10 Most Popular Media Feed for Writing Related Website

Here are the 10 most popular and favorite media feeds for writing-related information

• AdAge. Mainly for ad and marketing news, but that news includes information about online content and magazines.

• Folio:. Devoted to magazine publishing news.

• MediaBistro. Shares a daily newsfeed of media-related information, from print to online and from mobile to television.

• Poynter. Focuses on journalism-related topics, so, it's a little heavy on the newspaper side of the publishing/media industry.

• Publishing Executive. PE is focused on the magazine industry.

• AdWeek. Like AdAge, this site is mainly for ad and marketing news, but that often includes media-related news.

• I Want Media. Collects headlines from across the Internet that are media-related.

• Masthead. Focused on the Canadian magazine industry. 

• Publishers Weekly. Devoted to the book publishing industry.

• Paid Content. Covers the emerging digital content industry, especially how it is monetized.

5 Top things you need to know when working with the Media

• When speaking to the media, you want to come across as confident, approachable, authoritative, and knowledgeable. You are the expert; that is why the media is interviewing you. The message is the key!
• The media plays an important role in reaching prospective clients. Three-quarters of a local audience is watching TV news; 54% listen to talk radio; and although local newspaper circulation is declining, it is still a viable option
• The only thing you have complete control over in an interview is YOU; i.e., what you say, what your message points are, and what you want to convey
• There is a way to bring the interview message back when the topic strays: "The person who is interviewing you directs the questions and topics, but the interviewee has 100% control over the answers" 
• Write out key points ahead of time; e.g., "Although the national numbers are bad, the local numbers are ..." Script your 2 / 3 / 4 key message points ahead of time so you can discuss them conversationally

Do you have a favorite media feed that's not on this list? Please share with the Not Bob gang in the comments below.