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Are we still over-relying on media relations?

Communications Conversations

Meanwhile, print circulation numbers among the nation’s largest newspapers are plummeting. In fact, if these numbers are accurate, the USA Today went from a print pub circ of 1,424,000 in 2013 to just 299,000 in 2015. photo credit: “BS” on newspaper box via photopin (license). I can’t help it.

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Flawed Dot Connecting from Washington Post Correlates Rise of PR to the Fall of Journalism

Ishmael's Corner

Since Craigslist eviscerated the classified ads business in newspapers, journalists have been writing the “poor me” story. You can see this mentality implied in the introduction to the 2013 State of the Media from Pew reflecting on the previous year. “In The best non-fiction storytelling on the planet comes from journalists.

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The Queen is dead, long live the Queen – Who needs PR?

Mark My Words

To use Robert Thompson’s words: “Rebekah will lead a great team at News UK into the digital future, while maximising the influence and reach of our newspapers, which remain the most informative and successful in Britain and beyond”…blah blah blah. Rebekah Brooks is back.

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Double-dipping exposes reputation risk in blurred boundaries of PR and journalism

PR Conversations

(Not long after contacting the journalist, his network, the agency and some of its clients, Canada’s largest-circulation newspaper reported that the network had suspended the TV anchor. One could hypothesize questions 1 and 2 were debated at both the TV network and the newspaper.). Transparency helps—but it’s not enough.

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Double-dipping exposes reputation risk in blurred boundaries of PR and journalism

PR Conversations

(Not long after contacting the journalist, his network, the agency and some of its clients, Canada’s largest-circulation newspaper reported that the network had suspended the TV anchor. One could hypothesize questions 1 and 2 were debated at both the TV network and the newspaper.). Transparency helps—but it’s not enough.

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12 of the Best Marketing Podcasts that Will Up Your Game in 2020

PR 20/20

Overview: First started in 2013, This Old Marketing is THE podcast for content marketers. Through a blend of science and storytelling, Hidden Brain uncovers the “unconscious patterns that drive human behavior, shape our choices, and direct our relationships.”. Overview: Can we trust our memory? Can we actually multitask?