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AP Style: How relevant is it in 2019?

Communications Conversations

It began as a way to standardize rules around editing based on mass media–specifically, mainstream print media. In the golden age of print, AP Style reigned supreme because editors and reporters used it–therefore, PR types like us were forced to learn it and use it. Think about the genesis of AP Style. Not by a long shot.

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Journalists Love Twitter, and if Your Job is Media Relations, You Should too

Sword and the Script

In 2019, that number jumped 17 points to 68%. Those numbers were tallied up by Muck Rack for the company’s The State of Journalism 2020 report. The 2019 edition of their survey revealed similar data points, so it’s not new, but it’s definitely real. Because so many journalists are on the platform.

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Depressed and depressing: the state of UK news media

Stephen Waddington

There’s not much good news for UK media in the Reuters Institute Digital News Report 2019. Media coverage of Brexit is impacting the mood of the nation according to Reuters Institute Digital News Report 2019. News media in pain Newspaper brands continue to suffer as readers shift from print to digital.

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Data-Driven PR Campaign Planning: Part 1

Onclusive

65% of PR pros said the ability to quantify Big Data Analytics will be the most important skill to the future of the industry ( USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism, 2019 ). Don’t forget to research your competitors and other organizations that have been in a similar position before. .

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A PR Perspective on How the Huffington Post changed Digital Journalism

Mora Communications

The site was one of the pioneers of online journalism. Before it came upon the scene, it was difficult to get people to take digital journalism seriously. Its success not only helped to legitimize online journalism, it also served as a template for other publications. . Copyright © Mora Communications Inc.

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A PR Perspective on How the Huffington Post changed Digital Journalism

Mora Communications

The site was one of the pioneers of online journalism. Before it came upon the scene, it was difficult to get people to take digital journalism seriously. Its success not only helped to legitimize online journalism, it also served as a template for other publications. . Copyright © Los Angeles PR Firm | Mora Communications Inc.

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$100 Million M&A for Internal Comms Tool: What’s Older is Still News in Marchlyjunetember [PR Tech Sum]

Sword and the Script

SocialChorus claims “50% year-over-year growth in both 2018 and 2019” and that growth “has accelerated in 2020.” The Cision deal was announced in 2019 and closed this year. Burton-Taylor estimates the business unit had 2019 revenue of $10.7 It says it has “hundreds of customers…10 of the Fortune 50.” Platinum Equity’s $2.8

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