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Facebook is local media

Stephen Waddington

Local Facebook pages and groups are replacing local media according to research from Braintree, Essex. By Dan Slee If there’s one thing I can tell you it’s that Facebook groups and pages in a local area are huge. A Facebook group set-up by two people banned from a pub. Facebook is not just a global platform.

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Facebook is local media

Stephen Waddington

Facebook pages and groups are replacing local media according to research from Braintree, Essex. By Dan Slee If there’s one thing I can tell you it’s that Facebook groups and pages in a local area are huge. Exploring a community In September last year I set about counting the Facebook groups and pages in Braintree.

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Help support foodbanks and food poverty by starting in your local community

Stephen Waddington

How to help If you’ve watched I, Daniel Blake and want to help tackle the issue there’s a really simple way in which you can help in your own community. Add a few extra groceries into your weekly shop and leave them at the collection point at your local supermarket. Here’s a list if you’re wondering what to donate.

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Where can I find clients who need my PR services?

Remote PR Jobs

Networking Meetups: Smaller, local events that bring together professionals from various fields can be particularly useful for building casual, organic relationships within your community. International Association of Business Communicators (IABC): This association provides a range of resources, conferences, and a directory of members.

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Ricky Gervais is right (and wrong) about the local paper

Prakkypedia

In Ricky Gervais’s latest TV series, After Life , he’s a writer at a free community newspaper. After several grumpy episodes interviewing local people about their so-called “stories”, Ricky’s character has an epiphany. He says ‘ everybody deserves to be in their local paper’ at least once in their lives.

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Facebook Unfriends News, and it’s a Shame

Flack's Revenge

I had to smile when I read that Facebook’s reducing news content in the newsfeed. Just recall the headlines: May 2016 – Facebook is accused of liberal bias in the feed. Just recall the headlines: May 2016 – Facebook is accused of liberal bias in the feed. March 2017 – Facebook launches new AI tool to fight fake news.

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Innovative PR Strategies for the Healthcare Industry: Beyond the Press Release

The Hoyt Organization

This means engaging with audiences where they spend the most time – Facebook, TikTok, X, and other social media channels. They’re listening to soundbites on podcasts, and being “entertained” by hyper-localized and unique, but relevant, content that captures and holds their attention.