followed her later career at New Scientist with admiration.

As the story opens, the lab's two PIs, clinical researcher Sandy Glass and bench scientist Marion Mendelssohn, are on the verge of giving Cliff the heave - ho because he has been noodling around with an idea of his own rather than pitching in on the lab's main projects.

Mornings are then spent pitching: whether it's checking in with a reporter on a pending article, trying to catch one on the phone to talk through a story idea, or researching the best person at Bloomberg to contact with a healthcare angle, a big part of the day is media relations.

I work directly with the editorial director, virtually from Boston, pitching story ideas on up - to - the - minute trending hairstyles.

We all have those dodgy first date experiences we'd rather forget — the woman with the terrible, high - pitched laugh, who spat while she talked, the man who sweated through his shirt and jacket whilst telling stories about his guinea pig collection — we've all been there.

Chris Pratt was pitch perfect as Star - Lord, Rocket and Groot absolutely stole the show and had brilliant scenes together, the story was blended absolutely perfectly with drama and bitingly sharp and satirical comedy, with dazzling special effects thrown into the mix for good measure.

The story concerns a well to do African American at a tv station who is fed up with his job, and decides to pitch a show idea so offensive, there's no way it will be accepted and air,, and he will be fired.

Chris Pratt was pitch perfect as Star - Lord, Rocket and Groot absolutely stole the show and had brilliant scenes together, the story was blended absolutely perfectly with drama and bitingly sharp and satirical comedy, with dazzling special effects

Framed with documentary film — like interviews with the key players in what remains the most infamous story to come out of Olympic figure skating, his Tonya Harding script straddles a tricky tone of pitch - black humor, affecting pathos, and winking self - awareness.

This follows previous rumours that WB was inviting pitches for a live - action big screen adaptation of the story, which takes place in an alternate world where Kal - El's rocket ship landed in the Soviet Union as opposed the United States, with Superman raised as «the Champion of the common worker who fights a never - ending battle for Stalin, socialism, and the international expansion of the Warsaw Pact»...

With the May 15 world premiere of Solo: A Star Wars Story barely two weeks away, Disney has released a new featurette (watch the video below) pitching the cool factor and comprehensiveness of Han Solo's back sStory barely two weeks away, Disney has released a new featurette (watch the video below) pitching the cool factor and comprehensiveness of Han Solo's back storystory.

First pitched to Disney in 1997, the story, which has nothing to do with the TV series about the bloke with the watch that makes him invisible, follows an aging hitman who is trying to get out of the business and retire to a more peaceful life.

Also starring are Billy Magnussen («Bridge of Spies,» TV's «American Crime Story»), Sharon Horgan (TV's «Catastrophe»), Lamorne Morris (TV's «New Girl»), Kylie Bunbury (TV's «Pitch»), Jesse Plemons («Black Mass,» TV's «Fargo»), Danny Huston («Wonder Woman,» «X-Men Origins: Wolverine»), Chelsea Peretti (TV's «Brooklyn Nine - Nine»), with Michael C. Hall (TV's «Dexter,» TV's «Six Feet Under») and Kyle Chandler («Manchester by the Sea,» TV's «Bloodline»).

Every beat of mental and physical anguish that Margot Robbie nails with her pitch - perfect portrayal of Tonya Harding, brings the audience to an intimate understanding of story misstated and mishandled by the media and by the judge who oversaw Harding's case related to a brutal attack against fellow figure skater Nancy Kerrigan by Shane Stint (Ricky Russert).

And as directed by Moore, who made the first «Pitch Perfect,» no opportunity is missed to detour the story with a music montage or dance break.

A coming - of - age story set in 2002 Sacramento, the film could very easily have fallen into the trappings of a subgenre that has been expanding for decades, but Gerwig's film is littered with pitch - perfect drama, humor, and emotion that makes it far greater than the sum of its parts.

John Favreau continues the same cadence and pitch that he successfully captured with Iron Man, and runs with a story driven plot that leads to action, rather than one where action eclipses the story.

Also starring are Billy Magnussen («Bridge of Spies,» «American Crime Story»), Sharon Horgan («Catastrophe»), Lamorne Morris («New Girl»), Kylie Bunbury («Pitch»), Jesse Plemons («Black Mass,» TV's «Fargo»), Danny Huston («Wonder Woman,» «X-Men Origins: Wolverine»), Chelsea Peretti («Brooklyn Nine - Nine»), with Michael C. Hall («Dexter,» «Six Feet Under») and Kyle Chandler («Manchester by the Sea,» «Bloodline»).

Working with accomplished showrunners, as well as non-writing creative producers and studio / network executives, the Fellows participate in one - on - one creative story meetings, pitching sessions, writers» rooms, and group conversations focusing on the key creative and tactical elements that are central to their success in episodic storytelling.

The violence and gore is pretty minimal here but that doesn't matter as it is tension, atmosphere and anticipation of violence that makes a good thriller and Dario Argento pitches everything perfectly as he tells the simple story of an American man named Sam (Tony Musante) living in Italy with his girlfriend Julia (Suzy Kendall).

Home Video Notes: Pitch Perfect 2 Release Date: 22 September 2015 Pitch Perfect 2 releases to home video (Blu - ray / DVD / Digital Copy) with the following extras: - Never Before Seen Treblemakers Performance - The Making of the Riff - Off - Das Sound Machine Finale Breakdown - Snoop in the House - Green Bay Rap - Line - Aca-Rama - The World Championships of A Cappella - An Aca - Love Story: Bumper and Fat Amy - Elizabeth Banks» Directorial Debut - Legacy: Hailee Steinfeld - Aca - Camp - Residual Heat Internship Universal Pictures is also releasing on the same day, Pitch Perfect Aca - Amazing 2 Movie Set — a package including Pitch Perfect and Pitch Perfect 2.

The Pitch: Stewart O'Nan's acclaimed novel comes to the big screen in the form of David Gordon Green's adaptation of «Snow Angels,» in which a pair of stories — one about a couple confronting tragedy, the other about a young man struggling with deep - seated personal problems — intertwine.

The Quiet Ones leaps off from that premise — and markets itself with a «based on true events» pitch line — but after several screenwriters took their turns at the story, it ultimately veers far afield: University professor Joseph Coupland (played with a perfect blend intellectual arrogance and charismatic follow - me guruism by Jared Harris of Mad Men), brilliant but bristling at the restrictive old - school attitudes toward his groundbreaking case study, removes his star subject Jane Harper (Bates Motel's Olivia Cooke) to a deserted, dilapidated country estate to be studied by his collegiate team, including a randy post-Mod couple (Erin Richards and Rory Fleck - Byrne) and soft - spoken cameraman Brian (Sam Clafin of The Hunger Games).

Snow Angels (Warner Independent, March 21) Starring: Sam Rockwell, Kate Beckinsale, Michael Angarano, Griffin Dunne, Amy Sedaris, Olivia Thirlby Director: David Gordon Green Rating: R The Pitch: Stewart O'Nan's acclaimed novel comes to the big screen in the form of David Gordon Green's adaptation of «Snow Angels,» in which a pair of stories — one about a couple confronting tragedy, the other about a young man struggling with deep - seated personal problems — intertwine.

He had a few conversations with me and Jordan [D. White] before he pitched, and his story was fantastic.