5 easy ways to improve your news writing
Often news writers pack sentences with ideas and words making them long, and unwieldy. Here are five ways to improve your news writing skills. 1. […]
9 interview tips that deliver results
No source is going to reveal valuable information voluntarily. You have to work hard to get quotes that can catch attention. Here are nine interview […]
When you should not name a news source
There are many occasions when a news source does not want to be named. This is because the source fears that he or she may […]
What is news embargo and why is it used
An embargo, also known as press embargo, is an agreement or request that a newspaper, news agency or television station refrain from reporting information until […]
3 tips to get into the good books of search engines
When search engine spiders visit your website, they don’t see the pages the way you see them. Instead, they read the HTML, PHP, XML or […]
10 media schools that are run by media companies
The Times of India was the first major media house to set up a professional media school. It set up the Times School of Journalism […]
Know the four kinds of Press Releases
The press gets a small mountain of press releases every day. These can be broadly categorised as follows: 1. Announcement releases An announcement release is […]
What are widgets and why are they so popular
The first websites talked of stickiness. They wanted users to spend hours. Some succeeded, but most did not. Today, the smart websites don’t want users […]
5 reasons for companies to use short codes
How many 10-digit mobile phone numbers can you remember? Two, three, five? You have to be a genius to remember more. What if the mobile […]