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S&T Live Recap: Local News Deserts Leave Residents Uninformed, Encourage Misinformation

PRSay

This year alone, 127 newspapers closed in the United States, an average of nearly two per week, according to Northwestern University’s Medill State of Local News Report 2024. So-called “news deserts” rose to 206 this year from 204 in 2023. The business model for local news has imploded,” Franklin said. Some 1,561 U.S.

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Faces & Markets of PRGN: Ireland – A Dynamic Economy and a Great Place to Do Business

Bianchi Biz Blog

Television viewership is steady and national/local radio remains popular: on average, people watch more than three hours of TV and listen to more than three hours of radio every day. The sector is stable, with most agencies reporting business and employment growth in 2023, as well as increasing demand for PR services from the corporate world.

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Faces & Markets of PRGN: France – A Blend of Tradition and Innovation

Bianchi Biz Blog

in 2023, driven by strong growth in the second quarter, it is expected to grow moderately, by less than 1% in 2024. Do not copy-paste the global comms strategy: The media will not pick up info that is not local-relevant. In order to stand out in French media, make sure that you have solid news with – again – local-relevant content.

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Meet the Media: Jennifer Ramsay, Editor-at-Large at Endeavor Business Media’s Market Moves

Bianchi Biz Blog

I got to write a story on a local stray cat that had been “adopted” by a bed and breakfast. His name was Pip and he won the hearts of visitors and locals. I began in college with an internship at a newspaper local to my school covering local government as well as random features I came across in the area.

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Meet the Media: Doug Bolduc, Managing Editor at Automotive News Europe

Bianchi Biz Blog

It won an award from the National Newspaper Association for community service. I started writing professionally at 17 years old as a sports correspondent for my local newspaper, the Milford (NH) Cabinet. That was followed by four years as a TV sports reporter and anchor before a return to the newspaper business.

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Meet the Media: Sebastian Blanco, Editor-in-Chief of Automotive Engineering

Bianchi Biz Blog

For over a decade, I was the editor-in-chief of AutoblogGreen and as of fall 2023, I became the editor-in-chief of the Automotive Engineering magazine published by SAE Media. It was for the local newspaper (I miss those) and about a kid getting his Eagle Badge.

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Meet the Media: Cristina Commendatore, Editor in Chief of FleetOwner

Bianchi Biz Blog

Our newspaper ended up winning an award for our reporting. We plan on turning this series into a podcast in 2023, and that is something I am really excited about. I got my start in journalism in 2008, working for a weekly newspaper in Connecticut called The Middlebury Bee-Intelligencer.

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