Jonathan Bennett I wasn't suggesting "scattershot" PR Just that at a local level, we could build in a tool where people can hold their politicians to account in local media as well as on websites
Alex Hilton On Thu, Oct 1, 2009 at 11:50 AM, Jonathan Bennett <[email protected] > wrote: > Alexander Hilton wrote: > > tom, > > > > how about..... > > > > 1. Collect a copy of each of your local papers > > 2. enter in all the names of journalists, email addresses and phone > > numbers that you can find. > > > Please *don't* do this. I'm a journalist in an unrelated field, and have > been on the receiving end of similar tactics throughout my career. > Sending scatter-shot information to any and every journalist on a > publication is a sure-fire way of getting ignored. One of the most > common criticisms of PR agencies is using junior staff to work blindly > through a directory of hacks irrespective of what their beat is. > > Finding the right reporter (by doing some research) on each publication > and speaking to them directly will be far more productive, and probably > won't take any more collective effort. > > Jonathan > > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list [email protected] > Archive, settings, or unsubscribe: > https://secure.mysociety.org/admin/lists/mailman/listinfo/developers-public >
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