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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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Social Media Overtakes Print Newspapers as News Source

PRSay

For the first time, social media has surpassed print newspapers as a news source for Americans, Pew Research Center finds. adults said they often get news from social media, compared to 16 percent from print newspapers. News websites are the next most common source, followed by radio, social media and print newspapers.

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Meet the Media: Bobby Mace, Publisher and Author at Transmission Digest

Bianchi Biz Blog

Away from Transmission Digest, I spent several years writing a satirical column for a local, every-other-week newspaper. How long have you been in journalism and how did you get started? I started with high school and college newspapers. It’s been more than 50 years.

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Maxim Behar: Social media is the realm of free speech, which makes our world better

Maxim Behar

Twenty to twenty-five years ago, we fought for diversity of opinions on television and in newspapers. And I don't want to belittle the journalist profession - journalism is extremely responsible, influential, and highly qualified because it influences society. There is unlimited freedom. You, me, and many others own media.

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Is Traditional Media Still Relevant in PR?

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

As more of us get our news digitally, newspapers have taken the hardest hit; however, the estimated total US daily newspaper circulation (print and digital combined) in 2022 was 20.9 AM/FM radio is currently America’s number one mass-reach media, reaching 84% of American adults 18 and older.

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How Social Media Is Paving a New Path for Journalism

Cision

More than half of journalists surveyed in Cision’s recent Social Journalism Study believe that they would not be able to carry out their work without turning to their social media accounts for help. Citizen journalism is a tricky subject, and will most certainly continue to be debated upon as social media continues to evolve.

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Pew Study Finds Americans Still Prefer Watching to Reading the News

PRSay

The survey also revealed that: Fewer Americans are relying on newspapers. The survey reflected the country’s declining dependence on print media; only 7 percent of respondents, compared with 2016’s 11 percent, say they rely on newspapers to stay connected to current events. Radio is still a popular medium.

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