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How the Canadian Newspaper Industry Can Adapt to Changes

Business Wire

In March 2017, Postmedia Network, Canada’s largest newspaper company, announced 54 layoffs at the Vancouver Sun and Vancouver Province newsrooms. Perhaps none have been affected more than print newspapers. Hinds is optimistic that the newspaper industry can take advantage. “We It’s a business challenge, not a reader challenge.”

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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. An established media outlet - a newspaper, television, television channel, or radio - can also publish wrong information. However, a social media platform can also publish accurate information. That’s the first benefit.

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Beyond the Press: Navigating the Diverse Landscape of News Channels and Platforms

The Proactive Report

From traditional newspapers to social media snippets, the way your audience consumes news has transcended the limitations of the traditional press. As they strive to stay informed, the options have expanded exponentially, offering both a bounty of choice and a minefield of misinformation. Today, half of U.S.

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Maxim Behar for 24 Daily Newspaper: Politicians Tend to Underestimate their PR Consultants’ Experience Globally

Maxim Behar

The communication expert Maxim Behar was among the five professionals invited by the Bulgarian newspaper 24 Daily to share their views and describe how a political product is created and preserved. And secondly, the voters themselves already have much more access to information than before.

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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? An information hub The college has been featured in important news stories, and Del Mar officials naturally wish to trumpet the news.

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

PRSay

There were newspapers, magazines, wire services, trade publications, TV and radio. In our initial edition of the “Public Relations Handbook,” we discussed how one company had incredibly transmitted information via satellite from the United States to Japan, with a two-way, closed-circuit television between Tokyo and Chicago.

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What PR Pros Should Know about the Next Generation of Journalists

PRSay

A continued emphasis on credible and diverse sources Our survey found that when generating story ideas, finding sources or verifying information, young journalists often turn to reporting in the field (94%), primary-source networks (92%) and experts and think tanks (92%), much more than they rely on social media platforms.