Saturday, September 17, 2016

Debunking Public Relations - the Terminology of PR Explained

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Advertising   Paid for by a business to be submitted and published



Advertorial   Similar to advertising but it looks like a piece of editorial



Bills    The day's headlines on the board (or bill board) outside a newsagents   



Brief (or nib or even fudge) Small item of news, one paragraph only, in a newspaper



By-line    Carried on a story, to identify who wrote it



Brand    Your company's name and its identity - more than just its logo



CIPR    Chartered Insitute of Public Relations



Copy    The words that make up a piece of writing



Corporate communications The company's messages (such as press releases) to the outside world



Crisis Management  Coping when the proverbial hits the fan (a bad news story perhaps)



Damage limitation  Same as crisis management



Deadline   Final time by which a story has to be written   



Doorstepping   Coloquial term for reporters hanging around someone's doorstep to get their story



Edit    Altering copy to improve, and often shorten, it



Editor    The person in charge of overall content of the editorial side



Editorial   Stories, features, letters, sport - anything not paid for   



Ezine    Electronically generated and distributed newsletter



Feature    Longer than a news story, more in depth, not necessarily topical



Features editor   The person in charge of the features pages



Freelance   Someone who works for him or herself and sells stories or gets commissions



Integrated campaign  Using a variety of media i.e. TV, radio, press, online, outdoor and direct mail



Journalist   Can be a reporter, news editor, sub-editor or editor



News Editor   The person in charge of the news content



News hook or angle  Most interesting part of you story, which will grab the reader's attention



Newsletter   Updates sent out by businesses - good way of keeping in touch with clients



Optimised press release  Press release that is both optimised for search engine results and released online



PR    Public relations



PRO    Public relations officer



Press pack (or media pack) Pre-packaged set of information or promotional materials to be distributed to the media



Press officer   Person usually working in a company's PR or communications department



Press release   Short piece of copy submitted for publications



Proofread   Read through carefully, to check spelling, punctuation and grammar



Proposal   Idea for a PR campaign



Reader offer   Offer or competition for newspapers/magazine readers - good way of promoting a product



Reporter   Writes the news



Sell-in    Term given to attempts to interest a publication in carrying a story or feature



Splash    The front page lead


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Source by Jo Smyth

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