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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. At the same time, however, the advertising revenue that local news organizations have long counted on has continued to drop.

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Facebook is local media

Stephen Waddington

Local Facebook pages and groups are replacing local media according to research from Braintree, Essex. By Dan Slee If there’s one thing I can tell you it’s that Facebook groups and pages in a local area are huge. Exploring a community In September last year I set about counting the Facebook groups and pages in Braintree.

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Facebook is local media

Stephen Waddington

Facebook pages and groups are replacing local media according to research from Braintree, Essex. By Dan Slee If there’s one thing I can tell you it’s that Facebook groups and pages in a local area are huge. Exploring a community In September last year I set about counting the Facebook groups and pages in Braintree. A lot huge.

Local 60
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Changes in journalism impacting PR

Prakkypedia

The Australian Senate Select Committee on the Future of Public Interest Journalism released its findings in February 2018. The rounds covered by a mainstream newspaper today may not be assigned a specialist reporter tomorrow – say goodbye, in some cases, to environmental reporters, science reporters, local government reporters and more.

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The Complete Guide to PR Stunts

5W PR

Top Publicity Stunts of 2017-2018. It’s safe to say that PR has seen some incredible creations over the course of 2017 and 2018. Community Involvement. Newspapers, commercials and billboards aren’t ineffective, but these days the Internet spreads ideas the quickest. What Makes a Successful PR Stunt?

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Future of PR: 2020 edition

Stephen Waddington

Public service media is failing the public Thank you My thanks to the following communities and individuals. The project has brought me into contact with a new community of more than 50 thinkers and doers. The #FuturePRoof community goes from strength-to-strength. It’s pushed me to read more widely and think more critically.

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How I 1st-Drafted an 87,000-Word Self-Help Book over 46 Days in 2018*

ZudePR

BUT this is 2018 not 1918. However, I spent most of the time working at my local health club for the sociability. On 9 January 2018, full of trepidation, I opened a new Google Doc and put finger to keyboard for the first time.). #10 And yes, I’m sure James Joyce didn’t have to format for epub. I had nowhere left to hide.

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