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The Death of the Press Release.

Maxim Behar

1906–2007 The one-time ubiquitous emblem of classic PR, the press release, has technically been dead for a while now. An admittedly arbitrary but still plausibly precise date pinpointing the press release’s death might be November 6, 2007 — the day when Facebook launched its then vastly obscure, and today vastly dominant, Facebook Pages.

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Prediction: 50% of media relations positions will be eliminated in 10 years

Communications Conversations

But, look how much has changed in 10 years (keep in mind, in 2007, the iPhone was invented). daily newspapers (print and digital) fell 8% in 2016–the 28th consecutive year of declines. FACT: Local media continues to struggle as well. The 10 pm local news. Sure, mainstream media still have huge reach today.

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PR: Less Elitist Than Ever

Maxim Behar

He can do that on his own, or some local journalist can do that for him for a small amount of money, or his teenage kid can do it for free. Even though it started much earlier, most of this transformation of social media and the social web occurred in 2007–2008.

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How to Build Trust Ethically and Effectively – Roy Reid

Ethical Voices

He wanted to be utilizing, for lack of a better term, and this will certainly date me, op-eds in a local newspaper to try and besmirch their competition. Performative action never was acceptable and it’s even less acceptable now. Let’s talk more about your calling in life. Tell us more about The Trust Transformation.

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Future of local news report is a grim read

Stephen Waddington

Social media has replaced local news in communities across the UK. It is weakening community engagement and participation in local democracy. The collapse of local news is a crisis that has played out in plain sight over the past two decades. Local news has faced an assault on two fronts. Rumours are commonplace.

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Future of local news report is a grim read

Wadds Inc.

Social media has replaced local news in communities across the UK. It is weakening community engagement and participation in local democracy. The collapse of local news is a crisis that has played out in plain sight over the past two decades. Local news has faced an assault on two fronts. Rumours are commonplace.

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The Best Journalism Movies

Landis PR

I was really excited when the movie “All the President’s Men” hit my local theater in 1976. capturing the beginnings of Graham’s evolution into the powerhouse she would become, transforming The Washington Post from a one-city paper into a national newspaper of record. In the film, Meryl Streep does an amazing job (natch!)