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Public Relations Jobs Boom as Buffett Sees Newspapers Dying

Remote PR Jobs

Originally seen on Bloomberg Billionaire investor Warren Buffett is pessimistic on the newspaper industry at a time when public relations specialists are increasingly outnumbering journalists. Employment for public relations specialists will expand to 282,600 in 2026, up 9 percent from 2016, according to projections from the Labor Department.

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Social Media Overtakes Print Newspapers as News Source

PRSay

For the first time, social media has surpassed print newspapers as a news source for Americans, Pew Research Center finds. adults said they often get news from social media, compared to 16 percent from print newspapers. Television remains the most popular way Americans receive news, though its use has fallen since 2016.

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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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The #PRStudChat Community Discusses PR, Twitter & Politics on Tuesday, October 11th

Deirdre Breakenridge

With the 2016 Presidential Election Campaign being coined “The Twitter Election” there is no question that Twitter is topical. On Tuesday, October 11, 2016, at 8:30 p.m. Together, we’ll be diving into Twitter and whether social media is altering or impacting the messages we receive.

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Pew Study Finds Americans Still Prefer Watching to Reading the News

PRSay

A new survey from Pew Research Center revealed that Americans prefer to watch the news rather than read it by a ratio of 47 to 34 percent, marking only a minimal change from 2016’s study, which tallied 46 percent of respondents as news-watchers to 35 percent as news-readers. Since 2016, audio has seen an increase in popularity.

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Meet the Media: Vesna Brajkovic, Managing Editor of Heavy Duty Trucking & TruckingInfo.com

Bianchi Biz Blog

Vesna Brajkovic has been covering the transportation industry since 2016, including trucking, railroading, the automotive aftermarket and aviation. The sources I grew to know in the space weren’t fatigued by media questions yet and seemed genuinely excited to share what they know. I haven’t looked back since. Have a reason.

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How Communicators Can Help Their Clients Navigate Misinformation and Biased News

PRSay

But outside the part of the media landscape, you are personally familiar with, the sheer volume of news and “news-like” publishers can be overwhelming. These types of media content present both problems and opportunities for your clients. Understanding earned but unwanted media. Funding fake or extreme “news”.