http://www.straightpitch.com/2007/09/10/pitching-wire-services/ Media Relations, Public Relations, Marketing & More Thu, 21 Aug 2008 22:56:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 http://www.straightpitch.com/2007/09/10/pitching-wire-services/#comment-49 Jon Greer Thu, 27 Sep 2007 14:40:43 +0000 http://www.straightpitch.com/2007/09/10/pitching-wire-services/#comment-49 It's not that they don't "include social media in their approaches," it's that social media is not their source of stories or their customers. They generate stories either as wire services themselves or repackaging stories from newspapers, and their job is to get those stories out to whoever is buying them. I suppose at some point they might send out blog posts or online -only stories, but my hunch is that there isn't much of a market for those yet. It’s not that they don’t “include social media in their approaches,” it’s that social media is not their source of stories or their customers. They generate stories either as wire services themselves or repackaging stories from newspapers, and their job is to get those stories out to whoever is buying them. I suppose at some point they might send out blog posts or online -only stories, but my hunch is that there isn’t much of a market for those yet.

]]> http://www.straightpitch.com/2007/09/10/pitching-wire-services/#comment-10 Lolly Wed, 12 Sep 2007 09:08:32 +0000 http://www.straightpitch.com/2007/09/10/pitching-wire-services/#comment-10 Re-dodgy viral pitches we are all being the victims of... They should definitely follow these 3 rules! It's not brain surgery, is it? Re-dodgy viral pitches we are all being the victims of… They should definitely follow these 3 rules! It’s not brain surgery, is it?

]]> http://www.straightpitch.com/2007/09/10/pitching-wire-services/#comment-9 Troy Perkins Tue, 11 Sep 2007 20:10:26 +0000 http://www.straightpitch.com/2007/09/10/pitching-wire-services/#comment-9 Couldn't agree more with your statements Couldn’t agree more with your statements

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