How to Get My Attention How to Get My Attention (and Attention from Other (and Attention from Other Journalists) Journalists) in a Wired World in a Wired World Ivan Oransky, MD Executive Editor, Reuters Health Adjunct Asst. Professor, New York University Science, Health, and Environmental Reporting Program Blogger, Embargo Watch and Retraction Watch
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Aug 20, 2015
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How to Get My AttentionHow to Get My Attention(and Attention from Other Journalists)(and Attention from Other Journalists)
in a Wired Worldin a Wired World
Ivan Oransky, MDExecutive Editor, Reuters Health
Adjunct Asst. Professor, New York University Science, Health, and Environmental
Reporting ProgramBlogger, Embargo Watch and Retraction Watch
Don’tDon’t1. Call to make sure I got your emailed press release
Don’tDon’t1. Call to make sure I got your emailed press release
2. Use short embargoes
Don’tDon’t1. Call to make sure I got your emailed press release
2. Use short embargoes
Don’tDon’t1. Call to make sure I got your emailed press release
2. Use short embargoes
3. Embargo studies that are already published
Don’tDon’t1. Call to make sure I got your emailed press release
2. Use short embargoes
3. Embargo studies that are already published
Don’tDon’t1. Call to make sure I got your emailed press release
2. Use short embargoes
3. Embargo studies that are already published
4. Send 10-megabyte email attachments
Don’tDon’t
From: System AdministratorTo: Oransky, Ivan (M Edit Reu Hlth)Subject: E-mail Quota Warning - Your Mailbox is 80 percent of its allowable sizeSent: Apr 29, 2011 8:00 PM
Your mailbox exceeds 400,000 Kilobytes (KB) in size. Your mailbox size is currently 510187 KB.
When your mailbox size exceeds 500MB, you will be unable to send mail until enough messages or other items are deleted to reduce the size below 500MB.You will continue to receive incoming email until your mailbox reaches 1,024MB (1 Gigabyte), at which point all inbound email will be returned to the sender.
4. Send 10-megabyte email attachments
5. Use silly news pegs
Don’tDon’t
4. Send 10-megabyte email attachments
5. Use silly news pegs
Don’tDon’t
DoDo1. Get to know what I’m interested in, by reading it and
seeing what I do on Twitter. Then send me targeted pitches.
DoDo1. Get to know what I’m interested in, by reading it and
seeing what I do on Twitter. Then send me targeted pitches
2. Send drafts of studies to give reporters more time; explain clearly they should be checked against final versions
DoDo1. Get to know what I’m interested in, by reading Reuters
Health and seeing what I do on Twitter. Then send me targeted pitches
2. Send drafts of studies to give reporters more time; explain clearly they should be checked against final versions
DoDo3. Consider changing your criteria for who gets
embargoed material to be more inclusive – e.g., bloggers
DoDo3. Consider changing your criteria for who gets
embargoed material to be more inclusive – e.g., bloggers
4. Account for all embargo breaks, not just by media outlets
DoDo3. Consider changing your criteria for who gets
embargoed material to be more inclusive – e.g., bloggers
4. Account for all embargo breaks, not just by media outlets
DoDo3. Consider changing your criteria for who gets
embargoed material to be more inclusive – e.g., bloggers
4. Account for all embargo breaks, not just by media outlets
DoDo5. Consider doing away with Ingelfinger – or at least
making your policy crystal clear
DoDo5. Consider doing away with Ingelfinger – or at least
making your policy crystal clear
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