tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7713830447782732971.post2752652200681528604..comments2022-11-22T10:11:07.343+00:00Comments on re:medial: Twitter pitches: erm, what about confidentiality?Emily McDaidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04784969976738970201noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7713830447782732971.post-4648339572887644692009-03-26T10:14:00.000+00:002009-03-26T10:14:00.000+00:00I think this is a great post, thanks Emily. I comp...I think this is a great post, thanks Emily. I completely agree with you about the confidentiality issue. Like it or not, PR agencies work for their clients, not individual journalists. The comment about subject lines in email is really interesting. This creates the effect of Twitter (get all your message into a subject line) but with the confidentiality of individual email. Either way - short, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7713830447782732971.post-72398013977796778072009-03-25T18:29:00.000+00:002009-03-25T18:29:00.000+00:00Thanks for pointing me towards this Emily, you mak...Thanks for pointing me towards this Emily, you make some really good points. <BR/><BR/>As far as I'm concerned, as a freelance journalist, anything that increases the amount of information reaching me is a good thing. The problem I've encountered is how badly represented British arts PRs are on Twitter. While travel PRs, bloggers and editors (the other thing I write about) seem to be getting Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7713830447782732971.post-85460229044925502962009-03-25T16:45:00.000+00:002009-03-25T16:45:00.000+00:00Oh..but I like the fail whale! ;)Twitter's good, b...Oh..but I like the fail whale! ;)<BR/><BR/>Twitter's good, but, there are many more people in the world off twitter than on it. It is probably best that it doesn't become universal...that might be like Microsoft controlling all email traffic...eek. <BR/><BR/>Perhaps we need an open source twitter, SMS for the internet?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7713830447782732971.post-16502941658607370452009-03-25T16:28:00.000+00:002009-03-25T16:28:00.000+00:00Right... so by way of a couple 140 character excha...Right... so by way of a couple 140 character exchanges Charles told me his view is that Twitter is so big, it can't be ignored and that email should be PR's last resort. And he says, no, he will not be following all PR people from now on. :-)<BR/><BR/>I get the argument that media is changing so quickly, I do. Completely agree that you have to evolve or risk death. But central to this debate is Emily McDaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04784969976738970201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7713830447782732971.post-92030509953573382902009-03-25T14:56:00.000+00:002009-03-25T14:56:00.000+00:00I am but a humble consumer, but surely the point o...I am but a humble consumer, but surely the point of PR is to get the message out there? (Notwithstanding the fact that lots of exclusives—arguably most of them, in fact—that journalists get didn't originate at a PR shop).<BR/><BR/>Therefore, isn't the lack of exclusivity something that can only work in your favour? If more people pick up the message and run with it, then it's all the better for Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7713830447782732971.post-56270058754352841772009-03-25T14:30:00.000+00:002009-03-25T14:30:00.000+00:00Thanks for the comments, I will address them in a ...Thanks for the comments, I will address them in a minute.... I'm trying to test whether this comment function is working; Charles posted some comments and they disappeared. Tech always goes wrong at the worst possible moment!Emily McDaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04784969976738970201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7713830447782732971.post-3144780299671287282009-03-25T13:19:00.000+00:002009-03-25T13:19:00.000+00:00Are exclusives "a critical part of the pitching pr...Are exclusives "a critical part of the pitching process"?<BR/><BR/>Perhaps once, perhaps still now - but in the future? The media landscape is changing beyond all recognition - social media is spreading news as it happens and traditional media outlets seem to increasingly publish stories online instantaneously, rather than 'saving' it for the next day's paper.<BR/><BR/>With a plethora of new Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7713830447782732971.post-61934541751646051252009-03-25T12:41:00.000+00:002009-03-25T12:41:00.000+00:00Sounds like an appealing idea - short pitches, but...Sounds like an appealing idea - short pitches, but not entirely practical for the reasons you pointed out. i'd rather get the release. So we have it, and can use or lose. <BR/><BR/>I mainly only read the subject line - it is incredible that some PRs will send releases with minimal subject lines (here's our new release)and MS Word docs attached. These get binned. Hard working subject lines are Gordonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01025174176773903018noreply@blogger.com