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Journalism statistics: 7 media relations takeaways from the 2023 State of the Media Report by Cision

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A survey of 3,000+ finds 75% of journalists say the top action any PR person can take is to understand a reporter’s target audience and what they find relevant; journalism statistics show reporters worry about accuracy, credibility and keeping pace amid more work and fewer resources Most PR professionals say media relations is getting harder.

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Trust: Business Tops Media and Government in Ethics and Competence, Finds Survey

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It also surveyed 1,500 respondents in the U.S. survey respondents said the following: 61% trust business. According to the survey, business was the only institution that respondents classified as both ethical and competent. Both media and government were labeled – by survey responses – as unethical and less competent.

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Corporate Communications is Taking More PR Work In-House, finds Survey; Media Relations Gets Even Harder

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Corporate communications departments are taking more work in-house. Some 47% of respondents said they’ve observed more PR work being taken in-house, according to the 2019 JOTW Communications Survey (full report embedded below). This year’s survey polled 223 communications and public relations (PR) professionals.

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Get a Big Picture of the PR Landscape with these Notes from 10 Industry Surveys

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Surveys show earned media is still the most credible; exec appreciation and collaboration with PR improved during the Coronavirus Regular readers know these pages are filled with surveys and statistics. Recently I went back through all the write-ups I’ve published on surveys and boiled the results down to these ten.

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Cliff Notes to Effective Media Relations: A Summary of 3 Surveys of Editors, Reporters and Journalists

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Most PR professionals say media relations is getting harder or much harder, according to the 2019 JOTW Communications Survey. Over the last few months, there have been three separate surveys that polled hundreds of editors, reporter sand journalists. This is up 17% from last year where 51% said media relations was getting harder.

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The PR Opportunity for Brands as Publishers Tinker with Journalism

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Recently, I received notice from the publisher of a local business journal that the “People on the Move” section is up for sale. And with that, what was once a community service of sorts, with some editorial oversight, has become an advertisement. Blending editorial and advertising.

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Breaking Down the Results from the 2018 PR Salary Survey; Are You Earning What you are Worth? 

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The same applies to a corporation looking to add PR help in-house, or alternatively, doing a cost-benefit analysis of bringing on outside help from an agency. As such, the annual PRWeek salary survey provides good benchmarks. Median salaries across corporate, agency and non-profit positions break down as flows: Corporate: $132,000.

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