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Politics is Scrabble, not Chess

After watching recent media coverage of a state election and federal budget, I concluded what game most closely represents modern politics, Scrabble.

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Why photo editors reject your images

Photo editors have a dual role. They need to find the right images to tell stories and capture the reader’s attention. They also have the role of ensuring they have the legal right to use images. The legal aspect of images is where many PR professionals fail.

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How to increase your media coverage by 50%

Extensive research and polls conducted over the past year have revealed a crucial factor in capturing journalists' attention and increasing media coverage: providing them with a wide array of visual resources. While various reports and surveys have highlighted journalists' desire for more choice, the impact of this increased choice on their coverage decisions remained unclear. To uncover the truth, we conducted our poll, focusing on the social platform that witnessed the most significant rise in journalists' participation: LinkedIn.

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Is it true ‘If you’re explaining you’re losing?’

Political pundits often use the phrase, 'If you're explaining, you're losing?' Is this true, or is the sequence of events the problem? Is it better to respond to a political opponent through the media or lead the charge? AA

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New Online Newsroom with DAM. Genius.

Some innovations make you ask the question, ‘why has no one done this before?’ Lookatmedia™ is one of those innovations. Lookatmedia™ is the first media centre solution that provides an environment for creating content for journalists, media groups and influencers. It also automates delivering the exact resources needed to complete their research and illustrate their stories.

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Online newsroom software for 24/7 media engagement

If you have an online newsroom that only works when your PR team are available, or have time to engage with the media, then you’re missing opportunities for more positive media coverage.

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How to push bad news off page one

Do you have malignant forces that have aligned to damage your online reputation? Are their nefarious aims pushing all of your good news from the first page of importance organic search results? This phenomenon is impacting many brands, and search engines offer little recourse. There is a way to restore the balance and push bad news off page one of searches, and it begins with Lookatmedia™.

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The media has evolved. Has your media strategy?

When Mark Twain was asked about false media reports of his death, he is quoted as saying, “The reports of my death are grossly exaggerated”. Today the same can be said of the media. Although trust has shifted to some degree in the media, most people still get their news from credible media sources, with as many as 65% of people now getting that news from News apps. The media has undergone (and continues to experience) an extensive digital transformation necessary to their survival.

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The benefits of a media pitch with a visual narrative

In 2014 MIT Neuroscientists released research demonstrating that people could recognise the content and concept behind an image in as little as 13 milliseconds. Neuroscientists already knew that our brains spent much of their days making sense of what they see; the speed at which it happens surprised them.