tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7016845068522958828.post451070403138472352..comments2008-06-10T14:21:12.793-07:00Comments on How I learned to stop worrying and love PR: What Reporters want from PRosHannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07458214786618742696noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7016845068522958828.post-25493991907457722542008-06-06T03:15:00.000-07:002008-06-06T03:15:00.000-07:00I think one of the biggest things when pitching to...I think one of the biggest things when pitching to reporters is to treat and talk to them like human beings. If you focus on this rather than trying to get them to cover your story, chances are you're going to be more relaxed and you'll get the right information to them. <BR/>This whole stigma, that was debunked in the meeting we had with those reporters, about how reporters don't have time for PR people is bogus. Yeah, they are busy people like the rest of us, but the truth is, PR people provide reporters with their material a lot of the time. If we do our job correctly, reporters can do theirs easier and more efficiently.jbarretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10782043178879379783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7016845068522958828.post-61225610790908526672008-05-29T20:47:00.000-07:002008-05-29T20:47:00.000-07:00Interesting point. I suppose I think of everything...Interesting point. I suppose I think of everything from a PR stand point where we always want to get our message out there. We do want to protect sensitive data, but if we put it out there we want people to know about it. I am really careful not to tweet things that I wouldn't want a potential employer to see. I guess maybe reporters shouldn't tweet about things they wouldn't want a PRo to know about. <BR/><BR/>I've found in social media you have to strike a balance between being transparent and not airing your personal business publicly.Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07458214786618742696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7016845068522958828.post-62291325400461723912008-05-29T20:11:00.000-07:002008-05-29T20:11:00.000-07:00Somehow I don't see Twitter catching on among repo...Somehow I don't see Twitter catching on among reporters at all. Having worked in both PR and reporting, I see a huge cultural gap between the professions. <BR/><BR/>In reporter culture, fun is a trip to the public records office to look up dirt on everybody you know. Information is power. Reporters gain and maintain power by digging up sensitive information on others and keeping information about themselves as private as possible. <BR/>Why would they diminish their power by giving out personal information about themselves on Twitter?Eva Sylwesterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11270449860766761817noreply@blogger.com