Comments on: Poll Results: Should PR Interns Pitch the Media? http://www.burrellesluce.com/freshideas/2009/10/poll-results-should-pr-interns-pitch-the-media/ Fresh Ideas from BurrellesLuce. Although we’re at the forefront of PR - leading innovation in media monitoring and measurement - we don’t know it all. That’s why we are out there exploring and learning alongside you. Fresh Ideas from BurrellesLuce gathers eight bloggers, our resident experts, to share their thoughts on media, public relations, and marketing and provide you with a place to share ideas about what matters most to you. Together we can ensure breakthrough communications. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:45:56 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Tressa Robbins http://www.burrellesluce.com/freshideas/2009/10/poll-results-should-pr-interns-pitch-the-media/comment-page-1/#comment-7446 Tressa Robbins Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:01:29 +0000 http://www.burrellesluce.com/freshideas/?p=861#comment-7446 Makenzie, real-world experience is definitely necessary. The internship is the time for turning your theoretical learning into actual practice. Makenzie, real-world experience is definitely necessary. The internship is the time for turning your theoretical learning into actual practice.

]]> By: Makenzie Marineau http://www.burrellesluce.com/freshideas/2009/10/poll-results-should-pr-interns-pitch-the-media/comment-page-1/#comment-7443 Makenzie Marineau Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:00:19 +0000 http://www.burrellesluce.com/freshideas/?p=861#comment-7443 Thanks for sharing this and taking the time to get other opinions on the matter. I totally agree that interns should be able to pitch to the media. I am a firm believer that you need to put what you have learned into practice and get hands on, otherwise you are going to get thrown into your first career without those skills and be expected to make that pitch. As an intern it is your time to be perfecting those skills, making you more valuable to your future employer. Thanks for sharing this and taking the time to get other opinions on the matter. I totally agree that interns should be able to pitch to the media. I am a firm believer that you need to put what you have learned into practice and get hands on, otherwise you are going to get thrown into your first career without those skills and be expected to make that pitch. As an intern it is your time to be perfecting those skills, making you more valuable to your future employer.

]]> By: Tressa Robbins http://www.burrellesluce.com/freshideas/2009/10/poll-results-should-pr-interns-pitch-the-media/comment-page-1/#comment-7409 Tressa Robbins Mon, 02 Nov 2009 20:20:46 +0000 http://www.burrellesluce.com/freshideas/?p=861#comment-7409 Aysel, thanks so much for sharing your specific circumstances. I think you really hit the nail on the head here, that seasoned pros should be teaching/coaching young professionals so that when they need that skill, they are up to the task! Aysel, thanks so much for sharing your specific circumstances. I think you really hit the nail on the head here, that seasoned pros should be teaching/coaching young professionals so that when they need that skill, they are up to the task!

]]> By: Aysel Vandeventer http://www.burrellesluce.com/freshideas/2009/10/poll-results-should-pr-interns-pitch-the-media/comment-page-1/#comment-7408 Aysel Vandeventer Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:04:18 +0000 http://www.burrellesluce.com/freshideas/?p=861#comment-7408 I think this poll was a great idea. I also agree and strongly believe that PR interns need the experience of pitching to the media during their internship. I recently graduated from the University of Florida with a public relations degree. I had internships, but I did not learn to pitch to the media during my internships. Currently, I work as a public relations manager at Ashworth Creative and I'm definitely facing difficulties when it comes to building relationships with the media. Previous experience makes you feel confident and takes away the pressure. It is much better to learn while an intern, so that when you are faced with a real world job you can represent your company as an experienced PR practitioner. The media gets constantly bombarded with pitches, the last thing they want is an inexperienced PR practitioner that sheds a negative light on their own company through lack of experience. I think this poll was a great idea. I also agree and strongly believe that PR interns need the experience of pitching to the media during their internship. I recently graduated from the University of Florida with a public relations degree. I had internships, but I did not learn to pitch to the media during my internships. Currently, I work as a public relations manager at Ashworth Creative and I’m definitely facing difficulties when it comes to building relationships with the media. Previous experience makes you feel confident and takes away the pressure. It is much better to learn while an intern, so that when you are faced with a real world job you can represent your company as an experienced PR practitioner. The media gets constantly bombarded with pitches, the last thing they want is an inexperienced PR practitioner that sheds a negative light on their own company through lack of experience.

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