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How the Canadian Newspaper Industry Can Adapt to Changes

Business Wire

In March 2017, Postmedia Network, Canada’s largest newspaper company, announced 54 layoffs at the Vancouver Sun and Vancouver Province newsrooms. Declining advertising dollars, low subscription numbers, and the emergence and disruption of digital have all contributed to the financial hardships affecting many Canadian news publications.

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Is it a Sin to Advertise Religion?

Mindful Marketing

By contrast, in advertising, politics are usually fair game, but religion has largely remained off-limits, until now. So, h ave two widely broadcast religion-related campaigns changed an age-old mass communication commandment? Do the #StandUp spots really represent religious advertising? of the U.S.

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Print newspapers still drive best ad engagement in Canada

Agility PR Solutions

Do newspapers still have ad power? They sure do in the Great White North, according to a new study from News Media Canada, which found that printed newspaper ads engage Canadians more than any other medium, print or digital. The post Print newspapers still drive best ad engagement in Canada appeared first on Agility PR Solutions.

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Future of local news report is a grim read

Stephen Waddington

Social media has replaced local news in communities across the UK. It is weakening community engagement and participation in local democracy. Local News Deserts in the UK (opens as a PDF) finds that it is contributing to weakening community engagement and participation in local democracy.

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The Chicago Sun-Times’s Strategy May Save Newspapers

The Stalwart Blog

Regardless of your political leanings, this strategy of "don't be everything to everyone" could stand as a model for other newspapers to follow. . Yet many outlets hold on to this approach in part because long-standing advertisers still see value in supporting particular pieces of content.

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In Memoriam: Craig Toyoki Miyamoto, APR, Fellow PRSA

PRSay

Craig Toyoki Miyamoto, APR, Fellow PRSA, an active member of the Hawaiian PR community and a former member of the PRSA Board of Directors, died on Feb. Many in Hawaii, whether PR professionals or community members, looked up to Miyamoto as a mentor and friend. 25 in Honolulu.

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Nonprofit Local News Gains Steam

PRSay

It was refreshing to hear Todd’s optimistic vision for a future in which a more independent news media will regain the public’s trust and return to covering local communities with a sense of shared values. At the same time, however, the advertising revenue that local news organizations have long counted on has continued to drop.

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