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News media in 2022: Reuters Institute Digital News Report

Stephen Waddington

It covers business models, audience strategies, journalism practice, regulation, and future technologies. Three-quarters (75%) of respondents say they are confident about their company’s prospects for 2022, though fewer (60%) say the same about the future of journalism. Generational issues are a key theme.

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

Stephen Waddington

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. Advertisers have pulled campaigns, either because businesses have themselves been impacted by the crisis, or they simply didn’t want their brand appearing alongside COVID-19 news.

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Depressed and depressing: the state of UK news media

Stephen Waddington

Advertising-supported media has been affected by widespread job cuts including around a dozen people at digital-born BuzzFeed. The local and regional sector that has been hit hardest with the net closure of 245 local news titles in the last 13 years according to Press Gazette research. More than 2,000 UK citizens responded.

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How to Social in 2019: Experts Share their Views

Flack's Revenge

I am not actively pushing Facebook targeting campaigns right now (most of our clients are in the B2B tech space, so Facebook is less important anyway). Despite all of the controversy around Facebook this year, usage levels are still extraordinarily high and marketers are still finding it to be a very effective advertising channel.

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Lin Pophal on the Evolving Role and Field of PR

Flack's Revenge

Is this a sign of the future of PR (and journalism)? When I was director of corporate communications at a local healthcare organization, I would regularly receive a number of resumes from reporters whenever PR jobs opened up. I definitely think that it is. Is there the potential for conflict?

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Behind the Headlines With Lynda Fernandez

Cision

After graduating from college with a degree in broadcast journalism, a professor recommended me for a part-time position at the local Fox affiliate. Depending on the industry, some organizations are relying less on traditional advertising and more on PR and social media to promote their products.

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Why Newswires? The Past, Present & Future of Trusted News

Business Wire

Within its 22 local newsrooms around the world, Business Wire employs experienced and knowledgeable editorial teams who review this content to confirm legitimacy and accuracy. Twitter, Facebook and other services modify the visibility of all content to maximize their own advertising revenues.

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