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International Conference Preview: 5 Questions With Journalist Laura Ling

PRSay

In March 2009, while researching the trafficking of North Korean women for Current TV’s “Vanguard” documentary series, North Korean soldiers captured Ling and her colleague Euna Lee along the China-North Korea border. On the other hand, the big picture landscape of social media’s impact on journalism has also been a dark one.

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PR Is As PR Does

Waxing UnLyrical

It’s the reason I was really happy that BNET chose me to be its Startup Storyteller … and it’s what I do. This is a topic that is near and dear to my heart, though. Connecting with the media is a big part of public relations… but it’s not the only part. Read All About It! Glad thats over with.

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Social Buttons for Sale, Misguided Measurement and Telling Stories is Hard

Ishmael's Corner

A button for Evernote joins Twitter and Facebook on The Wall Street Journal. It caused me to wonder if the Journal sold this real estate, perhaps with some type of payment model tied to usage. I stumbled across an essay in The Atlantic from 2009 called Telling Tails. The big two dominate the sharing of media stories.

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Media relations is thriving

Stephen Waddington

Much of the modern public relations business grew up out of media relations and publicity, rooted in storytelling and editorial engagement. Top tip: Hashtag journalism Journalists seeking comment or information for articles post on Twitter using these hashtags. They are typically looking for information, case studies or comment.

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

Masters in Communications

Today, printed media includes not only newspapers but magazines, professional publications, academic journals, comic books, and graphic novels (photographic and illustrated communication is also printed media), even local newsletters put through doors about upcoming events is printed media. Op-eds have passed investigative journalism.

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