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What people think vs. What people think about

Onclusive

JULY 27, 2021

“Fools… are apt to think that events exogenously give us the news by jumping out at us, but, in fact, the news media are choosing the news because their financial success depends on their stories’ viral impact,” wrote Nobel prize-winning economist, Robert Shiller in his book called Narrative Economics.

Public Affairs

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Behind the Headlines With Matt Sutton

Cision

MARCH 30, 2016

Being in a more senior role gives me more of an ability to strengthen existing relationships and connect with other organizations that need our help communicating issues in a way that can affect policy change and improve the overall state of their industry or field. My daily newspaper of choice is…The New York Times. Rapid Fire Round.

Public Affairs

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Healthcare Communication Strategies During Pandemic

5W PR

AUGUST 12, 2020

Keep healthcare staff informed about COVID-19 policies. With the frequent policy changes accompanying developments in the management of COVID-19, healthcare facilities need to update and distribute new internal communication strategies on a regular basis. Alerting staff members will help seamless transitions to new policies. #2.

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7 Lessons Every Marketer Can Learn From The CrossFit Instagram Crisis

MaccaPR

FEBRUARY 19, 2018

USA Today and TV stations ravaged the CrossFit brand (a typical headline in a UK newspaper: “Booty Shame: CrossFit trainer blasted for sharing snaps of female clients bent over in the gym”). One defender of the gym owner protested: "it was never intended to be posted to Facebook or go ‘viral.’" Facebook page ) and.

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The Gilded Lilly: A Cautionary Tale

Flatiron Communications

MAY 29, 2015

When I worked on the 100th anniversary of Ochs-Sulzberger family ownership of The New York Times , CBS “Sunday Morning” committed to a segment for which it requested to shoot inside the vaunted newspaper’s newsroom. We had to decline.

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How to Prepare a PR Crisis Plan

Prohibition

JANUARY 14, 2022

In today’s world, a negative story about your brand or organisation could go viral in an instant. Searching Google News for “XYZ e-commerce brand” might turn up an article by a local newspaper about problems customers are having with your company’s shipping process. What is a PR Crisis Plan? Please know that these things happen.

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State of Digital PR Report (2025)

Buzzstream

JANUARY 7, 2025

Ive also seen more and more publications with strict no-link policies, so trying to convert unlinked mentions is less fruitful.) Amelia Selby PR Manager, SEOTravel Campaigns are much less likely to go ‘viral’ in today’s media landscape and most PR campaigns get significantly less links than they used to.

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Behind the Headlines With Dan Gregory

Cision

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

My first position was at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), a foreign policy and international security think tank. As a communication professional surrounded by policy experts, I wasn’t immediately sure how I could contribute. My daily newspaper of choice is…The Washington Post.

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#20: Building the bridge between infrastructure and data-driven media intelligence

NewsWhip

JUNE 23, 2021

Infrastructure is a pillar of today’s society but it is also a major topic at the center of policy and public debate. People like my colleague, Jonathan Scharff, who’s one of the smartest people I know and real infrastructure policy expert. Zach Silber, Chief Innovation Officer, Kivvit. Brett Lofgren. You can just happen.

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Royal Family puts Martin Bashir interview aside to embrace BBC and social media, but told to be wary of TikTok

Mark My Words

OCTOBER 13, 2022

King Charles is enjoying a honeymoon period with newspapers which once ridiculed his environmental passions, aided by the Queen Consort’s down-to-earth style and, some say, an unpopular new Prime Minister soaking up public discontent. When Harry talks about mental health, he makes it sound very personal.”

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The Essential Guide to Mass Communication: History, Methods, Ethics, and the Future

Masters in Communications

FEBRUARY 12, 2022

Way before newspapers, the Romans and Greeks used scrolls, Egyptians used papyrus, and ancient China used a form of paper to distribute information, even if that information was limited to an inner circle of elites or an educated few in those cases. China is credited with starting the world's first newspaper.

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General Election 2019: Two sides to every story

Stephen Waddington

DECEMBER 24, 2019

The photo was featured in every newspaper the next day and even placed on the cover of the manifesto. It is certainly true that sales of local newspapers have declined but their websites and other local websites want to carry images of high profile people making their local area special. Boris readily agreed.

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“Potentially concerning”

Mark My Words

SEPTEMBER 11, 2015

Yet where once this was the domain of alarmist titles with looney tune approaches to public policy the Alzheimer’s story was carried by virtually all papers, even reaching the venerable heights of the FT. As the election outcome demonstrates newspapers have the potential to shape some quarters of public opinion.

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