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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.”. Local media investment.

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S&T Live Recap: Local News Deserts Leave Residents Uninformed, Encourage Misinformation

PRSay

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. Franklin, director of the Local News Initiative at Northwestern’s Medill School of Journalism, Media, and Integrated Marketing Communications, was PRSA’s guest on Nov.

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MediaPulse | A Weekly Media Round-Up

Cision

New Launches: Neil deGrasse Tyson premiered Star Talk , a late-night science and pop-culture show based on his radio show of the same name ( Space.com ); and new site Weedhorn launched on April 20 (probably not a coincidence) with the aim to make marijuana consumption more mainstream ( Fast Company ).

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The Changing Face of Public Relations in Government; Off Script #30: Merritt Allen of Vox Optima

Sword and the Script

She says she worked in radio long before earning a commission, but the Navy saw fit to assign her as a weapons officer. Merritt Allen is the owner and executive director of Vox Optima , which is a strategic communications firm with a long history of working with the government.

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On becoming a PRIA Fellow

Prakkypedia

That means I’ve worked as a press secretary, country journalist, government journalist, website manager, digital content manager, social media consultant and PR consultant. Stepping into the darkroom at the Whyalla News and rolling my own film to take photographs, when journalism was already beginning to shed and combine jobs to save money.

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

Stuart Bruce

And thank you Aaron for that fascinating insight into how social media has changed journalism. We’ll look at ethics and governance. Edward Snowdon wants us to be afraid of big government prying into our lives. Private companies pose more of a threat than governments ever could. You’re a danger to your employer.

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Prakky’s pick: Top sources of Australian media news

Prakkypedia

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. Download This Show.

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