Broadcast media have rules and preferences for pitches that, when followed, can make the difference between placing a story and having your pitch sent to the recycle bin. Before pitching broadcast media, it's important to do your homework and know the answers to these questions: Who is the appropriate producer to pitch given the subject manner? Does the producer have [...]
Last week Dr. Sanjay Gupta, one of the healthcare industry's brightest media stars, took himself out of the running for the position of surgeon general within President Barack Obama's administration. Dr. Gupta is best-known as CNN's chief medical correspondent, hosting the network's weekend health program "House Call" with Dr. Sanjay Gupta and making frequent appearances on the network's "American Morning," [...]
Last week we had the opportunity to sit down with a local broadcast reporter and secured her perspective on current trends within broadcast media and offered tips for working with broadcast reporters. Below I have outlined some of the information from that discussion. Trends The economy is affecting broadcast media. There has been wide coverage about print media feeling the [...]
