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As More Newspapers Close, News Deserts Spread Across the United States

PRSay

For more on this topic, join us for the next Strategies & Tactics Live for a conversation about news deserts and the changing local media landscape with Editor-in-Chief John Elsasser and Tim Franklin, the John M. Since 2005, the nation has lost more than one-third of its newspapers, some 3,300 in all. Tune in on LinkedIn on Nov.

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In Memoriam: Joe S. Epley, APR, Fellow PRSA

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The full-service firm represented a variety of clients ranging from Fortune 100 companies to local nonprofits, many of them clients for more than two decades. For his work there, the Russian Public Relations Association made him a lifetime member in 2005. Epley founded Epley Associates, Inc.,

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In Memoriam: Patrick Pollino, APR, Fellow PRSA

PRSay

He served in local, regional and national positions with PRSA, including as president of Boston’s PRSA Chapter. He officially retired in 2005, although he continued consulting for several additional years. Pollino chaired the 1998 PRSA International Conference (today known as ICON) in Boston.

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PR Has Evolved Since First ‘Public Relations Handbook’ in 1967, but Some Values Are Timeless

PRSay

About 2,200 local print newspapers have closed since 2005, cutting the number of newspaper journalists by more than half between 2008 and 2020. Daily newspaper circulation in the United States has fallen from its height of 61.8 million in 1974 to 24.3 million in 2020, according to Pew Research Center.

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Meet the Media: Seth Clevenger, Managing Editor for Features at Transport Topics

Bianchi Biz Blog

During my college years I contributed stories to the student newspaper and interned at a couple local news outlets in southwest Ohio before graduating with my bachelor’s in English-Journalism in 2005. We spend a lot of time at local parks and enjoying the sights and food in Old Town Alexandria. area locals, A Sound of Thunder.

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PR Heroes Of The Hurricanes

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

McIngvale has navigated these waters before; he offered shelter to victims of Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Clearly he’s a local businessman with a flair for PR and promotion, as well as a deep commitment to community. McIngvale’s bold gesture came in contrast to the response of Lakewood Church pastor Joel Osteen.

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Cider sip or cider slip? Would you let a politician endorse your brand?

Stephen Waddington

Prior to the 2005 election, Cornwall was Lib Dem yellow across the county, with one Labour constituency in Falmouth and Camborne. By 2015, the Conservatives won all six local seats. Our local Reach website, Cornwall Live, covered this and included her quotes. At least she was.

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