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The Death of the Press Release.

Maxim Behar

1906–2007 The one-time ubiquitous emblem of classic PR, the press release, has technically been dead for a while now. An admittedly arbitrary but still plausibly precise date pinpointing the press release’s death might be November 6, 2007 — the day when Facebook launched its then vastly obscure, and today vastly dominant, Facebook Pages.

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

Communications Conversations

But, look how much has changed in 10 years (keep in mind, in 2007, the iPhone was invented). daily newspapers (print and digital) fell 8% in 2016–the 28th consecutive year of declines. SUPPORT: Viewership for early morning (down 12%), evening (down 19%) and late night news broadcasts (down 31%) have all fell since 2007.

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How to Build Trust Ethically and Effectively – Roy Reid

Ethical Voices

He wanted to be utilizing, for lack of a better term, and this will certainly date me, op-eds in a local newspaper to try and besmirch their competition. I wrote a program back in 2007 that I started using as a means to help our clients understand why the important investment in trust pays off, not only in the short term but in the long term.

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The Best Journalism Movies

Landis PR

By Sean Dowdall ) The Devil Wears Prada (2007) 2007 Academy Award Nominee “The Devil Wears Prada” highlights the image of media, as seen in Meryl Streep’s character, Miranda Priestly, and the ethical dilemmas journalists often face, as seen in Anne Hathaway’s character, Andy Sachs. 

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What now for the liberal elite?

Mark My Words

But what this annus horribilis of 2016 has achieved –if nothing else positive- is to give the liberal elite a newfound sense of urgency. Tony Blair –the bogeyman-in-chief of the liberal elite- has been an outcast from British politics since he stood down in 2007 under the ignominious shadow of Iraq.