Pro Tip: Pitching The Media

The media doesn’t care about your product, service or business.

They care about their audience.

If your story doesn’t inform, entertain or solve a problem for their readers, it won’t land, no matter how great you think it is.

Strong coverage comes down to two things:

• Angle: Frame your pitch around a relevant trend, insight or problem, not a self-serving announcement.

• Timing: Tie it to what’s happening right now (news cycle, seasonality, cultural moments).

Shift your mindset:

Don’t ask, “Why is this important to us?”

Ask, “Why would their audience care today?”

That's what will sell it to a journalist.