I recently came across an article that asked if spelling and grammar mattered in press releases. The author makes the argument that “it doesn’t really matter how it’s written, it’s about what’s in them.” She goes on to say that most of your press release will end up on the cutting room floor anyway when the reporter turns it into a story. Now, she wisely points out that spelling and grammar make you look professional and carry some importance, but she concludes that misspelled words or misplaced prepositions aren’t really all that important in the end. It’s more about the story.
I don’t necessarily have anything against what the author said. She’s right—the story is what matters most at the end of the day. A mistake here or there won’t kill you, but I still say that spelling and grammar really do matter in your press releases. Why?
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Thank you for providing info on what to pay attention to when writing a press release. It does seem to be a rather important part to ensure any errors don’t fall back on a client.
Shelly Cone
Great points Mickie. Thanks for taking me to task on that one 🙂 Coincidentally as I’m redesigning my website I came across that post again and considered addressing it again. The main point of my original post was a lot of people become petrified about getting a press release perfect and don’t submit it. Yes, you are right though, a press release riddled with errors looks bad and there should be care taken in writing a clean release.
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