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