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The transition from media to PR: Four former journalists talk about the surprises, struggles and wins

Communications Conversations

Newspapers are cutting staff. Using my storytelling skills that I’ve built up over my 18 year career in radio & TV but in a new way. I was most recently an anchor/reporter at WHO-TV in Des Moines, from 2005-2016. I know, I know, I’m not breaking news here. Newsrooms are more lean than ever before. A lot of things.

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7 Superior Podcasts for Super Listeners Eyeing the Big Picture

Sword and the Script

Started in 2005 as “The Wall Street Journal this Morning,” and nearly shuttered amid a reorganization in 2014, the show got a second life with an acquisition by Compass Media Networks. True to its conservative newspaper roots, the program tends to lean right in its coverage in my opinion. This Morning with Gordon Deal. (~30

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The Best Journalism Movies

Landis PR

2005) 2006 Academy Award Nominee “Good Night, and Good Luck.” capturing the beginnings of Graham’s evolution into the powerhouse she would become, transforming The Washington Post from a one-city paper into a national newspaper of record. If you love a good coming-of-age story, this is a great movie to watch.

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

Masters in Communications

Way before newspapers, the Romans and Greeks used scrolls, Egyptians used papyrus, and ancient China used a form of paper to distribute information, even if that information was limited to an inner circle of elites or an educated few in those cases. China is credited with starting the world's first newspaper.

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