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PRSA International Conference 2016 Presentation: The Digital Newsroom and Mastering the Art of Storytelling
1. Mastering the Art of Storytelling
Stephen Loudermilk
Managing Partner
PR Plus International
Twitter: @LoudyOutLoud
Oct. 25, 2016
2. The digital newsroom today and tomorrow
Use cases: UPS and Vanderbilt University
The art of storytelling and creating engaging content
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4. …From the days of typewriting, making
phone calls and filing stories in print
…To real-time multimedia newsrooms where
news agencies need to file stories 24x7
Source: CisionSource: Cyberalert.com
5. 1. 98% of the journalists say they are online at least once a day to check
email.
2. 15 hours a week are spent by journalists reading and sending email.
3. 76% of reporters go online to find new sources and experts.
4. 53% of journalists use email to receive story pitches. This is more than
double the percent (25%) who used email to receive story pitches in 1995.
5. 81% of reporters go online daily to do searching.
6. 92% of journalists go online as part of their story research. A growing
portion of journalists use corporate Web sites to obtain information.
7. 46% of magazine editors favor receiving digital images.
8. 61% of newspaper editors prefer to receive digital photos or other images.
9. About a third of all broadcasters welcome receiving audio files from Web
sites.
10. 26% prefer slides.
Source: Institute for Public Relations
7. Automation for distribution of critical resources
Responsive design and user experience optimized for all platforms
Multimedia (Multimedia galleries, videos, digital press kits)
Social media integration (from social bookmarking to sharing tools)
Build in reporting and analytics tools (page views, unique visits,
geographic location, devices used to access your site, IP tracking)
Crisis management (real time updates, crisis feature)
Password protection (embargoed or non-public data)
Interactive financial displays (share price display)
10. Create
• Keeping content fresh is key
Engage
• Seed content through social, e-mail and paid
distribution
Optimize
• Examining data and figuring out what content to create
next
11. Takeaway: Leverage these tools in your
newsroom to speak with journalists at their
level
Social
Media
Big
Data/SEO
Blogging
12. Use data and numbers to
shed insights on key news
trends
Helps define audiences,
successful hashtags and
adjust messaging on the fly
Journalists are suckers for
qualitative data/stories rich
with numbers that
foreshadow trends in the
market
13. More than 300 members
Three newsletters a year
Strong executive committee section
3 webinars and brown bags per year
Strong social media presence
14. For more information:
Stephen Loudermilk
Managing Partner
PR Plus International
678-333-4377
steveloudy1@gmail.com
Twitter: @LoudyOutLoud
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sloudermilk