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Nonprofit Local News Gains Steam

PRSay

It was refreshing to hear Todd’s optimistic vision for a future in which a more independent news media will regain the public’s trust and return to covering local communities with a sense of shared values. For PR professionals, being able to work with trustworthy, engaged and ethical journalists to tell our clients’ stories is crucial.

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Future of PR: 2020 edition

Stephen Waddington

Tackling fake news and disinformation: an ethical issue that strikes at the heart of practice 6. Advertising value equivalent (AVE) is at the sharp end of this issue. She believes the same issues apply in advertising and PR. Each corporate PRCA member will be expected to engage with a local school each year. What we do 5.

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Pitch Imperfect: PR’s Lost Art

Flatiron Communications

2017 : Can the ethical breakdown of political PR with its purposefully spread false narratives poison other industry sectors? For 2018 , I thought we’d get back to basics even as the PR profession is overwrought with more communications tools and disciplines than I could have imagined climbing into the PR trenches decades ago.

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Hopes, Dreams and Sage Advice: 40+ Marketing and PR predictions for 2023

Sword and the Script

There are ethical and practical issues around it, but it’s a breakthrough that’s all the more impressive given the expectation of an improved, next-gen model next year. Local news and indy journalism more trusted. “I I predict the continued rise in readership of local news channels and independent journalism.

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Artificial Endorsers

Mindful Marketing

.” The company crafted Miquela’s persona to be that of a “ 19-year-old Brazilian-American model , musical artist, and influencer” who appears to hang out in hip New York and Los Angeles locales, with real-life celebrities. So, the question: Is it ethical for organizations to employ virtual influencers?

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Future of local news report is a grim read

Stephen Waddington

Social media has replaced local news in communities across the UK. It is weakening community engagement and participation in local democracy. The collapse of local news is a crisis that has played out in plain sight over the past two decades. Local news has faced an assault on two fronts. Rumours are commonplace.

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Archie’s first podcast: Meghan and Harry feature 19-month-old son in star-studded first Spotify episode and coax him into wishing listeners a Happy New Year in his American accent

Mark My Words

With his mother and grandmother Doria Ragland, both Americans, it is likely he is picking up their accent which will be reinforced if he attends a local playgroup. ’ Meghan also asks: ‘Archie, is it fun?

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