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

Sword and the Script

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

Sword and the Script

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

Sword and the Script

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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The Top Challenges in Journalism According to a Survey of Journalists and the Cliff Notes to 3 Studies by PR Tech Vendors [UML]

Sword and the Script

Yes, it is according to 68% of PR professionals polled for the 2019 JOTW Communications Survey. That’s up 17% from the same survey last year. 1) The top challenges in journalism. The 10 th annual survey polled an impressive ~2,000 reporters in 10 countries. Is the process of media relations getting harder? Some 400 “U.S.-based

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REI’s Uncommon Path a rare brand journalism home run

Communications Conversations

Brand journalism, as a concept, hasn’t exactly had a great run. Casper’s vaunted “Van Winkles” brand journalism effort lasted just more than a year. Verizon shuttered its foray into brand journalism (Sugarstring) after JUST ONE MONTH! There’s a long line brand journalism fails.

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What does generative AI use in PR look like? [PR Tech Sum No. 45]

Sword and the Script

Just 28% of 1,034 PR professionals surveyed by Muck Rack in March and April 2023 say they are using generative AI (gAI). Another 33% say they “plan to explore it” although the timeline was not clear in the survey results. Top challenges facing journalism. Finally, about 40% either have no plans to use it, or simply aren’t sure.

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Vendors are starting to show new use cases for AI in PR [PR tech sum no. 49]

Sword and the Script

Propel releases AI-based “media war room”; Muck Rack has AI recommending reporters to PR; PRophet partners to bring influencer marketing and media alerts; Did you know Gartner has a Market Guide for Employee Communications? Just 12% of survey respondents say they were “very knowledgeable” about AI and its capacity to support PR.

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