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Communicators Can Help Americans Vote in 2020

PRSay

3, Americans will cast their votes for President and for state and local candidates. Communicators have “a lot of great partners out there” who can help provide their employees with local voting information, said panelist Kelly Mason, director of corporate communications at Levi Strauss & Co.,

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How Communicators Can Help Their Clients Navigate Misinformation and Biased News

PRSay

The traditional notion of “bad press” is negative coverage in a reputable journalism outlet that exposes legitimate complaints about a company — for example, coverage of a shareholder lawsuit, or a scandal about workplace conditions in a local or national newspaper. The article attacked Pizza Hut’s education-supporting initiatives.

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PR 2.0 for Communicating Research

Deirdre Breakenridge

Oxford Dictionary’s word of the year in 2016 was post truth : an adjective defined as ‘relating to or denoting circumstances in which objective facts are less influential in shaping public opinion than appeals to emotion and personal belief. For every fact there is a counterfact.

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Beyond The Wall Street Journal and New York Times: Five Growing Media Outlets That Belong on Your Media List

Buchanan PR

How surprised I was to see that I was watching a broadcast from Cheddar News, a live-streaming business news network that launched in 2016. While there is still plenty of demand for top-tier media coverage, it’s time to educate yourself on the plethora of alternative media outlets – many on the Internet – that are growing in followers.

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The journey from lockdown

Stephen Waddington

In the UK a three day simulation exercise called Exercise Cygnus took place in 2016 to consider the potential impact of a pandemic influenza outbreak. Education providers have gone online, wholesalers are selling direct to the public, and manufacturers have retooled production to make safety equipment.

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RIP CW6 News - More Will Follow

The Stalwart Blog

Ratings are falling across the board for local news as audiences turn toward social media to learn about breaking stories. The Pew Research Center cited that the average weekday news circulation fell 7 percent in 2016 , the most in six years. Here’s why. This trend is being felt not just in Southern California, but nationwide.

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Avoid advertising blahblah: the real meaning of Christmas?

Prakkypedia

I watched some regional SA television recently – during a Christmas trip – and saw a swathe of festive commercial messages from local retailers. We’re looking forward to 2016 when we launch This New Product Which We have Exclusive Rights To. Over the 2016 summer I plan to post a little more regularly. Thank you for a great 2015!