Wednesday, August 06, 2014
Some of the latest, widely-covered stories on Newswise
Here are a few of the latest, widely-covered stories that were posted on Newswise in the last few days.
Here are a few of the latest, widely-covered stories that were posted on Newswise in the last few days.
A news release from Columbia University went viral late last week, resulting in over 70,000 hits on the release, and nearly two dozen media clips by mid-day Monday.
Take an existing expert pitch, op-ed, or feature profile and turn it into a relevant pitch responding to today’s news
regnant women whose labors are induced or augmented may have an increased risk of bearing children with autism, especially if the baby is male, according to a large, retrospective analysis by researchers at Duke Medicine and the University of Michigan.
Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have “painted” the Mona Lisa on a substrate surface approximately 30 microns in width – or one-third the width of a human hair. The team’s creation, the “Mini Lisa,” demonstrates a technique that could potentially be used to achieve nanomanufacturing of devices because the team was able to vary the surface concentration of molecules on such short-length scales.
Well-rested teenagers tend to make more healthful food choices than their sleep-deprived peers, according to a study led by Lauren Hale, PhD, Associate Professor of Preventive Medicine at Stony Brook University School of Medicine. The finding, presented at SLEEP 2013, the annual meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies, may be key to understanding the link between sleep and obesity.
Newswise presents evidence based on quantitative data that embargoes enhance news coverage. Journalists like and use embargoed news. In our experience, embargoes serve as an icon for newsworthy releases.
Another sign of the times for a changing media landscape, the Chicago Sun-Times announced Thursday that they are letting go of the entire staff of photographers at the historic newspaper company. We share some thoughts about what this means for journalism, photographers, reporters, and media relations professionals, and invite you to discuss with us in our World Press Gallery group on LinkedIn.
Media relations professionals these days are successful when they act more like a freelance field office for the news industry, charged with covering their institution - not just issuing communiques and press releases on it’s behalf. Now, with developments like the Chicago Sun-Times laying off their photogs, media relations professionals trying to get stories placed within that paper might have an edge if they provide ready-to-use graphics with their news releases.
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