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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.

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Navigating Media At High-Profile Events

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

Here are some tips to both landing media interviews and making sure they’re successful. If you’re tackling an industry event without a full PR team facilitating outreach, pitching and planning for press interviews can be daunting. As you schedule interviews, be sure to make adjustments to reporters or executives attending virtually.

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Local Reporters Give Advice on How PR Pros Can Build Media Relationships

PRSay

In an interview for this article, Keyris Manzanares, a multimedia reporter at Virginia Public Media, said she often receives email pitches from PR people. In your pitch, convey how the story affects the community, Thrasher advised. Is it giving kids in the community a chance to do something different?” photo credit: shock

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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.

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Communicating about COVID-19 Vaccines Requires Understanding Fears, Building Trust

PRSay

To communicate well about coronavirus vaccinations, we first have to understand why some people have lower confidence in vaccines, he wrote. In West Virginia, people have strong community connections and a collective sense of identity, Martin noted. Enlisting trusted local leaders. Connect with her on LinkedIn: Tara Scatterday.

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The Challenges for Health Care Communicators as a New Normal Emerges From the COVID-19 Crisis

PRSay

As hospitals and health care services gradually reopen in the coming weeks and months, communications and PR professionals will be helping patients, caregivers and staff adjust to the new normal after COVID-19. For communicators, the challenge is to help people feel comfortable about returning to their doctors and hospital services.

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4 Things We Can Learn from PR Practitioners in Africa

Cision

I recently spent a year interviewing senior public relations professionals in 31 countries about best practices in their cultures for my newly-published book, Pitch, Tweet, or Engage on the Street: How to Practice Global Public Relations and Strategic Communication. Make friends with local influencers. Invest in relationships.

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