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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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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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Faces & Markets of PRGN: France – A Blend of Tradition and Innovation

Bianchi Biz Blog

Despite bureaucratic hurdles, high taxes, and rigid labor laws posing challenges, France’s economy remains resilient, with government initiatives aimed at fostering entrepreneurship and foreign investment. Do not copy-paste the global comms strategy: The media will not pick up info that is not local-relevant. Be patient.

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Increasing Your Media Coverage Through Storytelling

PRSay

Whether you serve a large corporation, small nonprofit, major research university or municipal government, at some point your boss has probably said, “We need more media attention. Which students at your local college or university are already making the world a better place, and how are they doing it? Can you make it happen?”

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PR Has Evolved Since First ‘Public Relations Handbook’ in 1967, but Some Values Are Timeless

PRSay

There were newspapers, magazines, wire services, trade publications, TV and radio. About 2,200 local print newspapers have closed since 2005, cutting the number of newspaper journalists by more than half between 2008 and 2020. Three major broadcast networks dominated TV. Widespread use of the internet didn’t occur until the 1990s.

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The defensive PR practitioner

Prakkypedia

I was part of a PR panel on ABC radio recently. (I In my experience, it usually occurs in organisations with a political focus (ranging from local government to federal government, to lobby groups or industry associations). I had to take care to squeeze the headphones on over my hair, held up in a bun).

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Faces & Markets of PRGN: Malaysia – The Future-Forward and Business Ready Market

Bianchi Biz Blog

Malaysia’s robust financial and banking sectors, pro-business policies, well-developed infrastructure, and government support make it an easy place to conduct business. Efforts to combat misinformation involve collaborative initiatives between the government, media entities, and civil society.

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