The Renegade Writer

You ask, we answer: Should I use quotes from a press release in my pitch?

Denise asks, “I’m starting to comb press releases from my local university to find story ideas.  Is it ok to use the quotes from the release in your query to magazine editors?  Isn’t that why the PR guys are sending out this information?  I would of course do my own interview after landing an assignment.”

Denise, …

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May 30, 2008 Advice, Public relations, Reporting, You Ask, We Answer

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