Writing

PRNEWS talked to Tim Marklein, Founder and CEO, Big Valley Marketing, about the role of AI in content, how communicators can bridge the trust gap and, what disclosure can do for a brand, organization or public figure.

Friends within our audience of PR and comms professionals have provided predictions of what’s to come in 2025, which we’ve organized into a series to publish throughout the week. The following address the evolution of content creation and storytelling.

Communicators need to shift the focus on Giving Tuesday stories to humanity, resilience, and the barriers individuals face, not the stereotypes or tropes that might garner a quick emotional reaction.

This week’s PR Roundup features Taco Bell bringing National Taco Day and Taco Tuesday together for taco fans, BODEN’s new study on the impact of Latinas on cultural and economic influencer and PR Newswire’s latest State of the Press Release.

Keeping the pitch short means PR people will come up short. Here’s some ways a longer pitch can attract the attention of even the busiest journalists.

Successful debating requires a blend of strategic communication, effective rebuttals and emotional connection with the audience. By adopting techniques inspired by Eminem’s rap battles—relatability, preemptive defense, and exposing contradictions—you can turn the tables in your favor for not just debates, but interviews, press conferences and more.

Great guest pieces deliver inspiring and empowering content that outlets want to publish and passion about a particular topic that ropes readers in. But one important element that is often overlooked is style. Here are some steps to help you score style points with an outlet and its readers.

It’s not just an opinion—op-eds are becoming harder to place. How’s a PR professional supposed to help leaders get their expertly written thoughts out into the world?

Writing an effective headline or email subject line is a target every PR practitioner has aimed for and missed at some time in their career. Meanwhile, the Kamala Harris presidential campaign is wracking up bullseyes right out of the gate.

For this AP Style installment, we explore terms and topics for use during the upcoming Summer Olympics.