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How Communicators Can Help Their Clients Navigate Misinformation and Biased News

PRSay

The traditional notion of “bad press” is negative coverage in a reputable journalism outlet that exposes legitimate complaints about a company — for example, coverage of a shareholder lawsuit, or a scandal about workplace conditions in a local or national newspaper. Understanding earned but unwanted media.

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6 Best Practices for Identifying and Reacting to a PR Crisis

Cision

In the Journal of Marketing Management, a group of British researchers write that crisis communication has “implications for brand equity and consumers’ purchase intentions.” Writing in a trade journal, Heather Ripley of Ripley PR says that what constitutes a crisis is oftentimes subjective. Identifying a PR crisis.

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Facebook Unfriends News, and it’s a Shame

Flack's Revenge

But it is a good time to take stock; as Facebook has come full circle in less than two years; from when they were accused of liberal newsfeed bias in May 2016 to their machinations to make news safe, to Facebook’s “no mas” moment a couple of weeks ago. January 2018 – Facebook will put more local news in the news feed.

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Social Media Overtakes Print Newspapers as News Source

PRSay

Television remains the most popular way Americans receive news, though its use has fallen since 2016. On TV, local news is most popular, with 37 percent of respondents saying they often see news there, compared with 30 percent for cable-TV news and 25 percent for network news. adults, compared to 49 percent for television.

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PR’s Feel-Good Stories Of The Season

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

Anyone in public relations would agree that the news stories of 2016 have been crazy. Second, the ultimate feel-good result: a stranger takes Callison’s resume to a local pizza place and he actually lands a job. Pizza Rock, the small, local restaurant who hired Callison has received mounds of unabashedly great press.

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PR 2.0 for Communicating Research

Deirdre Breakenridge

Oxford Dictionary’s word of the year in 2016 was post truth : an adjective defined as ‘relating to or denoting circumstances in which objective facts are less influential in shaping public opinion than appeals to emotion and personal belief. For every fact there is a counterfact. mindset that Deirdre Breakenridge highlights on this blog.

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The Top 50 Baseball Influencers

Cision

For instance, the analysis uncovered baseball team followers are certified news junkies, with a greater likelihood than the average Twitter user to follow local, international and national news. All numbers were pulled October 14, 2016. Jared Diamond, The Wall Street Journal – @jareddiamond. Derrick Goold, St.

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