{"id":14337,"date":"2010-07-12T07:51:52","date_gmt":"2010-07-12T07:51:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mysocialmediasolution.com\/?p=420"},"modified":"2010-07-12T07:51:52","modified_gmt":"2010-07-12T07:51:52","slug":"connect-with-journalists-through-media-leads-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/purelysupp.com\/publicity\/publicity\/connect-with-journalists-through-media-leads-service\/","title":{"rendered":"Connect with journalists through media leads service"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Social media sites like Twitter and Facebook are one of the best places to find journalists because more than half the journalists surveyed have said they use these sites to \u00a0look for sources.<\/div>\n
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Another place to connect with them is through free media leads services like Reporter Connection. The service, created by Bill and Steve Harrison, \u00a0provides leads from working journalists, broadcasters and bloggers who are looking for specific types of sources for stories or programs they’re working on, or for blog posts they’re writing.<\/div>\n
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Each weekday, you’ll receive an email that lists journalists’ specific needs. Each query will include contact information. You reply to the journalist, explain why you’d be a good source, and then wait for the journalist to contact you for an interview.<\/div>\n
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Competition among sources is sometimes fierce, particularly if the story deals with a general topic and dozens of experts respond to the query. \u00a0There’s no guarantee you’ll be called. \u00a0But you’d be crazy not to subscribe.<\/div>\n
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Here are pitching tips\u00a0you need to keep \u00a0in mind when answering a query:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/div>\n