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Public Relations Jobs Boom as Buffett Sees Newspapers Dying

Remote PR Jobs

Originally seen on Bloomberg Billionaire investor Warren Buffett is pessimistic on the newspaper industry at a time when public relations specialists are increasingly outnumbering journalists. For the news business, that would extend already sizable declines. It’s obviously a supply-side issue and not a demand-side issue,” Bennett said.

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4 trends in journalism and what they mean for the PR industry

Communications Conversations

But, that doesn’t mean journalism is thriving again. dropped by 23% between 2008 and 2019. With the majority of newspapers now having paywalls (and more trade pubs every day), the reach of that story you just got placed is extremely limited. As a fan of journalism, I’m all for paywalls. Will it last?

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Trends and Best Practices for Media Relations

PRSay

According to a Pew Research Center analysis of data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the number of newsroom jobs in the United States fell by 26 percent from 2008 to 2020. When it comes to realizing the value of media relations, Op-Ed columns in newspapers are the gold standard.

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AirPR Interview Series: Emmy Award Winning Journalist & PR Pro Mika Stambaugh

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AirPR sat down with Mika and discussed unique communications strategies, moving from journalism to PR: AirPR: Tell us about TMI and how you help brands and organizations gain visibility and manage reputation. AirPR: You started your career in journalism. Today, Mika runs TMI (The Mas Ink), a boutique PR firm.

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Meet the Media: Cristina Commendatore, Editor in Chief of FleetOwner

Bianchi Biz Blog

Our newspaper ended up winning an award for our reporting. Our Commercial Vehicle Group also won editorial excellence awards for investigative journalism, a technology article on hydrogen trucks, and editorial use of data. How long have you been in journalism and how did you get started? Just this year, FleetOwner won a Jesse H.

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2015 State of the News Media Report

The Proactive Report

Podcast listening is on the rise , which could breathe new life into audio journalism. The percentage of Americans who have listened to a podcast in the past month has almost doubled since 2008, from 9% to 17% by January of 2015. Newspaper ad revenue declined another 4% year over year, to $19.9 Key trends. Things to consider.

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Met the Media: Ryan Gehm, Editor-in-chief at Truck & Off-Highway Engineering

Bianchi Biz Blog

How long have you been in journalism and how did you get started? And before that, I was an English and Journalism student at Bowling Green State University. And before that, I was an English and Journalism student at Bowling Green State University. I’ve been with SAE International’s Media Group for nearly 23 years.