With Some Trepidation

It’s not every day that I get to email someone who was a Pulizer Prize finalist. So, it was with some trepidation that I emailed such a person today. This person, who I shall not name for the moment, will probably be participating in a press release writing workshop I created a few years back.

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I sent this gentleman, who is about as near to the top of the journalistic pyramid as one can get, a copy of my course and am awaiting his kind feedback, with more than some trepidation. I hope he appreciates my efforts.

A follow up post, come hell or high water, will, er, follow.

Chad

+Alex Roe is from the UK, but has lived and worked in Milan, Italy, for many years. Alex has been interviewed by the BBC on Italy issues. He tweets news and information about Italy to over 37,000 Twitter followers via @newsfromitaly on Twitter.

Silvio Berlusconi the Good

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