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The #PRStudChat Community Discusses PR, Twitter & Politics on Tuesday, October 11th

Deirdre Breakenridge

ET, the #PRStudChat Community will gather to discuss PR, Twitter and Politics from local cities to the state houses to the national government, all while reaching and communicating to a global audience focused on this year’s election. There is a lot to learn (and will be learned) from this mainstream news channel.

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Nonprofit Local News Gains Steam

PRSay

It was refreshing to hear Todd’s optimistic vision for a future in which a more independent news media will regain the public’s trust and return to covering local communities with a sense of shared values. At the same time, however, the advertising revenue that local news organizations have long counted on has continued to drop.

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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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4 Things We Can Learn from PR Practitioners in Africa

Cision

Here are four of the most valuable tips we can learn from communicators in Africa. Make friends with local influencers. For this reason, South African professionals in particular have become adept at making friends with local influencers. In rural parts of Africa, local influencers are often the village chiefs.

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

Stephen Waddington

Critics, including the Government, claim Loach and Paul Laverty’s portrayal of the state are exaggerated but data tells a contrary story. He criticised the Government for dismissing foodbank usage in the UK as the norm in western countries and for failing to proactively tackle food poverty.

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Book review: The Company and the Activist Going Beyond PR

Wadds Inc.

Activism is making headlines worldwide right now for both good and bad reasons, whether its political and social pressure on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programmes in the US or environmental lobby groups taking the UK government to court over North Sea oilfield licenses. By its nature, activism involves firmly held opinions.

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Pride Month in a Year of Loathing: Allies Needed

PRSay

Government is warning LGBTQ people about the potential for attacks overseas and counseling caution for travelers planning trips. DEI programs are being dismantled at universities and in state governments. It’s about speaking out for our equality and that of every other marginalized community. For everyone.