Stephen Waddington

APRIL 14, 2020

A perfect storm of distribution and falling advertising revenue is a blow to the newsprint business after two decades of battling the shift from print to digital. Advertisers have pulled campaigns, either because businesses have themselves been impacted by the crisis, or they simply didn’t want their brand appearing alongside COVID-19 news.

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Print Newspapers Crisis Local 102

PRSay

AUGUST 11, 2021

Having the ability to calculate the equivalent advertising value of stories arranged through media relations allows PR pros to prove their worth to organizational decision-makers. When it comes to realizing the value of media relations, Op-Ed columns in newspapers are the gold standard.

Media Relations 196

Media Relations Trends Media Newspapers 196

PRSay

MAY 3, 2019

On April 27, Bloomberg published an inaccurate, one-sided piece titled “Public Relations Jobs Boom as Buffet Sees Newspapers Dying.”. As the article noted, billionaire investor Warren Buffet sees the traditional newspaper slipping away. But this, at the end of the day, is just promotion and advertising. It’s time to pivot.

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Publicity Newspapers Journalism Energy 147

PR in High Definition

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

This week, the News Media Association (NMA) wrote to ministers to say that it is becoming “increasingly difficult” to fund quality journalism, and the diversion of advertising revenues is to blame. Marketing spend going to the likes of Facebook and Google doesn’t cease to increase whilst newspaper advertising revenue plummets.

Journalism 48

Journalism Advertising Advertising Google 48

PR for Anyone

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

I interviewed journalists from The Washington Post, The Washington Business Journal , and Inside Nova (a Northern Virginia local publication) about what types of local real estate pitches they like to receive. They found all these newspapers, cards, and historic documents in the wall of the home. Here are your tips from the pros!

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Real Estate Local Pitching Media 223

Onclusive

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

AirPR sat down with Mika and discussed unique communications strategies, moving from journalism to PR: AirPR: Tell us about TMI and how you help brands and organizations gain visibility and manage reputation. AirPR: You started your career in journalism. Today, Mika runs TMI (The Mas Ink), a boutique PR firm.

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Stephen Waddington

JUNE 13, 2019

News media in pain Newspaper brands continue to suffer as readers shift from print to digital. Popular newspaper brands have suffered double digit falls in print circulation with the Daily Star (-18%), Daily Mirror (-13%), and Daily Express (-12%) hardest hit. Facebook and Google account for almost 60% of the online advertising market.

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Print Media Newspapers Local 115

Stern + Associates

JANUARY 29, 2024

Ad spending – the historic lifeblood of mainstream media – has plummeted as people spend more time on social media platforms where advertisers can reach them directly. Every time one would think media outlets can’t cut more staff they find a new bottom: 2023 saw massive layoffs which have continued into 2024.

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Strategy Publicity Media Video 131

Journalistics

FEBRUARY 4, 2013

What led you to PR or journalism? Did you know you wanted to work in PR or journalism before college, or did you discover the field later in life? I wrote for my high school newspaper and loved it. I even spent my free time at home working on an underground newspaper (much harder in the days of typewriters) – which I also loved.

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Journalism Newspapers Course Exercises 52

PR in High Definition

MAY 31, 2016

By and large, most publications are still struggling to find ways to maintain quality journalism and keep solvent. We’ve also seen a few publications get into trouble for not making it explicit that certain links are to advertisers and represent commercial links, rather than purely advisory ones, so it’s not an easy path to tread.

Journalism 48

Journalism Print Newspapers Advertising 48

Maxim Behar

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

The PR expert Maxim Behar shared his opinion for 24 Chasa newspaper about the rapidly changing communications and the application of modern media tools in business. In fact, I've been doing this for at least 40 years - first in journalism and then in business. 24.11.2020. And there is not much difference.

Crisis Management 83

Crisis Management Crisis Advertising Advertising 83

Stephen Waddington

JUNE 25, 2020

Consumption of printed newspapers has fallen as lockdowns undermine physical distribution. Newspapers and web sites remain primary media for local news In most countries, local newspapers and their websites remain the top source of news about a town or region, reaching four in ten (44%) weekly.

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Newspapers Print Local Television 103

Stephen Waddington

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Jessica Pardoe When did you last read a newspaper? In fact, it’s becoming unusual to pick up a newspaper. Print new media challenge Ad-funded newspapers such as The Evening Standard and The Metro are the exception, not the rule. It’s a challenge for those in the journalism industry and the public relations industry alike.

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Print Newspapers Media Advertising 60

Mindful Marketing

JANUARY 31, 2017

By Seedepth The media industry and journalism are experiencing significant change. News outlets have been struggling for years to balance advertising, sponsored and editorial content. We interviewed a few PR leaders in Boston to get their takes on journalism and changes we might see in 2017. It may be irreversible.

Journalism 50

Journalism Report Enterprise Interviews 50

Bianchi Biz Blog

MAY 8, 2023

How long have you been in journalism and how did you get started? I then worked as an investigative reporter at the Forward, a Jewish newspaper, and went back to school for business journalism and data journalism. If you are trying to sneakily ask me to just advertise for your company, you will not succeed.

Automotive 83

Automotive Report Meeting Radio 83

Bianchi Biz Blog

AUGUST 21, 2023

As the face of our brand, I am responsible for traveling to industry events and networking with our readers, advertisers and others. How long have you been in journalism and how did you get started? It’s an easy job because this industry is truly full of the best people and I enjoy my time with them.

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Meeting Automotive Engineering Journalism 71

Cision

APRIL 24, 2015

Talking Points: Bargaining between the Washington-Baltimore Newspaper Guild and Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos is heating up ( Romenesko ); and Peter Schweizer has made deals with The New York Times , The Washington Post , and FOX News to pursue story lines found in his forthcoming anti-Clinton book that drops on May 5 ( NYT ).

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Media Radio Journalism Newspapers 120

Cision

OCTOBER 6, 2016

Although your executives may get excited when an acquaintance at the gym compliments them on their local business journal profile, they’re going to get a lot more excited when you can show them your PR efforts generated revenue for your organization. In PR, paid media is social media advertising, sponsored content, and email marketing.

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Media Relations Newspapers Measurement Social Media 331

Flack's Revenge

DECEMBER 5, 2017

Is this a sign of the future of PR (and journalism)? It’s interesting to me that the digital world is still very different than the traditional when it comes to revealing what is “advertising” and what is “news.” ” Run an ad in a newspaper and it needs to be labeled as an ad.

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Pitching Journalism Video Advertising 174

Bianchi Biz Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Every part of the industry has had to recalibrate and figure out how to design, build, sell and advertise vehicles in this new environment. I put an advertising spin on this topic and wrote a piece about how dealers and advertising agencies are depicting mask usage in their ads. The biggest thing for me is timeliness.

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Automotive Meeting Report Media 92

Prakkypedia

NOVEMBER 5, 2017

I thought it would be useful to share some sources of news on Australia’s journalism industry (in no particular order): The Australian – Media. Self-described as a “trade journal for the media covering newspapers, magazines, TV, digital, radio, outdoor advertising and entertainment media”. Media Week.

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Media Journalism Radio Print 76

Solo PR Pro

APRIL 8, 2021

She began her career as an aspiring newspaper reporter, securing an internship at the Atlanta Journal Constitution before becoming a daily reporter in Greenville, South Carolina, not far from her hometown. Pivoting from journalism to PR. I knew that journalism was changing,” she said. “I Starting as a solopreneur.

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Meeting Journalism Employee Storytelling 97

Cision

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

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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Google Facebook Wikipedia Engineering 225

Maxim Behar

MARCH 11, 2021

I was very keen to start a small daily newspaper in English for foreigners in Bulgaria, who were not all that many at the time. Throughout my professional life of a journalist, I had only worked in daily newspapers, and of course I knew how to do it. Second, they are free, interactive and are a magnet for advertisers.

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Newspapers Hotels Media Advertising 52

PR in High Definition

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

These are three traditional job titles in the journalism world which have been around for over a century. They’re the main players that make up the journalist line-up that you’ll find in every national newspaper in the UK today. Columnists. Recently, though, it dawned on me just how much this line-up is changing. News been framed!

Media 54

Media Newspapers Journalism Video 54

Maxim Behar

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Why are newspapers going away? They don't go away because they have bad journalism, but because they don't have ads. Advertisers prefer to advertise online because advertising there is cheaper and more targeted, and most importantly - measurable. These are important things because television lives off advertisers.

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Television Wireless Advertising Advertising 52

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

DECEMBER 6, 2016

Like many in PR, advertising, and journalism, I was relieved when Google and Facebook announced they would ban “fake news” sites from using use their ad services. Post-factual “news” isn’t merely annoying or even just a threat to journalism – it’s a magnet for the mentally unstable.

Publicity 120

Publicity Storytelling Journalism Viral 120

Cision

APRIL 26, 2016

My daily newspaper of choice is…The Wall Street Journal. In this interview, Ashley discusses how to best leverage data and analytics, establish specific objectives for your communication strategy and be creative and take risks with your public relations efforts. What drew you to the field of public relations and communication?

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Telecommunications Public Affairs Newspapers Transportation 120

Sword and the Script

JUNE 9, 2020

Many of the open-ended comments from the survey point to underlying causes such as the rise of social media and self-publishing, disruption of the advertising-heavy business model in news, subsequent cuts to editorial staff, growth among the ranks of PR, and the deluge of pitches reporters receive. Measured on clicks, quick hits.”

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Media Relations Media Survey Pitching 108

PRSay

JANUARY 3, 2018

We’ve watched traditional media such as newspapers, magazines, radio and television decrease in importance thanks to Twitter, Facebook, Snapchat and other social platforms. Artificial intelligence also has the potential to revolutionize journalism. Whether the effect is positive or negative, AI will likely impact PR and communications.

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Publicity Social Media Television Measurement 167

Cision

FEBRUARY 25, 2016

I had a few stories published in high school journals, and starting around junior high I used to write letters to the editor of the local paper. Read the newspaper – the whole newspaper. The thing that gets me up in the morning is…coffee and the newspaper. What drew you to the PR industry? Karma is real.

Newspapers 120

Newspapers Financial Crisis System 120

Cision

MARCH 2, 2016

To be truly effective, creativity is going to need to spike and traditional PR tactics are going to need to be augmented with ideas from marketing and advertising. My daily newspaper of choice is… the Wall Street Journal. What is the biggest lesson about PR you’ve learned throughout your career? Rapid Fire Round.

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Reputation Newspapers Journalism Instagram 120

Waxing UnLyrical

MARCH 20, 2013

It has been, and always will be, advertising. BuzzFeed eschewed the paywall model, opting instead for “native advertising,” essentially an article or editorial and advertiser has paid to place on the site. Newspapers have been losing revenue for years, mainly to Internet traffic.

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Print Advertising Advertising Newspapers 94

Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Earned media still the most credible source of info Most people find independent journalism and earned media to be the most credible source of information. Advertising is a distant third. Their study was published in the Journal of Promotion Management and summarized in a piece for the Institute for Public Relations ( IPR ).

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Mark My Words

JUNE 15, 2018

The cost of journalism and the will of many people to go into journalism is diminishing dependŠ whatever the rhetoric, the corporate rhetoric has been placed out. This was a story in The Sun, a New York newspaper, a penny dreadful, 1835. I’m just going to show one slide, how do I make this. This is life on the moon.

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Policies Industry Newspapers Interviews 60

NewsWhip

JULY 29, 2020

These tend to be old-school newspapers that have been around for decades, and have grown into national news organizations. The common thread among all the stories was personal narratives, whether that be feel-good or asking for support of some form, with one major outlier being WFLA advertising the full moon date. Benedict Nicholson.

Local 88

Local Comparison Trends Television 88

Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 11, 2013

Apart from the usual layoffs, cost reduction, and restructuring, we have seen newspapers and magazines getting thinner, TV stations cutting back on programming, and several publications and channels are on the block. It is rightly said that PR and journalism are interdependent. The Monday and Saturday papers will remain unaffected.

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Digital PR Newspapers Advertising Advertising 85