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The #PRStudChat Community Discusses PR Education and Learning on October 13th

Deirdre Breakenridge

ET, the #PRStudChat community will gather to discuss PR education and learning in the classroom. PR professionals, educators and students will engage in a community discussion to share their perspectives on PR learning today. How has your PR education prepared you for your career? See” you on the 13th! More about Ai Zhang.

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5 content lessons from Axios’ local e-newsletters

Communications Conversations

But, their local e-newsletters are infiltrating markets like MSP and changing the media landscape. The local MSP version is one of the few I read every single day. For me, it’s a super easy way to stay on top of the biggest local news in about 5 minutes. Then sell–but do it in subtle and almost educational ways.

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Recap Part I: #PRStudChat Discusses PR Education & Learning

Deirdre Breakenridge

After all, I am an educator, right? Compared to many other seasoned educators, I still have a lot to learn and reflect upon. Since graduate school, a question that has been in my mind is whether or not undergraduate PR education is teaching students the necessary skill- and knowledge-set to succeed in today’s job market.

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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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Part II: PR Education & Learning – A Recap of the October #PRStudChat Twitter Discussion

Deirdre Breakenridge

What are your recommendations for improving PR education? . There were a lot of different answers and great suggestions, but one theme strongly stood out: the need to make PR education more applicable to the industry, which I wholeheartedly agree. I think that as educators, we can also think of ourselves as PR professionals.

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Behind the Headlines With Connie Partoyan

Cision

I am excited about being part of an evolving industry where local influence is growing in importance. It is a lot more integrated, targeted and localized. and in local communities. Also, local news continues to be relevant. nearly nine in 10 residents follow local news closely – and about half do so very closely.

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4 Things We Can Learn from PR Practitioners in Africa

Cision

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. Doing so can bolster your reputation and establish positive relationships with local audiences.

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