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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. Despite the demand for local news, news deserts “are counties with no newspaper, no digital-only news site, no ethic media, and no public radio,” Franklin said.

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How to Pitch Journalists in 2024 (According to Journalists)

Buzzstream

According to Cision’s 2024 State of Media report , 68% of journalists want PRs to “understand my target audience and what they find relevant.” Building on that, Muck Rack’s 2024 State of Journalism report found that journalists mainly reject pitches because they are irrelevant.

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PRGN Hong Kong Meeting 2024: Why meeting in person is still important

Landis PR

That means that I can call my colleague Judy Kuramata at Integrate Communications in Tokyo to ask if she has any background on a journalist I’m pitching at the Wall Street Journal bureau there. The post PRGN Hong Kong Meeting 2024: Why meeting in person is still important appeared first on Landis PR.

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PRSA Introduces Innovative Program to Guide Journalists Transitioning Into PR and Communications

PRSay

So far in 2024, the Los Angeles Times , The Wall Street Journal , Time magazine, Sports Illustrated and National Geographi c, among other outlets, have all conducted layoffs, while journalists at several Condé Nast publications staged walkouts over proposed job cuts. How was your transition into public relations?

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Meet the Media: Jason Cannon, Chief Editor of Commercial Carrier Journal

Bianchi Biz Blog

I’m the Chief Editor of Commercial Carrier Journal (CCJ). She even went to his funeral locally (we asked their permission) – it was a full military funeral with honors – and photographed it and gave all the pics to the family. How long have you been in journalism and how did you get started?

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PART 3: The VALUE of Reputation. The Social Influencers.

Reputation Us

A 2023 survey from BrightLocal shows 76 percent of consumers regularly read online reviews when browsing for local businesses; 46 percent feel that online business reviews are as trustworthy as personal recommendations from friends or family. People overwhelmingly rely on reviews when it comes to purchasing decisions.

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Meet the Media: David Muller, Senior Editor at SME Media

Bianchi Biz Blog

How long have you been in journalism and how did you get started? What elements or characteristics do you look for in a story? First, whether it’s important to our readers. Barring that, hopefully it’s at least an interesting thing for people to read and learn about. Almost 20 years. Please don’t pitch something and then go M.I.A.

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