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Nonprofit Local News Gains Steam

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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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PR Has Evolved Since First ‘Public Relations Handbook’ in 1967, but Some Values Are Timeless

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There were newspapers, magazines, wire services, trade publications, TV and radio. Daily newspaper circulation in the United States has fallen from its height of 61.8 About 2,200 local print newspapers have closed since 2005, cutting the number of newspaper journalists by more than half between 2008 and 2020.

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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. A Facebook group set-up by two people banned from a pub. It had more than 50 groups and pages.

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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.

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PRSA Introduces Innovative Program to Guide Journalists Transitioning Into PR and Communications

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.” Two longtime PRSA members are serving as the instructors: Jeanne Salvatore, president at JMS Communications and a lecturer of public relations at Seton Hall University, and Sherry Goldman, president of Goldman Communications Group and an adjunct professor in public relations at the City College of New York.

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In Memoriam: Reed Bolton Byrum, APR, Fellow PRSA

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A distinguished corporate executive, Byrum traveled throughout the country living and working in California, Texas, Washington, D.C., He then moved to Texas, where he held corporate leadership roles for EDS Corp. Together with Kristie Byrum, he co-founded the Byrum Innovation Group in Greenville, S.C., 26 at 11 a.m.

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3 Essential PR Trends to Monitor in the New Year and Decade

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When we began this decade, many local newspapers had at least 10 more pages of non-syndicated content than they do today. This includes newsletters, closed Facebook groups and social media pages, among other places. Yet, in reflection, so much has changed. Organic reach on social media was also still possible for brands.

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