Comments on: Media Relations Tip #5: Don’t ask to see it http://www.mediastyle.ca/2009/03/media-relations-tip-5-never-ask-to-see-it/ Progressive Communications & Training Thu, 19 Aug 2010 22:11:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Linda Forrest http://www.mediastyle.ca/2009/03/media-relations-tip-5-never-ask-to-see-it/comment-page-1/#comment-333 Linda Forrest Fri, 06 Mar 2009 17:24:48 +0000 http://www.mediastyle.ca/?p=666#comment-333 I've been enjoying these tips, Ian. But I must respectfully disagree that you're never allowed to see a piece. Perhaps the "rules" are different with the swath of media we're generally dealing with - those focused exclusively on the B2B markets to which our clients speak. Rather often we are provided with a piece prior to its being printed, but not to review necessarily for marketing messages but rather for factual accuracy as we're usually dealing with very technology dense/technologically complex companies and products. In hard news or in consumer-based media coverage, I can see where your tip is more universally the case. I couldn't agree more with your third point above though, and this is a topic which we've covered repeatedly on our blog, both with regards to clients - http://inmedialog.com/index.php/archives/the-interviews-never-over/ and how it pertains to us PR folks - http://inmedialog.com/index.php/archives/revisiting-a-few-recent-posts/ I’ve been enjoying these tips, Ian. But I must respectfully disagree that you’re never allowed to see a piece. Perhaps the “rules” are different with the swath of media we’re generally dealing with – those focused exclusively on the B2B markets to which our clients speak. Rather often we are provided with a piece prior to its being printed, but not to review necessarily for marketing messages but rather for factual accuracy as we’re usually dealing with very technology dense/technologically complex companies and products. In hard news or in consumer-based media coverage, I can see where your tip is more universally the case.

I couldn’t agree more with your third point above though, and this is a topic which we’ve covered repeatedly on our blog, both with regards to clients – http://inmedialog.com/index.php/archives/the-interviews-never-over/ and how it pertains to us PR folks – http://inmedialog.com/index.php/archives/revisiting-a-few-recent-posts/

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