Public Relations Society of America - Maryland Chapter
Formed in 1961, the Maryland Chapter of the PRSA serves to bring together public relations professionals in the Central Maryland area.
www.prsamd.org
Journalists Speak Out on PR
Bulldog Reporter's free e-newsletter on "pitching techniques that journalists recommend you use to capture their attention and the the faux pas they suggest you avoid." To subscribe, visit
www.infocomgroup.com and click on the "Free E-zine" icon in the upper right hand corner.
SourceNet
Published by MediaMap, sends you descriptions of media queries-- reporters who are looking for people to interview for particular stories. There is no charge for SourceNet queries, but to be able to respond to reporters there is a fee of $20. Sometimes the reporters include their email addresses in their queries and then you can contact them directly. To view all queries currently listed, go to
http://sourcenet.mediamap.com/SourceNet/myDeadlines.asp. To subscribe to the list, go to
http://www.MediaMap.com.
You can also list experts with SourceNet for free. Go to
http://www.MediaMap.com/Experts to list your client experts so they're immediately available to journalists. There is no charge to add a listing to SourceNet Experts.
The Wooden Horse Publishing News Alert
A free e-mail newsletter that lists and describes new magazines and provides news on existing publications, such as changes in editorial staffs or editorial focus. See
http://www.woodenhorsepub.com. Each issue also includes an article targeted to free-lance writers. To subscribe, email Meg Weaver at e-mail Meg at
mweaver@woodenhorsepub.com.
Soundprint
A National Public Radio program hosted by Barbara Bogaev, publishes a free weekly e-newsletter on topics for upcoming shows. By the time a story hits this newsletter it's already produced, but you can get an idea for the types of guests and subjects the show covers. Subscribe by going to
http://soundprint.org/
The Scoop Newsletter
SearchDay
A free newsletter from Search Engine Watch featuring web search news, reviews, tools, tips, and search engine headlines from across the web. SearchDay is published daily, with headlines only on Fridays. To subscribe go to
www.searchenginewatch.com
The Monthly Buzz
A free monthly listing of events emailed to you monthly. You can submit events to the monthlybuzz for Baltimore or many other cities. Go to
www.monthlybuzz.com
Feature Xpress
FeatureXpress distributes news over the Internet, posts them on news portals and promotes them to major search engines. Corporate, nonprofit and educational organizations supply the news. The Internet community benefits with a diversity of news and feature stories.
www.featurexpress.com
New York Times Headlines
You can have headlines from the New York Times emailed to you daily. Each headline includes a sentence or two about the story and a link to the full story. You won't get every article; just the main stories. Go to
www.nytimes.com. New York Times also offers a free e-mail clipping service. Email them with the topics or key words you want to search for, and the company will email you daily with any articles that contain those key words.
