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Meet the Media: Josh Fisher, Executive Editor or FleetOwner

Bianchi Biz Blog

While working in local news in the Northeast, I covered a few big hurricanes and major blizzards that ravaged the area. I had my first staff byline at a small Connecticut newspaper in 2001. I started off covering education and other local issues. Describe the craziest or most fun story you have written.

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Prediction: 50% of media relations positions will be eliminated in 10 years

Communications Conversations

On one hand, I see a lot of people still working in an environment similar to 2001. daily newspapers (print and digital) fell 8% in 2016–the 28th consecutive year of declines. FACT: Local media continues to struggle as well. The 10 pm local news. And that’s exactly what I want to talk about today.

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Man Bites Dog: Newspapers Outlive Themselves, Blissful Ignorance Becomes Artform

Bad Pitch Blog

this were 2001. Heck, the trombone player for our local Philharmonic just started a blog that The Times even wrote about. 2001 blogs HTML Laermer.com New York Times Op-Ed Slow Death of Newspapers Trombones Willful Ignorance' Oh, my Times. What you''ve created is called a weblog - or a blog. Heavy sigh.

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The Best Journalism Movies

Landis PR

I was really excited when the movie “All the President’s Men” hit my local theater in 1976. By Brianne Murphy Miller ) Almost Famous (2000) 2001 Academy Award Winner Based in the 1970s, “Almost Famous” follows William, a high-school-aged, aspiring rock journalist writing freelance articles for underground papers in San Diego.

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Delta Troop Fail - Consider the Bigger, Less Popular, Business Picture

Bad Pitch Blog

This policy has been in place since before 2001, and there hadn''t been any issues in all that time. When he was charged for a third bag, he decided to alert a local newspaper. My experience involved one soldier, in 2009 I think. He neglected to follow the policy and get approval and he had to cover the cost.

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The Essential Guide to Mass Communication: History, Methods, Ethics, and the Future

Masters in Communications

Today, we use many information sources to see what is going on around us, locally, nationally, and globally, with more emerging all the time. There is no physical medium as is the case with printing newspapers to distribute to vendors who then sell them. China is credited with starting the world's first newspaper.

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