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Traditional Media: From Endangered To Extinct

Maxim Behar

In 1999, in an interview with Bulgarian online media expert Justin Toms, I declared that print newspapers would be gone by 2025. Max, you’re going against your livelihood — you started in the press, with the printing press and newspaper ink! And by “press,” I don’t just mean newspapers, but also the actual printing press.

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AP Style: How relevant is it in 2019?

Communications Conversations

It began as a way to standardize rules around editing based on mass media–specifically, mainstream print media. In the golden age of print, AP Style reigned supreme because editors and reporters used it–therefore, PR types like us were forced to learn it and use it. Think about the genesis of AP Style. Not by a long shot.

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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 if you’re pitching based off our editorial calendar, know that we’re working two to three months in advance on feature stories for the print magazine.

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Spotlight on a Solo PR Pro: Meet Stu Opperman, APR

Solo PR Pro

He developed a love of sports and print media at a young age, and set off to the University of Florida to pursue a degree in journalism. Stu officially opened his firm in November of 2009 and has enjoyed being a solo PR pro ever since. Stu Opperman, APR hadn’t always planned on being a solopreneur.

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Meet the Media: John Hitch, Editor of Fleet Maintenance

Bianchi Biz Blog

We are in the early stages of humans evolving from physical to digital creatures and no one knows how it will play out, but the spectrum of outcomes ranges from Skynet (from The Terminator ) taking over to Star Trek , where AI and 3D printing usher in a flourishing utopia. How long have you been in journalism and how did you get started?

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Social Sharing Feeds Our Appetite for News

David PR Group

“Well, I get The Wall Street Journal at my house, but I dropped the local paper a while ago,” he said. “If This happened in 2009 and should have been a clear signal to divest immediately all print media company holdings. If it’s important, someone will send it to me.”. This summer, about 29 percent of traffic comes from each.”.

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Maxim Behar for “24 Chasa": "PR crisis management became routine"

Maxim Behar

In 2009, I was one of the initiators and founders of the World Communication Forum in the Swiss ski resort of Davos, which we then almost connected with the iconic Economic Forum of Dr. To this day, I joke that if I have to defend my title in this crazy and unpredictable year, I will have to work around the clock. What does it do?