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Thursday, March 10, 2016

Problematic Press Releases

The links below represent two pages of a recent press release that was sent a few years ago by a real PR company. I was shocked to find that it contained at least one grammar and/or spelling error! It also has some AP Style problems. Proof read this release for any problems and tell me what you find!
So, what makes a BAD news release? CopyPress has rounded up eight ridiculous examples of press release fails. Take a look at these examples so that you don't make the same mistakes!
Here are some examples of problematic press releases cited in the above article: