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How the Canadian Newspaper Industry Can Adapt to Changes

Business Wire

In March 2017, Postmedia Network, Canada’s largest newspaper company, announced 54 layoffs at the Vancouver Sun and Vancouver Province newsrooms. Perhaps none have been affected more than print newspapers. Hinds is optimistic that the newspaper industry can take advantage. “We

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10 insights for public relations from the 2017 European Communications Monitor

Stephen Waddington

The ECM 2017 survey is based on responses from 3,387 communication professionals in 50 countries. The ECM 2017 survey was organised by the European Public Relations Education and Research Association (EUPRERA) and the European Association of Communication Directors (EACD), with support from PRIME Research. #1 5 Hypermodernity.

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Future of local news report is a grim read

Stephen Waddington

Advertising has shifted to internet mediated platforms such as Google and Facebook, and print sales have declined. It has given rise to so-called ghost newspapers produced by groups such as Newsquest and Reach. Local newspapers aren’t recognised as community assets Historically a local newspaper has been integrated into its community.

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Can Print Still Flourish in The Age of Digital? An Interview with Star Tribune Magazine’s Sue Campbell

MaccaPR

Has digital media – from Huffington Post , Google News and BuzzFeed to Kindle e-books, Twitter and (God help us) more than 8 million blogs – finally vanquished Print? Recent headlines provide brutal evidence: Condé Nast announced last December it was shutting down the print version of Self magazine to go online-only. Long Live Print”!

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Nonprofit Local News Gains Steam

PRSay

Already decimated by staff reductions, many print and broadcast newsrooms have been acquired by large corporations that are often more interested in online clicks and monetizing news than in factual reporting, Todd said. Most affected were local news outlets that are independently operated or owned by small media chains.

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Future of local news report is a grim read

Wadds Inc.

Advertising has shifted to internet mediated platforms such as Google and Facebook, and print sales have declined. It has given rise to so-called ghost newspapers produced by groups such as Newsquest and Reach. Local newspapers aren’t recognised as community assets Historically a local newspaper has been integrated into its community.

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Bots v scoops: What Rudd-gate tells us about media influence

Mark My Words

Take the Sunday Times’s big splash this week revealing findings from its investigation into Labour’s dominance on twitter during the 2017 election. We’re constantly told that newspapers are on life support; lucky to have made it this far but putting off the inevitable print apocalypse. Newspapers still matter.