PR Newswire's Meet the Media Event

A Breakfast Discussion on the Role of Social Media in Journalism

London, September 8 /PRNewswire/ — Do journalists use Twitter to find their stories? That was the question put before the panel at the inaugural Meet the Media breakfast event. A distinguished selection of leading journalists and media professionals assembled at the Adam Street members' club (home of the London Press Club) to discuss how journalists have incorporated social media into their working lives.

A lively debate ensued on the role of social media in journalists' working lives with some strong opinions being aired. The feedback from the event was extremely positive. Please see below for a selection of attendee comments:

"Great Event"
"Excellent and really interesting"
"Just the right balance of speakers - very good questions from moderator"

Following on from the success of this event, Meet the Media North launches on Wednesday 21st September at the Great John Street Hotel, Manchester with Paul Gallagher, Head of Online Content at Manchester Evening News, Michael Pranikoff, Global Director of Emerging Media PR Newswire and Jennifer O'Grady Founder of Democracy PR.

This will be followed by an evening with Oliver Ralph, UK Companies Editor of the Financial Times in London on Thursday 27th October.

The goal of Meet the Media is to enable communications professionals to hear from leading media organisations on how their respective companies work, providing insight into their specialist areas, giving advice on achieving coverage and informing them on effective targeting of journalists within their sector and how to build a mutually beneficial relationship.

Photographs relating to this release are available for download in the multimedia assets column on the right-hand side of this page.

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