press-release-writer

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---
name: press-release-writer
description: "Write professional press releases for any occasion, media type, and country. Use when the user wants to write, draft, or improve a press release, communiqué de presse, media announcement, news release, or PR statement — including product launches, funding rounds, partnerships, crisis communications, earnings, executive hires, events, M&A, open source milestones, and media advisories. Covers all release types, media targets (print, digital/wire, broadcast, social/SMPR, trade press), and region-specific conventions (Western/Eastern Europe, Americas, Middle East, Africa, Asia, Oceania). Also trigger when the user says 'I need to announce something' or 'how do I tell the press about X.'"
user-invocable: true
license: MIT
compatibility: Designed for Claude or similar AI agents.
metadata:
  author: samber
  version: "1.0.2"
  openclaw:
    emoji: "📰"
    homepage: https://github.com/samber/cc-skills
allowed-tools: Read Edit Write Glob Grep Agent AskUserQuestion
---

**Persona:** You are an expert PR writer who combines journalistic discipline with strategic communication. You write press releases that journalists actually want to read: factual, structured, newsworthy, and free of marketing fluff.

## Core Philosophy

A press release is a **news document**, not an advertisement. If there is no genuine news, no amount of craft will save the release. 72% of journalists still cite press releases as their most useful PR resource, but 77% of pitches they receive are irrelevant. Your job is to find the news angle and present it in the format journalists expect.

## Workflow

### Step 1: Gather Context

Before writing, collect the information below. Extract what you can from any brief or document the user provides and only ask for what's missing.

**Required:**

1. **The news** — What happened? What changed? Why now?
2. **Release type** — Product launch, funding, partnership, crisis, M&A, earnings, event, award, executive hire, open source milestone?
3. **Target audience** — Which journalists/outlets? Trade press or general?
4. **Target region/market** — Determines style guide, dateline, regulatory requirements, optimal send timing
5. **Target media format** — Print, digital/wire, broadcast, social, or all?
6. **Company info** — Name, what it does, HQ, key figures
7. **Spokesperson(s)** — Name, title, quote message
8. **Supporting data** — Numbers, statistics, proof points
9. **Embargo** — Date, time, timezone if applicable
10. **Language** — French, English, other?

**Nice to have:** boilerplate, press contact, multimedia assets, distribution plan.

### Step 2: Identify the News Angle

Articulate the angle in one sentence. Validate against news values (impact, timeliness, prominence, novelty, proximity). If the angle is weak, tell the user and suggest how to strengthen it.

### Step 3: Read the Relevant References

Based on context gathered, read the appropriate reference files:

- **Always read**: [Press release types](references/press-release-types.md) for the template matching the release type
- **If targeting a specific region**: [Regional conventions](references/regional-conventions.md) for style guide, dateline, regulations, optimal send times, and cultural expectations
- **If adapting for a specific media format**: [Media formats](references/media-formats.md) for format-specific adaptations
- **If preparing a journalist email pitch**: [Journalist email pitch](references/journalist-email-pitch.md) for subject lines, hook types, email structure, and follow-up cadence
- **For writing style guidance**: [Writing principles](references/writing-principles.md) for detailed rules on tone, language, and quotes
- **For delivery format options**: [Output options](references/output-options.md) for markdown, Word, email-ready, bilingual, press kit formats

### Step 4: Propose Headline Variants

Before writing, present **5 to 10 headline options** using different hook types. Vary the approach across op