A feature article appeared yesterday in the Buite supplement of Die Burger, where a group of people (including Die Burger journalists) took a trip into Die Hel in the Gamkaskloof on their bright and eager Vuka Scutas. To Hell and back on a scooter!
It was a great PR idea - something fun, a little different and a great fit for Buite. But more importantly, according to De Waal Steyn, multimedia editor of Die Burger, Vuka’s PR people made the most of the good idea and maximised their coverage across the print and online platforms.
This is, in fact, exactly what an online or multimedia editor needs to do. He needs to link the content in the print newspaper to the online content and vice versa, without duplicating content and needing to continually add more value. Not an easy task.
De Waal explained that when it comes to hard news, the breaking news stories appear on the website as it happens, covering the 5 W’s and H. They then refer the online readers to tomorrow’s newspaper to read more about the story. The newspaper then refers readers back to the website to find more photos, videos and blog comments.
In order to leverage a soft news story or feature, the newspaper needs to direct their readers to the website to find further insights into the story, along with a photo gallery, video content and links for further information.
What Vuka did right is that they didn’t stop at simply discussing the idea with the editor of the Buite supplement, they made contact with De Waal too. They found out what type of multimedia content and other stories around the theme he would need to make it work. Which he did. You can read the story here.
This isn’t a groundbreaking or particularly remarkable case study, but rather one that simply illustrates that if you take the time to find out what a journalist needs and then work to give him what he needs, you will be building far better relationships and ultimately gain more coverage.
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