Stephen Waddington

JUNE 13, 2019

News media in pain Newspaper brands continue to suffer as readers shift from print to digital. Popular newspaper brands have suffered double digit falls in print circulation with the Daily Star (-18%), Daily Mirror (-13%), and Daily Express (-12%) hardest hit. More than 2,000 UK citizens responded.

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The Proactive Report

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

From traditional newspapers to social media snippets, the way your audience consumes news has transcended the limitations of the traditional press. Newspapers Newspapers are a still a critical part of the American news landscape, but they have been hit hard as more and more Americans consume news digitally.

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Communications Conversations

OCTOBER 5, 2022

I’m one of the few every day hard copy subscribers of a newspaper in America. I don’t have any scientific studies to back this up, but I believe that will lead to them either being 1) More active readers when they’re older, and/or 2) More informed citizens. Every time they put words in print.

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Newspapers Print Web Study 106

Wadds Inc.

JUNE 19, 2022

The Charitable Journalism Project studied seven regional communities in England and Wales through a mix of interviews and focus groups. Advertising has shifted to internet mediated platforms such as Google and Facebook, and print sales have declined. Neither has been replaced by a sustainable model.

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Landis PR

APRIL 12, 2021

How is reporting different at newspapers, TV and wire services? Performance isn’t typically an issue in print — using prose to tell a compelling story is. There’s more time to report and (despite the shrinking news hole) more room in print/digital to provide detail and nuance.

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Melissa Agnes

JULY 30, 2014

The newspaper used two photos of the Jackass star in the mistaken belief it was Guy Boyland, who died last Friday. Staff sourced the image from Boyland’s Facebook page, with the incorrect photo of Dunn appearing in both today’s print edition and online. Case Studies'

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Flatiron Communications

DECEMBER 14, 2015

One of the bigger questions that emerged from last week’s Business Insider Ignition conference revolved around whether traditional television will endure the same pain as the newspaper industry has. TV will soon feel newspapers’ pain.” The post Will Television Follow Newspapers’ Fate? CEO Les Moonves.

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Sword and the Script

APRIL 2, 2024

The feature “enables organizations to gather on-the-fly insights from global print, broadcast and social media platforms, contextually analyze specific brand mentions or trends, and perform language translations.” Agility adds “Intelligent Insights” Agility PR Solutions announced a new AI feature called, “Intelligent Insights.”

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Cision

JULY 17, 2015

Exits & Endings: Nicole Wallace announces her exit from The View after one season, following Rosie Perez ( Mediaite ); TLC has cancelled the Duggars and ’19 Kids & Counting’ following the molestation scandal ( USA Today ); and the National Journal will shut down its weekly print magazine and reduce newsroom size ( Capital ).

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Media Print Mobile Journalism 120

Cision

SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

More than half of journalists surveyed in Cision’s recent Social Journalism Study believe that they would not be able to carry out their work without turning to their social media accounts for help. Read the full-length study today! billion monthly active users (1.2 Want more insight on how journalists view and use social media?

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Journalism Social Media Media Study 120

Masters in Communications

FEBRUARY 12, 2022

Mass communication is a subarea of communications studies in the US, and social science with some elements of physical science - especially when designing systems and technology to transmit messages. Typically, it is synonymous with broadcast and print media: radio, TV, and film (small and large screen), print media, and advertising.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JUNE 7, 2019

Actually the term originates with metal printing plates of prepared text that were distributed to local newspapers. If you are a new tech PR intern, study the above terms to prepare for that first day. It’s the final paragraph of a press release that contains background on the company in question.

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Stephen Waddington

JULY 11, 2017

It’s the most detailed and robust longitudinal benchmarking study available that characterises the challenges and opportunities facing our profession. 4 Channel shift from print to social exaggerated. Other online communication comes second (83.1%), followed by press and media relations with online newspapers and magazines (82.4%).

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Communications Publicity Survey Newspapers 115

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Here’s a look at statistics across PR, marketing, and social media that were surfaced in the various reports and studies covered on this blog throughout 2020. Many of the blog posts published here are based on survey research, analytical studies or other sources of data. Source: 3 Studies Branding and Marketing ).

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Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Some of the studies are surveys I’ve helped field, like the annual JOTW survey , however, most are by contributors or organizations from around the community. That’s according to an academic study by Julie O’Neil , a professor in strategic communication, and other researchers. Advertising is a distant third.

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Survey Industry Leadership Study 98

Stephen Waddington

DECEMBER 5, 2018

If you read an article about an individual or organisation in your favourite magazine or newspaper you’re likely to view it far more favourably than if you heard the information direct. At the same time, the ability to print fast and cheaply bought about a concurrent revolution. As a result print circulation has fallen dramatically.

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Media Relations Media Print Newspapers 115

Communications Conversations

MAY 8, 2017

Based on the social sharing and online-driven world we now live in, online PR placements are more valuable in many ways than the print version. Are there really enough newspapers with paywalls to make this a legitimate issue? Not so great for PR. But, if there’s a paywall, that’s all negated. WaPo has one.

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Newspapers Media Print Social Media 60

PRSay

MAY 8, 2018

Judy: I also went to UF, but studied journalism. I started out working for a small-town newspaper, and then for many years I was director of PR for Mount Sinai Medical Center in Miami. Judy: To create brochures, we used to have to go to a printing press. From there, I did freelance PR work for several health care organizations.

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Leadership Conference Local Internal 159

Cision

OCTOBER 14, 2015

Check out the 2015 Global Social Journalism Study! For example, when the Financial Times and Bureau of Investigative Journalism collaborated on a study of European Structural Funds, the full investigation took nine months, 12 journalists and one full-time programmer. More data journalism. These projects can be very labor-intensive.

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Journalism Trends Local Print 120

Cision

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

Recent studies by Forrester suggest that 40 percent of consumers in both the B2B and B2C space have a high willingness and ability to shift current spends. Listen to Increase Customer Spend. Empowered customers are on the move. How to do that? It all starts with the news you are taking in.

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PRSay

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

Boomers are still reading their news in printed copies of newspapers (41%) and are avid TV news watchers (78%). They are also much more likely to use traditional media for sports coverage – 49% go to TV for sports, 26% read about their teams in print newspapers. Millennials. Media Consumption.

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Newspapers Print Sports Consumer 60

Cision

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

According to a study by Outsell , more than 70 percent of small and large marketing firms rated earned media at least equal to, if not more effective than, paid media. Grassroots and word-of-mouth campaigns work best for gaining the trust and increasing the confidence a consumer has in a brand. And companies are taking notice.

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Communications Conversations

JANUARY 26, 2016

Meanwhile, print circulation numbers among the nation’s largest newspapers are plummeting. In fact, if these numbers are accurate, the USA Today went from a print pub circ of 1,424,000 in 2013 to just 299,000 in 2015. photo credit: “BS” on newspaper box via photopin (license).

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Media Relations Media Newspapers Print 60

Stephen Waddington

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

None of the top 20 UK agencies participated in the recent PRWeek pay gap study. The New York Times printed the article in full. The Copyright Licensing Agency (CLA) and Newspaper Licensing Agency (NLA) exist to protect the rights of copyright holders. The print edition went monthly in 2013, and bi-monthly in 2016.

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Industry Publicity Agency Community 153

Stephen Waddington

DECEMBER 15, 2021

It covers content, media, influencers, and events and is packed with practical tools, advice, and case studies. The Institute of Development Studies has published best practice guidelines for inclusive storytelling. The UK’s regional print daily newspapers saw circulations fall by an average of 18% in the second half of 2020.

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Solo PR Pro

JULY 5, 2022

I still subscribe to one print newspaper, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, and read it every morning. I write a lot of case studies and blog posts for clients, so I usually have a handful of interviews with customers or subject matter experts. Anne Isenhower, Anne Isenhower Communications. ” I break around 11 a.m.

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Meeting Writing Pitching Case Study 98

Maxim Behar

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

The PR expert Maxim Behar shared his opinion for 24 Chasa newspaper about the rapidly changing communications and the application of modern media tools in business. The reason is clear - advertisers are gradually withdrawing from everywhere - newspapers, television, radio to devote themselves to online media. 24.11.2020.

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David PR Group

SEPTEMBER 3, 2014

A few years ago when traveling to meet a client, a story about his business was published in the local newspaper that very morning. This happened in 2009 and should have been a clear signal to divest immediately all print media company holdings. He replied that he hasn’t read a newspaper in years. I was taken aback.

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Buzzstream

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

You’ve just completed a great new study, and you’re keen to get journalists to cover your findings, but how do you do that? Writing media pitches for data-led stories or studies is very different from writing a media pitch to promote the launch of a new product, service, or event. Maybe you’re wondering what your pitch should include.

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Pitching Writing Film How To 83

B2B PR Sense

JANUARY 5, 2018

The PR method of third party endorsement often carries more credibility than a company who endorses itself with paid ads In fact, according to a recent Nielsen study about what sources people trust most, the first three were recommendations from people they know, online recommendations, and editorial content, such as newspapers.

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Crisis Management B2B Reputation Advertising 238

Communications Conversations

AUGUST 11, 2017

SUPPORT: A Pew Research Center study claims that total weekday circulation for U.S. daily newspapers (print and digital) fell 8% in 2016–the 28th consecutive year of declines. In fact, my prediction: 50% of all media relations jobs will be eliminated in 10 years. FACT: Local media continues to struggle as well.

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Media Relations Media Local Leadership 87

Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 11, 2013

Apart from the usual layoffs, cost reduction, and restructuring, we have seen newspapers and magazines getting thinner, TV stations cutting back on programming, and several publications and channels are on the block. The falling rupee has hit many Indians, and seems to have caught up with the Indian media in the past few months.

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Digital PR Newspapers Advertising Advertising 79

Mark My Words

JUNE 15, 2018

This was a story in The Sun, a New York newspaper, a penny dreadful, 1835. It generated a huge conversation and when it was declared a hoax, The Great Moon Hoax, a month after by an opposing publication so newspaper proprietors still fight as they did then, it had to be reprinted. Okay, it’s an extraordinary slide.

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Stephen Waddington

DECEMBER 30, 2019

A study called the Velvet Ghetto commissioned by the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) first called out the gender pay gap in the PR profession in 1986. The issue of gender pay has continued to be explored since the IABC study with notable work by Linda Aldoory, Bettina Beurer-Zuellig, Glen M. Broom, David M.

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Government Education Print Ethics 103

Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 22, 2019

There’s no shortage of opinions on how the budget should be allocated – I offer some views on this at the bottom of this post – but what I thought would be really helpful is reviewing some benchmarks from studies. The consulting and tech analyst firm polled 340 marketing executives across the US and UK for its study. Talk to Us !

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Marketing Survey Study B2B 66

Polaris

SEPTEMBER 2, 2015

If it’s a print journalist, read their articles. Study them and find out: Do they come to the interview prepared? Spend time reading the business pages of the newspaper, watching the evening news, or reviewing your favourite online news source. What have they written about similar topics? Why do you think they chose them?

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Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 22, 2016

In a piece titled (Case Study) This Newsjacking Strategy = 2,000,000 Visitors , writer Bryan Harris credits persistence with much of the credit: “Nothing ever happens easily. The top spot in an organic search is many ways what page 1 above the fold in a printed version of a newspaper used to be many years ago.

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