Media Pitching Ideas & Examples

October 8, 2026

I’m not here to help you pitch better

I’m trying to correct a misperception that I caused over the years.

September 30, 2026

Asking to see a draft shouldn’t be heresy

This is a media relations taboo worth challenging.

September 23, 2026

Sorry for sending you this

The real change happens when you realign the way you view the dynamic between you and the journalist.

September 17, 2026

Um, embrace imperfection

Advice from a master media trainer for the AI age: Today’s audiences value authenticity over polish.

September 10, 2026

I got ahead by…using email?

AI gives you a similar career opening.

September 3, 2026

Perception trumps reality w/ AI writing

Perception IS reality in our business.

August 27, 2026

Pitch the headshot

Here is an almost sentence-by-sentence guide to writing a journalist-first pitch.

August 19, 2026

Bad pitching’s good business model

AI-generated pitches will keep multiplying.

August 12, 2026

She let Gmail write me back and I could tell

Use our “W-AI-T” mantra before AI writes your next pitch.

August 5, 2026

Your follow-up needs a new reason to exist

Find a new asset that could save an overworked journalist time or make your story easier for them to choose.

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