"You are not talking to reporters. You are sending messages to the American public through reporters," Colin Powell. This quote from Gen. Powell puts public relations and journalism into context for me. As a public relations practitioner, your job is to communicate messages to the public, using the media as one method for … [Read more...]
10 Blogs Journalists Must Read
Most writers consider it fact that, in order to write well, you must read a lot. I encourage student journalists to read everything they can get their hands on. I figure the good writing they read will give them something to mirror. The bad writing serves as a warning and a great way to practice their editing skills. Journalists are mass … [Read more...]
Why Learn AP Style?
There is comfort in consistency. It's good for your readers, your editors and for you. The Associated Press, the world's oldest news service, began creating the formal version of its Stylebook in 1953. It did so in the name of consistency although, prior to that, many AP Style rules served more practical purposes, like moving copy across the … [Read more...]