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How an underground high school newspaper led to a 10+ year blog

Communications Conversations

Last Saturday, there was a wonderful article in the Variety section of the Minneapolis Star Tribune about groups of kids who had started neighborhood newspapers during the pandemic. I can’t tell you how much I loved that article–for a couple reasons. People want to learn more about their communities!

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The #PRStudChat Community Celebrates “Ethics Month” With a September 15th Discussion

Deirdre Breakenridge

The month is jam-packed with twitter chats, webinars, blog posts, newspaper articles, and in-person presentations. He will engage students, professionals and educators in a community chat session focusing on the importance of ethics in our professional communication. … Read more.

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Public Relations Skills

PR for Anyone

As a real estate agent, it’s important to be the “famous” agent in your community. Getting local media coverage makes you a star in your community. This is a free media query service where media outlets are looking for sources and quotes for national magazine articles, television shows, newspapers, and blogs. It’s Google.

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Online newsroom makes college a community information hub

Presspage

With newspapers and TV stations shrinking their staffs these days, how does an organization get attention for its events and accomplishments? That means it’s a hub of academic activity as well as a resource for a community that is both a tourist attraction and center of industry on the Gulf Coast, Eddleman says. ”

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Remembering D. Parke Gibson, a Passionate Advocate for Race Relations and Public Relations

PRSay

The following article first appeared in the February 2008 issue of PR Tactics. We are republishing the article here in honor of Black History Month. In 1969, Gibson published “The $30 Billion Negro,” an examination of the consumer strength of the African American community. Established in 1990, the D.

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5 Benefits of Media Relations

Landis PR

Example: pitch a story on a newly opened hiking trail to an outdoors editor at a local newspaper who also has a following on social media. Go for a bylined article in a trade publication or research journal. Where you are communicates who you are. His/her audience is your target. Is your brand quirky, fun and irreverent?

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Public Relations and the Press: A Powerful Partnership

PRSay

On April 27, Bloomberg published an inaccurate, one-sided piece titled “Public Relations Jobs Boom as Buffet Sees Newspapers Dying.”. As the article noted, billionaire investor Warren Buffet sees the traditional newspaper slipping away. It’s imperative that public relations and journalism remain equal and accountable.

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