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You Better Check Yourself…

In the world of broadcast journalism (or any journalism), checking facts is paramount. So is checking your work. In a newsroom, there are a phalanx of people to look over your work. If you’re a reporter, you have a producer. If you’re a producer, you have a reporter or anchor and everyone has an Executive Producer or News Director.

In Public Relations, that’s not always the case. While it’s…


Technology Publication Update: ReadWrite

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As you likely already know, Mercury Labs specializes in public relations for technology companies, both startup and enterprise. We thought it would be helpful for our readers to know about the recent rebrand of ReadWriteWeb.

At the end of 2011, ReadWriteWeb was acquired by SAY Media. Since…


Is AP Style Archaic?

Good grammar is a good thing when it comes to writing, be it a blog, a press release, yes, even a Twitter post… although with that last one you can get a pass on the bad grammar thing. U no wat I mean?

Then there’s AP Style. Should we as writers follow every single rule that comes out from the Associated Press or is there wiggle room?

Personally, I say wiggle, but…


Public Relations Internship

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