
A
bout once a month, I get a call at the PRWeek features
desk from an eager freelance journalist wanting to pitch
a feature idea. ‘How about a piece on what journalists
actually want from PRs?’ they ask. ‘A guide for PRs on all the
things they do wrong and all the ways they annoy journalists?
What do you think?’ What this little tale demonstrates is how
crucial the relationship between PR professionals and journalists
is – and how most journalists tend to feel PRs ‘get it wrong’.
brilliant tip
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