{"id":265,"date":"2021-03-11T14:00:39","date_gmt":"2021-03-11T14:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/prnewcastle\/?p=265"},"modified":"2021-03-11T14:00:40","modified_gmt":"2021-03-11T14:00:40","slug":"media-relations-the-good-the-bad-and-the-unexpected","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/prnewcastle\/2021\/03\/11\/media-relations-the-good-the-bad-and-the-unexpected\/","title":{"rendered":"Media Relations: The Good, The Bad, and The Unexpected"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>By Ramona Slusarczyk<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Media relations can be exciting and rewarding, but even for the most seasoned PR practitioners and journalists there are times when the unexpected strikes and you need to react fast.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Join Barbara Henderson, Hannah McMahon, and Ramona Slusarczyk (DPDs for Journalism, International Multimedia Journalism, and Media &amp; PR) as they share some of the most surprising, scary or silly moments from their careers in media and PR.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/prnewcastle\/files\/2021\/03\/Barbara-H-683x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"273\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/prnewcastle\/files\/2021\/03\/Barbara-H-scaled.jpeg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/prnewcastle\/?attachment_id=273\" class=\"wp-image-273\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/prnewcastle\/files\/2021\/03\/Barbara-H-683x1024.jpeg 683w, https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/prnewcastle\/files\/2021\/03\/Barbara-H-200x300.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/prnewcastle\/files\/2021\/03\/Barbara-H-768x1152.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/prnewcastle\/files\/2021\/03\/Barbara-H-1024x1536.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/prnewcastle\/files\/2021\/03\/Barbara-H-1365x2048.jpeg 1365w, https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/prnewcastle\/files\/2021\/03\/Barbara-H-scaled.jpeg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"986\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/prnewcastle\/files\/2021\/03\/photo_HM-986x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"274\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/prnewcastle\/files\/2021\/03\/photo_HM.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/prnewcastle\/?attachment_id=274\" class=\"wp-image-274\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/prnewcastle\/files\/2021\/03\/photo_HM-986x1024.jpg 986w, https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/prnewcastle\/files\/2021\/03\/photo_HM-289x300.jpg 289w, https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/prnewcastle\/files\/2021\/03\/photo_HM-768x797.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/prnewcastle\/files\/2021\/03\/photo_HM.jpg 1233w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 986px) 100vw, 986px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"958\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/prnewcastle\/files\/2021\/03\/RS.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"275\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/prnewcastle\/files\/2021\/03\/RS.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/prnewcastle\/?attachment_id=275\" class=\"wp-image-275\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/prnewcastle\/files\/2021\/03\/RS.jpg 960w, https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/prnewcastle\/files\/2021\/03\/RS-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/prnewcastle\/files\/2021\/03\/RS-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/prnewcastle\/files\/2021\/03\/RS-768x766.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/prnewcastle\/files\/2021\/03\/RS-301x300.jpg 301w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption\">(Left to right) &#8211; 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