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Gareth Jones

How to write a good press release - by a journalist

Gareth Jones

29 August 2018

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Support & learning

For a journalist in the modern era, a significant proportion of one’s week is made up of reading, rewriting and deleting press releases from an email inbox. A good press release can brighten up a reporter’s day, a bad one can result in use of expletives and is likely to be sent... Read more