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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. The collapse of local news is a crisis that has played out in plain sight over the past two decades. Local news has faced an assault on two fronts. Rumours are commonplace.

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Future of local news report is a grim read

Wadds Inc.

Social media has replaced local news in communities across the UK. It is weakening community engagement and participation in local democracy. The collapse of local news is a crisis that has played out in plain sight over the past two decades. Local news has faced an assault on two fronts. Rumours are commonplace.

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Newsprint in pain as COVID-19 bites, so what’s next?

Stephen Waddington

The COVID-19 crisis has hastened the structural changes already underway in newsprint media. A perfect storm of distribution and falling advertising revenue is a blow to the newsprint business after two decades of battling the shift from print to digital. It’s time to start thinking about what might come next.

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Faces & Markets of PRGN: Hong Kong – Asia’s World City

Bianchi Biz Blog

Diverse and Sophisticated Media Landscape: Hong Kong’s media landscape is highly developed and diverse, with an extensive range of local and international news outlets operating in both English and Chinese. This includes print newspapers, digital news sites, television, and radio stations. Stay Informed and Agile: 1.

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13 stories about the future of news

Stephen Waddington

Local news is most valued but is on life support. COVID-19 boosts news consumption across all mainstream media (except print) The COVIDA-19 crisis has substantially increased news consumption for mainstream media. Consumption of printed newspapers has fallen as lockdowns undermine physical distribution.

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How to Prepare a PR Crisis Plan

Prohibition

Are you prepared for a PR crisis? Whether it’s a product recall, staff injury becoming public news or something else entirely, a PR crisis can happen to any business. Businesses of all shapes and sizes can fall victim to a PR crisis at any time. What is a PR Crisis? What is a PR Crisis Plan?

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Behind the Headlines With Ted Meyer

Cision

In times of crisis, are you able to think on your feet? I had a few stories published in high school journals, and starting around junior high I used to write letters to the editor of the local paper. For the largest banks, the reputational damage from the financial crisis could take a generation to repair. Karma is real.