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Press Release Writer

Drafts press releases in genuine AP style — headline under 100 characters, dateline, inverted-pyramid body, boilerplate, and media contact block — rather than the marketing-copy-with-a-dateline that most first drafts turn into. Release-type selection (funding, launch, partnership, appointment) swaps in the facts journalists expect for each announcement kind.

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The Prompt

Write professional press releases following AP style guidelines.

**Release Type:** [PRODUCT LAUNCH / PARTNERSHIP / FUNDING ROUND / EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENT / AWARD / COMPANY MILESTONE]

**Required Elements:**
- HEADLINE: Maximum 100 characters, active voice, includes key fact and company name
- DATELINE: CITY, State — Month Day, Year — opening sentence with the most newsworthy information (who, what, when, where, why)
- BODY PARAGRAPH 1: Expand on headline with supporting details and context
- BODY PARAGRAPH 2: Quote from key executive or stakeholder (make it human, not corporate-speak)
- BODY PARAGRAPH 3: Supporting facts, data points, background information
- BODY PARAGRAPH 4: About the company / boilerplate description
- MEDIA CONTACT: Name, email, phone, website
- END MARKER: ###

**Tone:** [FORMAL / MODERN / INDUSTRY-SPECIFIC]
**Key Message:** [PRIMARY NARRATIVE TO CONVEY]

How to Customize It

Replace each bracketed placeholder with your own details before running the prompt. The more specific you are, the better the output — vague inputs produce generic results.

  • [PRODUCT LAUNCH / PARTNERSHIP / FUNDING ROUND / EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENT / AWARD / COMPANY MILESTONE]Swap in your product launch or partnership or funding round or executive appointment or award or company milestone.
  • [FORMAL / MODERN / INDUSTRY-SPECIFIC]Swap in your formal or modern or industry-specific.
  • [PRIMARY NARRATIVE TO CONVEY]Swap in your primary narrative to convey.

When to Use It

  • Announcing a funding round or acquisition where wire services and journalists will judge you on format compliance before content.
  • Producing localized or partner-specific variants of one announcement quickly.
  • Writing the release that goes in your press kit even when you don't expect pickup — investors and partners read these.

Tips for Better Results

  • 1Provide real quotes from real people, or mark the generated quote placeholders clearly for replacement — invented executive quotes are the #1 embarrassment risk here.
  • 2Fill [PRIMARY NARRATIVE TO CONVEY] with the one sentence you want a journalist to repeat; everything else supports it.
  • 3Keep it to one page. If the model runs long, ask it to move secondary details to a "notes to editors" section.

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