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Summary: Invaluable Resource for Executives
Review: I highly recommend Media Training 101. This book guided me through a seemingly impossible situation. I felt as if I could reach out and call the author herself. I read it cover to cover and feel as if I won the lottery!
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Summary: Don't meet the media until you have read this book
Review: I highly recommend Media Training 101. Every one needs media training- and this book is a great place to start. Wonderful tips and guidlines for the beginner and the pro. I urge you to buy this book before you even start your PR campaign.
Rick Frishman- author "Guerrilla Publicity" and "Guerrilla Marketing for Writers" Pres. of Planned TV Arts www.plannedtvarts.com and www.rickfrishman.com
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Summary: Don't meet the media until you have read this book
Review: I highly recommend Media Training 101. Every one needs media training- and this book is a great place to start. Wonderful tips and guidlines for the beginner and the pro. I urge you to buy this book before you even start your PR campaign.
Rick Frishman- author "Guerrilla Publicity" and "Guerrilla Marketing for Writers" Pres. of Planned TV Arts www.plannedtvarts.com and www.rickfrishman.com
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Summary: Invaluable Resource for Executives
Review: I highly recommend Media Training 101. This book guided me through a seemingly impossible situation. I felt as if I could reach out and call the author herself. I read it cover to cover and feel as if I won the lottery!
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Summary: Excellent
Review: Media Training 101 gives strong fundamentals for anyone new in dealing with the news media. This book should be a part of any PR pro's library.
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Summary: Govt communicators should also see Media Relations Handbook
Review: Sally Stewart's book is great, but for a book written by a Washington PR pro, see Media Relations Handbook for Agencies, Associations, Nonprofits and Congress. The Handbook is written by Brad Fitch, who has more than a decade of Washington PR experience, with a Foreword by Mike McCurry.What others have said about Fitch's book (about which you can see more at MediaRelationsHandbook.com ): "Great advice for beginners and experienced media hands. If you are a media relations professional--either beginner or seasoned veteran--this is the book for you. Brad Fitch, who spent many years fielding reporters' tough questions on Capitol Hill, has written a timely, practical guide to handling media relations that is filled with solid professional advice. What goes into a press release? How do you develop a strategic message? You've got a digital camera and a fax machine, but what else does your office need to effectively handle the media? Before you start talking to a reporter, do you know the difference between 'on the record,' 'off the record,' and 'background'? When there's an immediate crisis in your organization, what are the eight mistakes that you absolutely must avoid? How do you handle your paranoid boss when he or she has to confront the press? You'll find the answers to these and many other everyday problems in this book. Fitch also gives valuable advice on how to set up an effective website and how to use e-mail for optimum communications. Excellent book for professionals who work in federal or state agencies, trade associations, non-profits, state legislatures or Congress. It's the only handbook you'll ever need."
-- Dennis W. Johnson, college professor and former Capitol Hill senior staffer "Provides valuable advice for those who flack for a living."
-- Roll Call "A superb blend of theory and practice, written by someone who uses words like Gallup uses polls."
-- Steve O'Keefe, author "Complete Guide to Internet Publicity" and Adjunct Faculty, Tulane University College "Uncertain how to interest the press in your pressing issue? Having difficulty preparing your media-unfriendly boss for a tough interview? Worried about the next communications crisis and how to handle it? Brad Fitch answers those questions and many more in this crisp, clear and completely useful book."
-- Tucker Carlson, Co-Host CNN Crossfire, author "A seminar from TheCapitol.Net is one of the best ways to learn from the experts about how Washington really works. Now all that insight and information has been packed into this invaluable volume. I suggest you read it, and become your own expert."
-- Steven V. Roberts, syndicated columnist, TV and radio analyst, college professor "Brad Fitch has performed an admirable public service by giving public relations students and professionals alike an indispensable tool. His book provides a road map on both the practicalities and principles of PR, and he shows that honest PR is not an oxymoron. Now it's up to all of us in the media and spin industries to keep our end of the bargain."
-- Ed Henry, Congressional Correspondent, CNN (formerly Senior Editor of Roll Call) "This volume is an invaluable road map to the mean streets of a city where information is power and power is everything. Brad Fitch has written a rich 'how-to' lesson for pros and for novices who must negotiate the competitive landscape of America's new media."
-- Ann Compton, White House Correspondent, ABC News "Media Relations Handbook is to political campaigns what The Art of War is to military campaigns: an essential strategic reference that winners should never be without."
-- James Carville, Co-Host CNN Crossfire, author Again, you can see more about Fitch's book by searching Amazon using the ISBN: 1587330032
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Summary: Packed with Knowledge!
Review: This book gives you the essentials about dealing with the media, starting with interviews and calls from reporters. Sally Stewart, former journalist and PR practitioner, delivers the nitty-gritty. Her advice to recognize reporters' financial and emotional pressures is particularly useful. Reporters have two clear priorities, she says, to write good stories and to go home. If you want their good will, try a little respect, she suggests, although she displays considerable cynicism and negativity about them. Her lessons include getting reporters to pay attention and which reporters to contact and how, be it by phone, e-mail or fax. Stewart tells you how to deal with unexpected calls from the press, and how to decide whether or not you want to be part of a story. If you do, here's how to make the most of it. And if you don't, this book tells you how to extricate yourself, if possible. Along the way Stewart explains how to dress for a television appearance. If this paragraph mentions any core skill you don't already have, we have a newsflash for you: get the book.
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Summary: Praise from the public relations frontline
Review: This book is the best guide to media training I've seen to date. By dispensing with the war stories that bog down many books of this type, "Media Training 101" focuses instead on practical solutions. Ms. Stewart's strategies and tactics are similar to ours, but she provides new ways to engage even the most challenging public relations clients. Thank you.
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Summary: Praise from the public relations frontline
Review: This book is the best guide to media training I've seen to date. By dispensing with the war stories that bog down many books of this type, "Media Training 101" focuses instead on practical solutions. Ms. Stewart's strategies and tactics are similar to ours, but she provides new ways to engage even the most challenging public relations clients. Thank you.
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