Stuart Bruce

JUNE 5, 2014

Today the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg ruled in favour of the Public Relations Consultants Association (PRCA) and Meltwater in their five-year battle with the UK’s Newspaper Licensing Agency (NLA). This is a victory for common sense and the CJEU ruling is another great example of why the UK is better off in Europe than out.

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Prakkypedia

APRIL 23, 2019

In Ricky Gervais’s latest TV series, After Life , he’s a writer at a free community newspaper. After several grumpy episodes interviewing local people about their so-called “stories”, Ricky’s character has an epiphany. He says ‘ everybody deserves to be in their local paper’ at least once in their lives.

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PR for Anyone

MARCH 24, 2020

Be Newsworthy My biggest piece of advice when it comes to publicity is to start locally. Local media loves to cover stories about local businesses. Those are all topics that interest local media. An accountant can talk about new tax laws and what that means for local businesses. Make your business newsworthy.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MARCH 18, 2022

Or, it may well be a local announcement, or a highly visual one, so plan accordingly. For example, a media alert can be sent to the local broadcast outlets, weekly magazines and daily newspapers. . Since an alert is essentially an invitation to cover an announcement or event, you will consider how exclusive it is.

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HMA Public Relations

DECEMBER 5, 2024

This past year, 127 newspapers closed, leaving 55 million Americans with little to no access to local news. In this episode of Copper State of Mind, Abbie Fink discusses the importance of local journalism, why it’s disappearing and what we can do to stay informed. Take a listen!

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Communications Conversations

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Supporting stat: According to the study by Felix Simon and Lucas Graves, more than two-thirds of leading newspapers (69%) across the EU and US were operating some kind of online paywall as of 2019, a trend that has increased since 2017 according to the researchers, with the US seeing an increase from 60% to 76%. Newspapers are struggling.

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Deirdre Breakenridge

OCTOBER 5, 2016

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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Cision

OCTOBER 6, 2016

Although your executives may get excited when an acquaintance at the gym compliments them on their local business journal profile, they’re going to get a lot more excited when you can show them your PR efforts generated revenue for your organization. Shared Media. Shared media is also known as social media.

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Cision

APRIL 25, 2017

The AP’s ramped-up fact-checking efforts have gotten good responses from its customers – local and national newspapers, broadcast news stations, and other news organizations alike – who have responded by adding fact-checking tactics into their own day-to-day efforts.

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PRSay

JULY 1, 2022

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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Communications Conversations

JANUARY 8, 2021

newspapers have shed HALF their newsroom employees since 2008. And, we’re seeing more community and local newspapers close shop every day. Locally, here in Minnesota, we’ve seen a number of community newspapers close just this year. According to Pew , U.S. And, if you’ve read the St.

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NewsWhip

JULY 29, 2020

We looked back at the local publishers that are seeing significant engagement in two different countries, looking at both the United States and the United Kingdom. . So we decided to analyze the local stories and publishers that are getting the most public interest. Local-national publishers. The top local U.S.

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The Resolution Blog

JULY 8, 2022

Having started journalism at just 10 years old; helping at a local newspaper network that her family managed, Donna progressed & became a global journalist for Reuters and the BBC. In this episode I interview Donna Loughlin, she is the founder & owner of PR firm LMGPR and host of podcast ‘Before It Happened.

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PR for Anyone

APRIL 21, 2020

Part One of ‘Public Relations Management First of all, you have to think about your local market. That being said, there is a huge opportunity to stand out locally. But start really watching your local news. See what your newspaper is saying. You need to spend time on Google and concentrate locally.

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Contently - Strategy

MAY 11, 2024

Naturally, we turned to our go-to expert on all things local and delicious: Google. As a frequent traveler, I type in Google searches like this all the time, whether I’m looking for a satisfying slice or a sweaty HIIT class (I’ve got two speeds) — and this is precisely why local SEO content strategy is so critical for businesses.

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Agility PR Solutions

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

Dozens of local journalists at Gannett newspapers across the country. More than 1,000 journalists lost their jobs recently as Verizon Media, BuzzFeed and Gannett announced deep cuts to their newsrooms. HuffPost’s entire Opinion section. The national desk at BuzzFeed.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

AUGUST 30, 2021

Recently, we sent out a pitch offering our client LiveIntent , to discuss the importance of local newspapers and their email newsletters amid changes due to COVID-19. There’s not a single, breaking story to react to, but rather a steady stream of developments in the category that makes it a natural trend for commentary and content.

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PR for Anyone

OCTOBER 11, 2021

If you are pitching national publications, you have to submit 4 months in advance, regional is 2 months, and local newspapers and television are two weeks unless it’s breaking news. One important thing to note is the media calendar. Here are a few ideas to get you started. A simple Google search can help you find more.

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Cision

AUGUST 12, 2016

Getting coverage in the most widely circulated newspaper in the country is no easy feat, but the powerful reach of USA Today makes it a highly desirable target for PR professionals. USA Today occupies a unique space in the exclusive club of top tier national newspapers. If a trend is more regional, is it happening elsewhere?

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Communications Conversations

MAY 21, 2020

Last Saturday, there was a wonderful article in the Variety section of the Minneapolis Star Tribune about groups of kids who had started neighborhood newspapers during the pandemic. First, we need more local journalism–whether it’s professional or not. And second, school newspapers are in my blood. when I was 17.

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The Stalwart Blog

JULY 25, 2017

Regardless of your political leanings, this strategy of "don't be everything to everyone" could stand as a model for other newspapers to follow. . While understandable, this strategy will only accelerate the demise of newspapers. This approach is also playing out well in certain cities with hyper local or niche outlets.

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Agility PR Solutions

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

Do newspapers still have ad power? They sure do in the Great White North, according to a new study from News Media Canada, which found that printed newspaper ads engage Canadians more than any other medium, print or digital. The post Print newspapers still drive best ad engagement in Canada appeared first on Agility PR Solutions.

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Axia PR

JULY 21, 2024

While television and newspapers have long been Americans' go-to sources for local news, new data shows that interpersonal channels like word-of-mouth and social media are growing in importance. A 2024 Pew Research Center report finds that these tech-enabled pathways now rival traditional outlets' roles in local news dissemination.

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PRSay

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

The traditional notion of “bad press” is negative coverage in a reputable journalism outlet that exposes legitimate complaints about a company — for example, coverage of a shareholder lawsuit, or a scandal about workplace conditions in a local or national newspaper. PR teams have been handling these kinds of events for years.

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PRSay

OCTOBER 16, 2020

3, Americans will cast their votes for President and for state and local candidates. Communicators have “a lot of great partners out there” who can help provide their employees with local voting information, said panelist Kelly Mason, director of corporate communications at Levi Strauss & Co.,

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Cision

JUNE 16, 2017

This was in conjunction with a newspaper ad that explained the changes, along with updated social media profiles and a website redesign. They can help answer questions and address concerns locally while championing the brand to employees who may be attached to old messaging. Take all your properties into account.

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Shift Communications

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

For example, if I get a small mention in the local newspaper about SHIFT Communications that doesn’t have attribution, a clickstream, or a call to action, it would take an extensive research project to find out the true impact of that article.

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Communications Conversations

JUNE 15, 2021

In fact, according to one Wired article , 76 percent of American newspapers used a paywall in 2019, up from 60 percent just two years before. And, the stats tell us most people aren’t inclined to pay for a lot of these newspaper or media subscriptions. And, it’s not just the New York Times’ of the world either.

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Stephen Waddington

OCTOBER 10, 2018

Local Facebook pages and groups are replacing local media according to research from Braintree, Essex. By Dan Slee If there’s one thing I can tell you it’s that Facebook groups and pages in a local area are huge. No wonder that the small ads of newspapers have been gutted. Dan Slee shares his workings in this guest post.

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Stephen Waddington

OCTOBER 10, 2018

Facebook pages and groups are replacing local media according to research from Braintree, Essex. By Dan Slee If there’s one thing I can tell you it’s that Facebook groups and pages in a local area are huge. No wonder that the small ads of newspapers have been gutted. Overall, 15 per cent of content was local government-related.

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PR for Anyone

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Getting local media coverage makes you a star in your community. Here are some tips to create newsworthy story ideas: 1) Take a national trend or study and show how it relates to the local market (Trulia, Inman, Realtor.com and other regularly do studies and research). This is what you use to attract and pitch the media. It’s Google.

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Stephen Waddington

JUNE 25, 2020

Local news is most valued but is on life support. Consumption of printed newspapers has fallen as lockdowns undermine physical distribution. But in both these countries a significant minority are now taking out more than one subscription, often adding a local or specialist publication. Print is down but digital is booming.

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Stephen Waddington

JUNE 13, 2019

News media in pain Newspaper brands continue to suffer as readers shift from print to digital. Popular newspaper brands have suffered double digit falls in print circulation with the Daily Star (-18%), Daily Mirror (-13%), and Daily Express (-12%) hardest hit.

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Cision

MAY 18, 2017

Searching for these types of conversations can be extremely beneficial if we are targeting users in certain locales. While it might be tedious to search geolocation by geolocation for images that can lead us to conversations, the more hyper-local our marketing goals are, the more value this approach will have.

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Agility PR Solutions

APRIL 23, 2020

When I was in middle and high school (long before social media), I looked forward to reading the Dear Abby and Ann Landers advice columns in the local newspaper. It was fascinating to read the pearls of wisdom that Abby and Ann offered their troubled readers to make things all better. In recent weeks, the […].

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Stephen Waddington

APRIL 14, 2020

Newspaper circulation during the COVID-19 crisis has been hit by as much as a third by newsagents closing and a reduction in footfall on the high street, across travel hubs and in supermarkets. Local and national newsprint impacted The crisis is indiscriminate in its impact on local and national media.

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PR Job Coach

MARCH 29, 2012

For example, if you have given a speech to the Rotary Club about the state of ecommerce in local communities, post your presentation on Slideshare, the video on YouTube and add the respective link in your Facebook feed. If there is coverage in your local newspaper, post the web link in your feed.

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