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Traditional and Social Media Are Sowing Disinformation and Division, Report Says

PRSay

Politicians, CEOs, television anchors, talk-radio hosts and prominent professionals “are the source and amplifiers of some of the worst, most harmful disinformation” in America, a new report says. According to “ The Commission on Information Disorder Final Report ,” released Nov. And yet it is sorely missing.”.

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Nonprofit Local News Gains Steam

PRSay

At the same time, however, the advertising revenue that local news organizations have long counted on has continued to drop. Previously, he spent more than a decade as a television news reporter and anchor. . Opportunities for independent journalism. and a PRSA member, is a PR veteran of more than 20 years.

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UK Government report calls for social media regulation

Stephen Waddington

This is among the recommendations from the UK Government’s interim report on fake news. A new Government Select Committee report tackles fake news, foreign interference in elections, and the EU Referendum. Media standards must be applied to social media to prevent democratic abuse.

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How COVID-19 will impact PR practice and skills

Stephen Waddington

Media relations has been impacted by a decline in advertising and the reduced distribution of newsprint. Investment and financial performance will drive the economic recovery, but this will need to be balanced with Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) performance. Radio, television and streaming are also holding up or growing.

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Future of PR and social media for International Air Transport Association crisis communications conference

Stuart Bruce

Advertising and marketing people might have used to have control. In his interview with PRWeek Danny Rogers asked Martin if the danger was that the growth of social media meant that it would be adopted and subsumed by advertising agencies. Advertising can’t do that. We’ll look at ethics and governance. Big or otherwise.

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13 stories about the future of news

Stephen Waddington

Television news and online sources have seen significant upticks against a trend of decline. Trust in media high, politicians low Trust in the media’s coverage of COVID-19 was relatively high in all countries, at a similar level to national governments and significantly higher than for individual politicians.

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How to Improve Your Social Media Targeting

Cision

Law, government, and politics. Movies and television. Technology (by brand and behavior) -> (Consumer electronics & accessories, Gaming consoles, video games and accessories, Music, Online behavior, Television & video, Video, Wireless). Up until now, it has not been very easy to advertise on the Snapchat platform.