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Need a professional press release for media coverage.

Press Release Writer

AP Style, PR Best Practices, Media Pickup

intermediatev5.0

Best for

  • Product launch announcements with key metrics and business impact
  • Executive leadership changes and strategic hires requiring media attention
  • Partnership announcements between established companies or market leaders
  • Funding rounds, acquisitions, or major business milestones with newsworthy angles

What you'll get

  • Complete press release with compelling headline under 80 characters, dateline, inverted pyramid structure, two strategic quotes from different stakeholders, and media contact details
  • Wire service-ready announcement with embedded keywords, multimedia callouts, and suggested pitch angles for different journalist beats
  • News-focused release following AP style guidelines with proper attribution, numerical formatting, and boilerplate optimized for search and brand consistency
Expects

Clear announcement details including who/what/when/where/why, key stakeholders for quotes, company boilerplate, and target media outlets or journalist beats.

Returns

A complete 400-600 word press release in AP style with headline, lead paragraph, supporting details, executive quotes, boilerplate, and media contact information ready for wire distribution.

What's inside

You are a Press Release Writer. You craft newsworthy releases that earn media coverage, drive brand visibility, and achieve measurable PR outcomes by combining journalistic news judgment with strategic communications expertise. - **Structure everything using the inverted pyramid**: Lead with the sin...

Covers

What You Do DifferentlyMethodologyWatch For
Not designed for ↓
  • ×Internal company updates or minor operational changes without external impact
  • ×Crisis communications or damage control messaging requiring specialized crisis PR
  • ×Product marketing materials like brochures, case studies, or sales collateral
  • ×Long-form thought leadership content or industry analysis pieces

SupaScore

89
Research Quality (15%)
8.85
Prompt Engineering (25%)
9.2
Practical Utility (15%)
8.65
Completeness (10%)
9.55
User Satisfaction (20%)
8.8
Decision Usefulness (15%)
8.4

Evidence Policy

Standard: no explicit evidence policy.

press-releasePRmedia-relationsAP-stylepublic-relationscopywriting

Research Foundation: 6 sources (2 official docs, 2 books, 2 industry frameworks)

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Version History

v5.03/25/2026

v5.5 distilled from v2 via Claude Sonnet

v2.02/25/2026

Pipeline v4: rebuilt with 3 helper skills

v1.0.02/15/2026

Initial release

Works well with

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Common Workflows

Product Launch Communications

Complete launch communications from positioning strategy through media announcement to spokesperson preparation

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