Write press releases that earn real coverage
Learn the exact system veteran publicists use — from finding your newsworthy angle to landing media pickups — without hiring an agency or spending a dollar on PR retainers.

"Your story is already newsworthy — my job is to make sure the right people in the right newsrooms can't ignore it."
— Olga C Bezrukova

What you'll learn
What you'll be able to do
- Write a professional, AP-style press release for any announcement — launch, book, event, award, partnership, or milestone — that editors and journalists take seriously.
- Identify and sharpen a genuinely newsworthy angle, positioning your story so it stands out in a crowded media landscape.
- Build a targeted journalist and media list, write compelling outreach pitches, and execute a confident follow-up sequence that opens real doors.
- Assemble a complete media kit — with bio, photos, logo, boilerplate, and supporting assets — that makes you look press-ready from the first click.
- Distribute your release across owned channels, press release platforms, and direct media outreach, then track pickups, backlinks, traffic, and authority metrics that prove business impact.
- Develop a repeatable press release framework — with responsible AI integration for drafting, research, and personalization — so every future announcement is faster, sharper, and more effective.
How it works
A school that adapts to you
This isn't a set of static videos. Every lesson is generated live and tuned to where you actually are.
We learn your level
A quick placement check tailors your starting point so you're never bored or lost.
Lessons adapt as you go
Each lesson is written for your pace and your goal, adjusting as your skills grow.
Your AI coach keeps you moving
Checkpoints, feedback, and gentle nudges turn progress into a real result.
The curriculum
What's inside your school
6 modules · 29 lessons

The Newsworthy Mindset: Story, Strategy & Foundation
Establishes what makes an announcement genuinely newsworthy and how to think like a journalist before writing a single word.
- 1.1What Makes News: The Newsworthy TestIncluded
- 1.2Press Release vs. Media Pitch vs. Article vs. AdvertisementIncluded
- 1.3Know Your Audience, Angle & Desired OutcomeIncluded
- 1.4Positioning Your Announcement: Launches, Books, Events, Awards & MoreIncluded
- 1.5Exercise: Find Your Newsworthy AngleIncluded
Anatomy of a Professional Press Release
Teaches every structural element of a media-ready press release — from headline to boilerplate — using AP-style standards and the inverted-pyramid structure.
- 2.1The Inverted Pyramid & the 5Ws + HIncluded
- 2.2Headlines & Subheads That Stop the ScrollIncluded
- 2.3The Lead Paragraph: Hook, Context & News PegIncluded
- 2.4Body Copy: Facts, Statistics, Proof & Narrative FlowIncluded
- 2.5Quotes, Calls to Action, Boilerplates & Media ContactsIncluded
Voice, Tone & Credibility: Writing Like a Pro
Trains participants to write with professional authority — eliminating hype, weak claims, and promotional language while applying AP-style conventions.
- 3.1AP Style Essentials for Press ReleasesIncluded
- 3.2Eliminating Hype, Weasel Words & Overly Promotional LanguageIncluded
- 3.3Writing Quotes That Sound Real and Add ValueIncluded
- 3.4Accuracy, Attribution, Permissions, Copyright & Ethical CommunicationIncluded
- 3.5Exercise: Diagnose & Revise a Weak Press ReleaseIncluded
Responsible AI Integration: Draft Faster, Write Smarter
Shows participants how to use AI tools ethically and effectively at every stage — from angle research to final editing — without surrendering accuracy or voice.
- 4.1Where AI Helps and Where It Hurts in PR WritingIncluded
- 4.2Using AI for Angle Research, Drafting & PersonalizationIncluded
- 4.3AI-Assisted Editing, Fact-Checking & Quality ControlIncluded
- 4.4Building Your Repeatable Press Release Framework with AIIncluded
Media Kit, Distribution & Direct Outreach
Covers everything participants need to publish their release, build a professional media kit, and reach the right journalists through the right channels.
- 5.1Building Your Media Kit: Bio, Photos, Logo, Boilerplate & AssetsIncluded
- 5.2Publishing on Owned Channels & Press Release PlatformsIncluded
- 5.3Building a Targeted Journalist & Media ListIncluded
- 5.4Writing an Effective Media Pitch EmailIncluded
- 5.5SEO, Discoverability & Backlink StrategyIncluded
Follow-Up, Measurement & Lasting Media Authority
Teaches participants how to follow up professionally, prepare for interviews, measure real impact, and build the ongoing media relationships that compound into lasting authority.
- 6.1The Follow-Up Sequence: Timing, Tone & PersistenceIncluded
- 6.2Interview Preparation: Talking Points, Sound Bites & ConfidenceIncluded
- 6.3Building Long-Term Media RelationshipsIncluded
- 6.4Measuring Pickups, Backlinks, Traffic, Interviews & Business ImpactIncluded
- 6.5Capstone Exercise: Your Complete Press Release PackageIncluded
Who it's for
Is this you?
Entrepreneurs & founders
Launch announcements, funding milestones, and product news deserve real coverage — this gives you the system to earn it without an agency.
Authors & speakers
Turn your book launch, keynote bookings, and speaking milestones into media moments that build your platform and your credibility.
Consultants & experts
Position yourself as the go-to authority in your field by getting your insights and milestones in front of the journalists who cover your industry.
Nonprofit & ministry leaders
Amplify your mission, announce campaigns, and earn community media attention that drives both donations and trust.
Marketing professionals
Add a practitioner-level PR writing skill to your toolkit so you can own earned media for your clients — and stop outsourcing what you can execute yourself.
Established professionals & executives
Awards, partnerships, leadership appointments, and community contributions deserve public recognition — learn to announce them with the polish they merit.
Questions
Frequently asked
Your teacher
A note from your teacher
Olga C Bezrukova
I know where you are right now. You have something genuinely worth announcing — a book, a launch, an event, a cause you've poured yourself into — and you're watching other people get media coverage that you honestly deserve just as much, maybe more. You've wondered whether you need a PR agency, a big budget, or some insider connection you just don't have. You don't. What you need is the skill set. That's what I'm here to give you.
I built Press Release Authority because the gap between "has a great story" and "gets covered" is almost never about the story itself. It's about knowing how to translate your announcement into the format, language, and structure that journalists actually respond to. It's about passing the newsworthy test. It's about writing a lead paragraph that gives an editor everything they need in the first three seconds — and a headline that earns those three seconds in the first place. These are learnable skills, and every single lesson in this course is tied to a tangible output you can use the day you finish it.
We cover the full cycle, because writing the release is only the beginning. You'll build a media kit that makes you look credible before anyone reads a word of your pitch. You'll construct a targeted journalist list — not a spray-and-pray blast to a thousand inboxes, but a focused list of the right people covering your beat. You'll write a pitch email that respects an editor's time. You'll follow up with the timing and tone of a professional, not a pest. And you'll track what happens — pickups, backlinks, traffic, interviews — so you can see the business impact and refine what you do next.
I also want to be honest with you about AI, because it belongs in this conversation. AI can accelerate your drafting and research — and when you know how to use it, it's genuinely useful. But it also hallucinates facts, inflates language, and can torpedo your credibility with a single invented statistic. I'll show you exactly where it helps and where it hurts, and how to build a workflow that uses AI as a drafting assistant while you stay in full control of your facts, your voice, and your reputation.
Here's what I want for you: I want you to finish this course with a press release package you can send out this week, a framework you can run for every future announcement, and the quiet confidence that comes from knowing exactly what you're doing. You won't need to hire anyone. You won't need to guess. You'll have the system. Come on in — let's get your story out there.
— Olga C Bezrukova
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