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Get your story into the local paper
You've got news but no idea what a journalist wants. Find the angle that makes it a story, and get a pitch email and a short press release.
The prompt · ChatGPT
Help me get my business news into the local paper, radio or news site. What's happening: [e.g. 10 years trading, moving to a bigger unit, raising money for the hospice] When: [date] Where: [town] People involved: [names, ages, roles, anything unusual] Why it matters locally: [e.g. new jobs, saving a building, helping a cause] Photos I can offer: [e.g. team outside the shop, before and after] Outlets I'm thinking of: [names, or ask me to suggest types] Before writing, ask me up to 5 questions to find the real story: the human angle, a number, something surprising. Wait for my answers. Then: 1. The 3 strongest news angles, and which outlet each suits. 2. A pitch email under 150 words with a clear subject line. 3. A one-page press release with a headline, the key facts in the first paragraph, a quote from me, and contact details. 4. What to have ready if they call: photos, a spokesperson, figures. 5. A short follow-up message for 3 days later if I hear nothing. Make it news, not an advert, and only use facts I've given you. UK English. Stay in this ChatGPT chat. Do not turn on apps or connectors, and do not use memory from another chat.
A short example
Fill the blanks, then paste. e.g. 10 years trading, moving to a bigger unit, raising money for the hospice: a short note you already have. date: a short note you already have. Leave the rest of the prompt as written.
You describe what's happening and why it matters to you.
The assistant asks questions to find the human, local or unusual angle.
You get the best news angles, a short pitch email, a press release and a list of what to have ready.
What happens
Use ChatGPT to get your story into the local paper
You've got news but no idea what a journalist wants. Find the angle that makes it a story, and get a pitch email and a short press release.
Tools
Paste the prompt, fill the blanks, copy the draft.
- ChatGPT — required. Drafts from the text you paste. Nothing is sent.
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