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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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Ethical Issues with Coalitions and Front Groups – Greg Bailey

Ethical Voices

He discusses a number of important public relations ethics issues including: What to do when a client asks you to hide their identity as part of a coalition. How to make sure your employees understand how you value ethics. I spent the first third of my career working for newspapers. ” I brought up the PRSA Code of Ethics.

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Why Facebook & Google Can’t Afford to Legitimize Fake News Sources

Cision

In the 1890s, it was called yellow journalism and was a tactic designed by greedy newspaper publishers to sell more newspapers using scandalous (and not necessarily true) headlines. But many sites that rely on traffic to attract advertisers will create clickbait headlines that are so scandalous, people can’t help but click.

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In Memoriam: Craig Toyoki Miyamoto, APR, Fellow PRSA

PRSay

Prior to entering the PR profession, Miyamoto was a newspaper reporter and managing editor in the Los Angeles area. He was also was president, Miyamoto Advertising/Public Relations, and executive vice president and principal, Miyamoto Strategic Counsel. The Chapter inducted him as a member of the PRSA Hawaii Hall of Fame in 2003.

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Nonprofit Local News Gains Steam

PRSay

For PR professionals, being able to work with trustworthy, engaged and ethical journalists to tell our clients’ stories is crucial. At the same time, however, the advertising revenue that local news organizations have long counted on has continued to drop. Opportunities for independent journalism.

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

PRSay

While this certificate program is designed to help journalists understand how to transition their skills and expertise for PR opportunities, many others — such as digital marketers, content creators, advertising pros, and social media experts — have related skill sets and knowledge and will benefit from our program too.

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What Lies Ahead for Public Relations in 2018?

PRSay

We’ve watched traditional media such as newspapers, magazines, radio and television decrease in importance thanks to Twitter, Facebook, Snapchat and other social platforms. In 2018, discussions about the future for PR and communications pros will likely include the topic of robots.

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