News media has the ability to make and break businesses and organizations of all types and sizes, yet many of the people in those organizations don’t really understand how newsrooms work, or the appropriate ways to be heard.
We decided the best way to find out was to ask questions of a local expert. Before Mila Sanina became the executive director of the non-profit PublicSource(.org), she worked at CNN, PBS NewsHour and the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. She came by the Epicast Studios this week to speak with Scot about accuracy in reporting, advertiser influence, and best practices in submitting press releases.