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Brand & Public Relations

Public Relations Mastery: Earned Media, Pitching, and Reputation Management

Get Covered: The Professional's Guide to Public Relations

12 lessons4 modules9h 7m durationintermediate level

Instructor: StretchLearn Faculty

About this course

Public relations is the discipline of shaping how audiences perceive a person, brand, or organization through earned attention rather than paid advertising. This course teaches the craft end-to-end: how to find the news hook in any story, write press materials journalists actually read, build and work a media list, pitch with confidence, and execute crisis communications under pressure. Every module is grounded in real-world practice, named frameworks, and worked examples drawn from recognizable brand situations.

Curriculum

Module 1: Story Development and the News Hook3 lessons
  • How Journalists Decide What Is NewsPreview40m
  • Finding the Angle: Mining Your Organization for Newsworthy Stories🔒45m
  • Timeliness and Trend-Jacking: Attaching Your Story to the News Cycle🔒38m
Module 2: Press Materials That Get Read3 lessons
  • Writing the Press Release: Structure, Style, and the Inverted Pyramid🔒50m
  • Building and Segmenting Your Media List🔒42m
  • The Pitch Email and the Follow-Up: Getting a Response Without Being Ignored🔒48m
Module 3: Crisis Communications3 lessons
  • Crisis Planning Before the Crisis Arrives🔒50m
  • The First 24 Hours: Holding Statements, Spokesperson Protocols, and Response Sequencing🔒52m
  • Post-Crisis Recovery: Reputation Rebuilding After the Storm🔒45m
Module 4: Measuring PR and Building Long-Term Media Relationships3 lessons
  • Measuring PR Performance: Beyond Advertising Value Equivalency🔒42m
  • Building Genuine Journalist Relationships Over Time🔒40m
  • Running a Full PR Campaign: From Brief to Measurement Report🔒55m
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