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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. adults, compared to 49 percent for television. Among respondents 65 and up, 81 percent often see news on television — compared to 65 percent of those 50–64 years old, 36 percent of those 30–49 and 16 percent of those 18–29.

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5 Challenges to Effective Communication

Cision

1 television program on TV (“I Love Lucy”) averaged 68 percent of all households watching the show every week. 1 television program on TV (“The Cosby Show”) averaged 38 percent of all households. 1 television program on TV (“CSI”) averaged 12 percent of all households. In 2016, the No.

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Why Brands Need to Get Emotional

Cision

Far from a secret pheromone added to the air in a clothing retailer — or subliminal cues placed in television advertising — emotional, truth-based storytelling plays on a consumer’s state of mind and makes them want to believe. Brands that do it well leverage our memories, fears and dreams to position themselves in the market.

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Pearson Podcasting: How ‘This Is Us’ Can Help Us Become Better Podcasters

Deirdre Breakenridge

The show has become a pop-culture juggernaut since its debut in 2016, winning the hearts of both Hollywood and millions of viewers. And the same way Kevin studies his lines for television and film on the show, your hosts must know their material ! And I promise, there will be no Season 4 spoilers in this post!)

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The Top 50 #GoldenGlobes Social Influencers on Twitter

Cision

The following list was pulled during the 73rd Annual Golden Globes on January 10, 2016. BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) January 11, 2016. Perez Hilton (@PerezHilton) January 11, 2016. VOGUE.CO.UK (@BritishVogue) January 11, 2016. Nina Garcia (@ninagarcia) January 11, 2016. American television host and actor.

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Pew Study Finds Americans Still Prefer Watching to Reading the News

PRSay

A new survey from Pew Research Center revealed that Americans prefer to watch the news rather than read it by a ratio of 47 to 34 percent, marking only a minimal change from 2016’s study, which tallied 46 percent of respondents as news-watchers to 35 percent as news-readers. Since 2016, audio has seen an increase in popularity.

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Dreaming of Christmas 2016

Mark My Words

It’s November 2016 and we’re watching the latest John Lewis Christmas ad. Could it possibly top the previous year’s much lauded television event? But it would be fair to concede that the 2016 contribution to the cannon was comfortingly familiar. We’ve been drip fed on teasers and speculation has been rife.

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