Are journalists unethical for republishing press releases without attribution?

Proper attribution is the bread and butter for anyone using AP style or writing news articles. Because of the increasing workload that many journalists are burdened with they often look to public relations practitioners for story ideas and press releases to help alleviate this burden while making their personal deadlines. Having said this, is it okay for journalists to simply...

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Writing a Press Release? 5 Tips for Success | Professional Copywriting, Copyediting, Proofreading and French Translation Services in Toronto

If you own or run a business, charity, club or other type of organization that needs to ‘get the word out’ about anything, you may end up writing a press release at some point to accomplish your goal.  Press releases are effective vehicles for attracting attention, making announcements and engaging your target audience.  The format is pretty basic, but that...

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