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Nonprofit Local News Gains Steam

PRSay

Another force turning people away from national news programs has been the public’s addiction to social media, which amplifies negativity and often sidesteps facts in favor of unsubstantiated opinion and innuendo, he said. Most affected were local news outlets that are independently operated or owned by small media chains.

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How the Canadian Newspaper Industry Can Adapt to Changes

Business Wire

By Jean-Adrien Delicano, Media Relations Specialist, Business Wire Another month, another round of layoffs and “restructuring” in the Canadian media world. In March 2017, Postmedia Network, Canada’s largest newspaper company, announced 54 layoffs at the Vancouver Sun and Vancouver Province newsrooms.

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Meet the Media: Josh Fisher, Executive Editor or FleetOwner

Bianchi Biz Blog

While working in local news in the Northeast, I covered a few big hurricanes and major blizzards that ravaged the area. Covering Hurricane Sandy in 2012 was an adventure that included a lot of adrenaline and little sleep in the “early days” of using social media for good. I started off covering education and other local issues.

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Meet the Media: Vesna Brajkovic, Managing Editor of Heavy Duty Trucking & TruckingInfo.com

Bianchi Biz Blog

By the end of my junior year I was running the paper, and one of my stories got picked up by a local newspaper. From there I went on to freelance for community newspapers around Milwaukee, and got a part-time job at a business-to-business publisher covering aviation for three sister magazines. I haven’t looked back since.

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Changes in journalism impacting PR

Prakkypedia

The report stated: “The committee was particularly struck by the number of journalist jobs that have been lost in the last few years, which some evidence suggested was approximately 3000–3200 positions between 2012 and late-2017.

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Meet the Media: Sebastian Blanco, Automotive Freelance Reporter

Bianchi Biz Blog

Freelancing means you never know what you’ll be writing about on any given day, so my portfolio has broadened in surprising ways since starting this freelance version of a career back in 2017. It was for the local newspaper (I miss those) and about a kid getting his Eagle Badge.

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How To Successfully Work With Your PR Firm in 2018

Mora Communications

Media begets media. A newspaper story can lead to a magazine piece, which can lead to a radio interview, which in time could very well lead to national TV coverage. . Local print publications have different needs than national print. Monthly publications are on a different schedule than daily newspapers.

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