Index

Writing for the Media

ISBN: 978-1-78756-614-9, eISBN: 978-1-78756-611-8

Publication date: 14 January 2019

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Wheeler, A. (2019), "Index", Writing for the Media (PRCA Practice Guides), Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 99-102. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-78756-611-820191003

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INDEX

Abramovich, Roman
, 6

Acid test
, 55

Adjectives
, 41

Adverbs
, 41

Advertising
, 7–8, 60

copywriter
, 53

Anglo-Saxon
, 16, 37

Art of Thought, The (Wallas)
, 22

‘Art’ of journalism
, 14

Awareness
, 7

B2B
, 12–14, 21, 35

B2C
, 12–14, 21, 35

Balance
, 59

Bezos, Jeff
, 5

BMW
, 8

Brand
, 8

Brand Character Analysis (BCA)
, 9

By-line
, 48

Captive media
, (see Owned media)

Cardinal error
, 19

Chanel
, 8

Clarke, Basil
, 9, 45

Classic media lead
, 28

Clients
, 23, 37–38

Clips
, 33

Committee editing
, 39–40

Conflict
, 59

Dateline of material
, 30

Davies, Nick
, 1

Debate
, 59

Dell, Michael
, 8–9

‘du jour
, 40

Dunne, Steve (UK digital communication experts)
, 52–53

Earned media
, 60–61

Easyjet
, 8

Editing
, 10

Editorial choice
, 9–12

Editors
, 3–6

Embargo
, 30–31

Empty words and hype
, 41

Enquiries
, 33–34

Exclusives
, 47–48

Exclusivity
, 16

F-secure
, 35

Facebook
, 45

‘Fair share of attention’
, 11

Filler
, 45

FMCG
, 9, 59

For Immediate Release
, 30–31

Fox, Barry
, 12

Golden rule
, 18, 43

Good media writing
, 2–6, 20, 36

Google
, 45

‘Grabber’
, 27

Graphics
, 33

Guardian, The
, 3–4, 36

Hard news
, 45–46, 48

Harmsworth, Lord
, 5

Headlines
, 26–28, 31, 52

Herod Clause
, 35

Hierarchy of effects
, 7

Human factor
, 35

Human interest
, 8

Human-interest stories
, 13

IBM
, 8

Illustrations
, 33, 52

human factor and
, 35–36

Industrial tribalism
, 38

Infographics
, 33

Information overload
, 38–39

Intense curiosity
, 5

Interesting media writing
, 41

Interview tips
, 23

IPSO
, 6

Journalism
, 5, 20

Journalists
, 3–6, 11, 59

PR challenge
, 18–20

rules
, 20–22

writing
, 14–18

Leads
, 27–31

Life (Zinsser)
, 2

Linkedin
, 40

Long form material
, 34

Managing expectations
, 11

Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
, 38

Media

distribution
, 60–61

exclusives
, 47–48

expert opinion
, 46–47

facts and figures
, 46

language
, 36–37

messages
, 6–9

needs
, 44

news
, 45–46

paid
, 60

pictures
, 36

pitching story to
, 53–58

from PR
, 49

relations
, 12

stories
, 14

truth
, 47

Media writing
, 2–3, 14–15

challenge
, 9–12

enemies of clarity
, 37–40

format and structure
, 30–34

golden rule in
, 17

headlines and leads
, 26–30

journalists and editors
, 3–6

quotations
, 41–43

short form and long form
, 34

style
, 40–41

Messages
, 3

Mirror, The
, 14

Morris, Trevor
, 49

Narrative intro hook
, 31–32

National Geographic
, 7

New Statesman
, 45

News
, 45

hard
, 45–46, 48

soft
, 45–46

News story
, 58

Ogilvy, David
, 7

One-per cent rule
, 9

Online media
, 61

Op-ed
, 26, 30

Origination of content
, 60

Outlets
, 10

Owned media
, 61

Paid, earned, shared, owned model (PESO model)
, 53, 60–61

Paid media
, 60

Paragraphs
, 37

Passive voice constructions
, 41

Pictures
, 33

PR professionals
, 1

PR works
, 6

PRCA Practice Guide
, 2

Press release
, 19, 38

Public interest
, 58–59

Quality of media coverage
, 11

Quantity of media coverage
, 11

Quotations
, 16–17, 41–43, 59

Quotes
, 32

Read-through-rate
, 37

Reader’s Digest
, 7

Real media
, 6

Reporters
, 1, 6, 20, 24, 30, 33, 36, 46

Response
, 59

ROI
, 6–9

Rule of thumb
, 13, 16, 56, 61

Rules and conventions
, 3

Self-editing
, 43–44

Sentences
, 37

Shared media
, 61

Sheer coverage
, 7

Shields, Fiona
, 36

Short form material
, 34

Social media
, 61

Soft news
, 45–46

Solo artistes
, 4

Sponsorships
, 60

‘Spray and pray’ principle
, 3, 10, 53–54

Story
, 14

ingredients
, 49–51

making ‘soft’ story stronger
, 58–59

pitching story to media
, 53–58

researching
, 22–23

Style in media material
, 40–41

Telegraph, The
, 14

Theme
, 32

Topicality
, 59

Traditional PR
, 60–61

Trevor Morris system
, 49–51

Twitter
, 40

Typographical devices
, 53

Universal Journalist, The (Randall)
, 15, 22

Verification
, 17

Vocabulary
, 37

Washington Post, The
, 5

Well-worn phrases
, 40

Wolff, Michael
, 6

Writing for screens
, 52–53

Zinsser, William
, 2