Cat-titude (The Blog)

I don’t like to blog unless I have something truly interesting to say. That’s why I haven’t blogged since September, when I interviewed a bunch of reporters who were much more interesting than me.

Jason Williams’ career includes five years working as Communications Director for a local not-for-profit. He’s been in our shoes, folks. Jason started in journalism as a sportswriter, but after the newspaper he worked for burned through three different owners in six months, he started to have concerns about the future of the business.

Geoff Williams is a freelance journalist who has contributed to nationally read publications for nearly three decades. I had the opportunity to quiz him via email about his experience as a journalist and his advice to PR pros in preparation for Cincinnati PRSA’s Media Day on Thursday, October 18 and here’s what he had to say:

Liz Engel didn’t end up becoming an economist, but she does have a keen interest in the economy of Cincinnati. Since moving back to Queen City four years ago, Liz has worked as a regular freelance writer and contributor for WCPO and Cincy Magazine.

I interviewed Dan Sewell this morning, Cincinnati correspondent for The Associated Press. It’s a rare opportunity to have 30 minutes of uninterrupted time to chat with a reporter. Relationships are key to success in the profession, but they’re harder than ever to build with reporters’ time so stretched. As Dan said, it’s not like the old days when we could go and sit and have lunch for 30 minutes. But since Dan will be a panelist at the Cincinnati PRSA Media Day event on Thursday, October 18 and I’m on the Media Day planning committee, I lucked out.  

I've been struggling recently to come up with a good topic to blog about for Fat Cat Commmunications. Then, a good idea just fell into my lap.