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How an underground high school newspaper led to a 10+ year blog

Communications Conversations

Last Saturday, there was a wonderful article in the Variety section of the Minneapolis Star Tribune about groups of kids who had started neighborhood newspapers during the pandemic. And second, school newspapers are in my blood. First, let’s talk about this underground student newspaper, because it’s an interesting story.

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4 trends in journalism and what they mean for the PR industry

Communications Conversations

More consolidation means fewer outlets to pitch, which we have definitely seen in recent years. Also, the notion of deskside briefings or actually meeting your media partners may be a thing of the past–and definitely will be for the foreseeable future with COVID (unless you live in New York, Washington D.C. Will it last?

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Just for a minute.

Maxim Behar

Our cities are overcrowded with cars, traffic is becoming more and more difficult, and somehow, by definition, everyone has begun to think that they can stop even in the middle of the street once they have their lights on. Just for a moment, to buy cigarettes or a newspaper, to withdraw money from the ATM."

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Journalists Love Twitter, and if Your Job is Media Relations, You Should too

Sword and the Script

The 2019 edition of their survey revealed similar data points, so it’s not new, but it’s definitely real. If you work in PR and have responsibility for media relations , then you have in a sense, a professional obligation to be on Twitter. Because so many journalists are on the platform.

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Mirror mirror on the wall, is this not the death of newspapers after all?

PR in High Definition

The death of print media has been speculated for years now, but Trinity Mirror is taking a punt and unveiling a new Monday-to-Friday newspaper, The New Day, from 29 February. The post Mirror mirror on the wall, is this not the death of newspapers after all? appeared first on Firefly Communications.

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Digital PR ? Link-Building

Doctor Spin

Owning the Definition: Digital PR Capabilities Digital PR capabilities (click to enlarge) Digital PR Capabilities As digital PR specialists, we must champion a comprehensive understanding of digital PR and educate our clients, colleagues, and the public about our discipline’s true scope and value.

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The Evolution Of Corporate Social Responsibility In PR: A Snapshot

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

In one of the first ever media stunts, Bernays alerted the press that the protests would be happening and instructed the women to tell their stories to the major outlets of the time: newsreels, newspapers, and the three press associations. Perhaps one reason for the campaign’s success is the need to broaden our definition of female beauty.

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