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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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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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The Enduring Significance of Broadcast Media: Why TV and Radio Remain Essential for PR Professionals

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

In today’s digital age, where streaming platforms and online media dominate the landscape, it’s essential not to overlook traditional broadcast media’s enduring relevance and significance, such as television and radio. Since 2016, there has been a slight increase in online news consumption and a slight decrease in print news consumption.

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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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State of Social Q4 2016: Facebook Aims For the TV

Shift Communications

The largest social network in the world – and to some people, the entire Internet – released its Q4 2016 and year end earnings. Not only is Facebook the largest communications medium on the planet, but CEO Zuckerberg has aimed his sights on the lucrative television market. User Growth. Facebook now sports 1.86

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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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Faking an owned or social media account is wrong

Stephen Waddington

It coincided with the televised Leader’s debate on ITV between Jeremy Corbyn and Boris Johnson. Several organisations have been established since the EU Referendum in 2016 to debunk disinformation. The Conservative Party switched the name and logo on its Twitter account to @FactCheckUK. FullFact is an independent fact checking charity.