[Journalists] Peter Shankman's Reporter/Source-Match Resource

[Donna Hill]

Hello, Everett,
Thanks so much for posting this.  I signed up and, though I haven't 
personally used it yet, I am thoroughly enjoying it.  It's particularly 
neat to learn what other journalists are up to and what a great way to 
find sources!
Donna

Everett Gavel wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I thought this might benefit some here.  I've found it 
> a worthy resource. Details are below.
>
> To Your Success!
> Everett
> www.everettgavel.com
>
>
> Sharing with you today a great resource.  You'll want 
> to tell the
> PR people, marketers, publicists, editors, and 
> journalists you work
> with about it too, because it's all about them and 
> their needs.
>
> If you're not already using www.helpareporter.com, 
> check it out.
> It's a service much like that other one that connects 
> PR people and
> journalists looking for sources, but this one is free. 
> It used to
> be on Facebook, but grew too large for it.  Once you 
> subscribe, you
> receive about three (sometimes two, no more than four, 
> ever) emails
> a day with reporter, editor and freelance writer 
> queries, written
> so you can quickly and easily scan the topics for 
> relevance.
>
> If the topics do not apply to you or your clients, just 
> hit delete.
>  If they do, you may contact the reporter or editor 
> directly, as
> instructed.
>
> Note that Peter Shankman, the list facilitator, is very 
> strict
> about helping out these reporters.  Respond only if 
> your
> information (or your client's info) is relevant and on 
> target.  If
> not,  and you send non-relevant emails more than once, 
> you'll get
> bumped off the list.  Quickly.  I've seen it happen. 
> He's a big
> believer in good Karma, and he's also quite funny, and 
> tends to
> also include a link to a fun site, or a funny story 
> about his day
> in the emails. It's a nice refreshing change from the 
> boring,
> non-funny emails we usually deal with.
>
> Reporters can post queries at 
> www.helpareporter.com/press, and
> sources can sign up at www.helpareporter.com - As I 
> said, it's
> free. Peter asks that if you find it useful, then you 
> make a
> donation to any animal rescue charity or animal 
> hospital.
>
> You can forward the queries to others who are a fit, 
> but do not
> post any queries (or the editor/reporter contact info) 
> on any blogs
> or public websites.  I received permission from Peter 
> to send you
> this note, since this is a private group and I'm 
> helping to spread
> the word to both subscribers and media to sign up.
>
> www.helpareporter.com - The more people who use it, the 
> better it
> becomes.
>
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