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Spotlight on a Solo PR Pro: Meet Stu Opperman, APR

Solo PR Pro

When he arrived on campus, however, he was amazed by the student-run broadcast stations, including radio and TV stations that would actually compete in the local market for ratings. “I When he graduated from the University of Florida, Stu was in the market for a full-time position in radio.

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Being Smart and Strategic When Navigating the Current News Cycle

PRSay

When H1N1 was a major storyline in 2009, coverage of the issue spiked for several months before finally tapering off, which means that you’ll need to be prepared for the long haul and keep in touch with your sources. The medical producer at a local TV affiliate mentioned that COVID-19 “rules life right now.”

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A call for a public inquiry into the impact of media and tech on democracy

Stephen Waddington

The local media and broadcast media has done a good job in holding political campaigns to account against the wave of disinformation online. Facebook’s digital doorstep Facebook has become one of the most influential political source thanks to targeting and local groups. Homelessness in England fell between 2003 and 2009.

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Social Sharing Feeds Our Appetite for News

David PR Group

A few years ago when traveling to meet a client, a story about his business was published in the local newspaper that very morning. You don’t get your local paper?” Well, I get The Wall Street Journal at my house, but I dropped the local paper a while ago,” he said. “If He handed me a faxed copy of the article—not an original.

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

Masters in Communications

Today, we use many information sources to see what is going on around us, locally, nationally, and globally, with more emerging all the time. Typically, it is synonymous with broadcast and print media: radio, TV, and film (small and large screen), print media, and advertising. Mass communication aims to meet these needs.

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