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Media pitch template and press list tracker

From the lesson What Is Public Relations (PR)?

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Work through each step on paper or on screen. Use a real business, a project of your own or a friend’s idea. Keep this page for your portfolio.

1Describe a business and one story it could tell.

2Say who would care about it.

3Choose the PR type that fits.

Worked example to compare with: A newsworthy idea for a bakery

  • Not news: "We have new cupcakes."
  • News: "Local bakery donates 500 loaves to the food bank every Friday."
  • Why: it has a human angle, local impact and a number.
  • Check: ask whether a stranger would care about this.

Check yourself

  • I can explain "What Is Public Relations (PR)?" in one sentence.
  • I used a real business or project, not just an idea.
  • I know what I will do next, and by when.

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