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Let the Sun Shine: Restricting the Press Restricts Markets

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When a newspaper closes, the local government’s borrowing costs rise because diminished scrutiny makes investors less comfortable,” according to a 2019 Journal of Financial Economics report.

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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. On Tuesday, October 11, 2016, at 8:30 p.m. John Gray, Co-Founder of Mentionmapp.

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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. Daily newspaper circulation in the United States has fallen from its height of 61.8 About 2,200 local print newspapers have closed since 2005, cutting the number of newspaper journalists by more than half between 2008 and 2020.

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The clickbait media economy is toxic

Stephen Waddington

Stories about people in the public eye such as celebrities, politicians and sportsmen and women sell newspapers. The Government has revealed its intention to slim down the BBC and radically overhaul its funding model. They also drive clicks and engagement on social media. It will get worse before it gets better. What can you do?

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What people think vs. What people think about

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but Martin and Garz proved that round, milestone numbers around unemployment rates increased newspaper coverage by 10%. Intuitively, most people understand the relative newsworthiness of a milestone that can be expressed as a round number, e.g. 1 billion users, 5% unemployment, 50% faster, etc.,

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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 Evolution Of Corporate Social Responsibility In PR: A Snapshot

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

In one of the first ever media stunts, Bernays alerted the press that the protests would be happening and instructed the women to tell their stories to the major outlets of the time: newsreels, newspapers, and the three press associations. government during World War I. Female empowerment or exploitation by men?

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