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Should you feel ashamed for reading the hard copy newspaper?

Communications Conversations

Every so often, I’ll see it in one of my social feeds: That comment or remark from a friend, colleague or industry person taking jabs at the hard copy newspaper and those that read it. I still love my hard copy newspaper. ask yourself: Why AREN’T I reading my daily newspaper? It’s not surprising. With our park.

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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. And second, school newspapers are in my blood. First, let’s talk about this underground student newspaper, because it’s an interesting story.

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Maxim Behar: Social media is the realm of free speech, which makes our world better

Maxim Behar

Twenty to twenty-five years ago, we fought for diversity of opinions on television and in newspapers. In fact, the definition of a publisher is someone who owns media. An established media outlet - a newspaper, television, television channel, or radio - can also publish wrong information. You, me, and many others own media.

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4 trends in journalism and what they mean for the PR industry

Communications Conversations

More consolidation means fewer outlets to pitch, which we have definitely seen in recent years. Also, the notion of deskside briefings or actually meeting your media partners may be a thing of the past–and definitely will be for the foreseeable future with COVID (unless you live in New York, Washington D.C. Will it last?

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Maxim Behar for Capital Newspaper: The Crisis Have Made Us Better Experts

Maxim Behar

Maxim Behar shared in an interview for Capital newspaper how the pandemic affected his company and team, how he managed to retain and increase its clients, what role social media play in communications today and how he defines the PR business in 2022. " What is your definition of PR in 2022? - You are known for your visionary mind.

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Just for a minute.

Maxim Behar

Our cities are overcrowded with cars, traffic is becoming more and more difficult, and somehow, by definition, everyone has begun to think that they can stop even in the middle of the street once they have their lights on. Just for a moment, to buy cigarettes or a newspaper, to withdraw money from the ATM."

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Journalists Love Twitter, and if Your Job is Media Relations, You Should too

Sword and the Script

The 2019 edition of their survey revealed similar data points, so it’s not new, but it’s definitely real. If you work in PR and have responsibility for media relations , then you have in a sense, a professional obligation to be on Twitter. Because so many journalists are on the platform.