{"id":8894,"date":"2018-10-06T19:08:05","date_gmt":"2018-10-06T19:08:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/publicityhound.com\/tips\/?p=8894"},"modified":"2024-05-01T18:16:05","modified_gmt":"2024-05-01T18:16:05","slug":"7-annoying-things-journalists-do","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/purelysupp.com\/publicity\/tips-of-the-week\/7-annoying-things-journalists-do\/","title":{"rendered":"7 Annoying Things Journalists Do"},"content":{"rendered":"

Issue #1264 Oct. 6,\u00a02018
\nPublisher: Joan Stewart<\/p>\n

“Tips, Tricks and Tools for Free Publicity”<\/h2>\n

In This Issue<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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  1. 7 Annoying Things Journalists Do<\/li>\n
  2. Hiring a Publicist? Ask These Questions<\/li>\n
  3. New Producer at Dr. Oz<\/li>\n
  4. Hound\u00a0Video\u00a0of the Week<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    This Weekend in the Hound House:<\/strong><\/p>\n

    I’m playing catch-up in the garden after a quick road trip this week to the Mississippi River. We saw breathtaking views from the Wisconsin and Iowa sides. Horsfall’s Variety Store in Lansing, Iowa was a blast. I bought doo-dads for the kitchen, a tall trellis, LED flickering candles, and closet hangers with indentations so blouses with wide necklines don’t fall off. I’m rooting for the Milwaukee Brewers in the National League Divisional Series this weekend.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

    1. 7 Annoying Things Journalists Do<\/h3>\n

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    You’ve probably read plenty of tips here about all the ways publicity seekers annoy journalists.<\/p>\n

    Let’s turn the tables for a few minutes and look at several ways journalists annoy us.<\/p>\n

    Tops on my list are journalists who let media bias creep into their stories. They do this by failing to present the other side of a controversial issue. Or they refuse to cover stories that don’t support their political views or those of the media outlets where they work.<\/p>\n

    Alysha Light<\/strong>, founder of Flight PR, shares eight other things they do that get under her skin.<\/p>\n

    Tops on her list are journalists who don’t respond to pitches. I’m guessing the reason is that the majority of people pitching don’t know how to present a compelling story idea quickly. And I can’t blame the journalists.<\/p>\n

    Her list does include an item I found odd: “You break embargoes.” That means that a publicity seeker sends an item about a news story that cannot be reported on until a specific time and day, but the journalist ignores the embargo notice and covers the story anyway without contacting the person who sent it.<\/p>\n

    Why is this odd? Because in today’s 24\/7 news cycle, sending embargoed information you don’t want released, especially by journalists who you don’t know and trust, is downright dangerous. Pitch at your own peril.<\/p>\n

    To do:<\/strong> Read Alysha’s article “7 bad journalist habits that drive PR people nuts.”<\/a><\/p>\n

    #Journalists #PRPitches<\/p>\n

    2. Hiring a Publicist? Ask These Questions<\/h3>\n

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    If you can afford a publicist, you must know the most important factors to consider when hiring one.<\/p>\n

    Depending on what you’re trying to accomplish, a track record of generating publicity in top-tier media outlets, or strong relationships with online media, should be on your list.<\/p>\n

    But all things being equal, what’s the one thing that sets apart the top candidate from the others you have interviewed?<\/p>\n

    Chemistry. That is the feeling in your gut that tells you whether you’ll be able to work with this publicist. You can’t ask about chemistry specifically, but add these questions to your list when interviewing candidates:<\/p>\n