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Online Newsrooms: the Secret Sauce for Media Relations

The Proactive Report

Take media relations. Despite the major changes in the media landscape, it’s still a core part of PR and there are still reporters, editors and producers we have to reach out to. So although there have been major changes in the media landscape, the fundamentals of media relations are still the same.

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

Communications Conversations

In fact, my prediction: 50% of all media relations jobs will be eliminated in 10 years. Consider the facts: FACT: Mainstream media reach continues to wane. daily newspapers (print and digital) fell 8% in 2016–the 28th consecutive year of declines. FACT: Local media continues to struggle as well.

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Are we still over-relying on media relations?

Communications Conversations

Something I’ve been thinking about a lot lately: Are we over-relying on media relations in PR? I’m talking about the broader scope of PR here–media relations, content marketing, social media marketing, community relations, etc. Just give this shocking post a read.

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How the Associated Press Fights Fake News on Facebook…and Everywhere Else

Cision

How is the average news consumer supposed to separate fact from fiction? The AP, as the media cooperative is colloquially known, has been a paragon of neutrality and fact-based content for 171 years, but only recently has it gotten attention specifically for the work it is doing to rid the world of misinformation, one piece of news at a time.

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Behind the Headlines With Jim Hawker

Cision

Want to improve your media relations? Gain insights from Cision’s free State of the Media 2016 Report! Increasingly, we are using paid media to distribute the content we are creating and in a very targeted way, either through native platforms or through social targeting – this all needs a PESO approach.

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How PR can help restore public trust in the media

Barokas

According to a late 2016 Gallup poll , only 32% of respondents had a “great deal or fair amount of trust in the media.” This statistic is unsurprising at best, given the rise of “fake news” permeating today’s headlines and social media feeds. After all, the media is the main lifeline of our work. Expand PR capabilities.

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Behind the Headlines With Neil McAllister

Cision

Want to improve your media relations? Read Cision’s free “State of the Media 2016 Report!” With so many outlets and ways to consume information proliferating these days, you need to be more thoughtful and creative than ever if you want to stand out. My daily newspaper of choice is…newspaper?