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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. Newspaper circulation during the COVID-19 crisis has been hit by as much as a third by newsagents closing and a reduction in footfall on the high street, across travel hubs and in supermarkets. Photo by almir1968/iStock / Getty Images.

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The Top 10 PR Disasters in 2021

Prohibition

They admitted that it intended to shock, but never to offend any consumers. A truly great example of taking a potential PR crisis in your stride and turning it around. Well done Aldi, we’re big fans of the way you handled this PR crisis. The clarification did little to avert the massive backlash the brand received.

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Spotlight on a Solo PR Pro: Meet Doug Levy

Solo PR Pro

He grew up in a family of avid news consumers — rifling through the New York Times and watching the evening news on TV were daily pastimes. “I I was that first grader who wanted to start up a class newspaper,” he jokes when describing himself. You could say Doug Levy was born to work in the media and communications industry.

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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.

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Behind the Headlines With Rich Oppel

Cision

It will include reputation management, crisis management, brand enhancement and media relations. How do you think your background in journalism will help you in this new role? The journalist tells a story for the consumer, voter or investor. How did you make the switch from journalism to PR? They all get it.

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Meet the Media: Philip Nussel, Web Editor at Automotive News

Bianchi Biz Blog

While this might normally consume a small percentage of my time, it takes a far higher percentage of my time when positions open. And several of our success stories now compete against us at world-class news organizations such as The Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg News, among others. What are we are we not consumed by?

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The Top 10 PR Disasters in 2021

Prohibition

They admitted that it intended to shock, but never to offend any consumers. A truly great example of taking a potential crisis in your stride and turning it around. Well done Aldi, we’re big fans of the way you handled this PR crisis. The clarification did little to avert the massive backlash the brand received.

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