As Asia-Pacific media and PR pros are coming to grips with rapid technological progress and shifting audience preferences, new research from PR Newswire reveals some telling findings about journalism in the region—with plenty of lessons for media and PR pros here at...
5 media-training takeaways from the Democratic Debate
Regardless of political affiliation or which presidential candidate you support, Thursday’s Democratic Debate was a case study in stage presence. There are many do’s and don’ts for giving a great on-camera interview, some of which we saw in the debate. A candidate...
Best Use of Social Media: Violet PR executes IBM’s education reform campaign
In 2018, Violet PR worked with the IBM Foundation on a year-long social media campaign to promote P-TECH, an education reform model helping to close the global skills gap. Violet PR’s Twitter campaign targeted and connected a variety of audiences including government...
Meet the Media—Q&A with Abrar Al-Heeti of CNET
As part of PRSA’s mission to advance the PR profession and the professional, we bring you our next Meet the Media Q+A profile. In this Q+A, we speak with Abrar Al-Heeti, Staff Reporter at CNET Culture to learn more about the work she does on a daily basis, how to best...
Once upon a time… how to make your storytelling impactful
Think about some of the things you will fondly remember forever. Chances are there were stories connected with them that touched your heart. Astute nonprofits recognized the power of storytelling way before corporations and have been leveraging that to secure large...
4 reasons why business marketers need earned media
Paid media, owned media, and earned media are three major forms of business marketing. Although paid media and owned media are more under your control, fusing earned media into this concoction is key for stellar marketing and promotion. HubSpot defines earned media as...
Where do teens get their news? The answer may not be good news for traditional media
The teen trends of today are often indicators of the leading trends of tomorrow throughout the general population, and new research from media trust advocates Common Sense and SurveyMonkey paints a bleak picture for traditional media outlets, even those making...
Despite fake news concerns, consumers say earned media drives brand awareness best
2019 marks the first year that digital marketing spend will outpace spend across traditional channels like TV, radio, and newspapers—which gives digitally native brands the opportunity to effectively compete with legacy companies on their own digital turf. But the...
Best Visual Storytelling—Adam Ritchie creates diverse “M.O.M. Squad” superheroes
Baby gear company Summer Infant needed a jumpstart. It wanted to reach expectant parents and parents of newborns to 3-year-olds through positive national coverage in parenting media and beyond, reinforce the brand’s message of support ("Baby has you. You have us."),...
Is the news media in trouble? Reuters thinks so—here’s our take
Reuters recently released its digital news report surveying over 75,000 people in 38 markets on current challenges facing the media business today. As a former news producer (who, my past colleagues would say, crossed over to the “other side”), reports such as this...
The gold nugget that reporters want from you
Imagine you’re a reporter. You need a quote from an expert related to the news story you’re putting together about, say, minimizing your risk of becoming a crime victim. You’re fortunate enough to get a really smart crime expert on the phone, and lucky for you, he’s...
What you didn’t know about the state of journalism
We have all observed the dramatic shift that the journalism industry has undergone over the past decade. The traditional media companies which have historically employed the majority of reporters and editorial contributors are grappling with a combination of...












