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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. Rumours are commonplace.

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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. Rumours are commonplace.

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Should you feel ashamed for reading the hard copy newspaper?

Communications Conversations

Every so often, I’ll see it in one of my social feeds: That comment or remark from a friend, colleague or industry person taking jabs at the hard copy newspaper and those that read it. Twitter and Facebook are the new newsfeeds. I still love my hard copy newspaper. Now, I know the print newspaper has its downsides.

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Faces & Markets of PRGN: Tokyo, Japan – Premier Destination for Business

Bianchi Biz Blog

Local economy is not as bad as it may look based on just the indicators. Understanding Japan’s unique media landscape, where traditional platforms like print and TV coexist with digital trends, is pivotal. We also support clients who are entering the Japanese market to help them navigate the local protocols and habits they should know.

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Faces & Markets of PRGN: Tel Aviv, Israel – Home of Dynamic Entrepreneurial Spirit  

Bianchi Biz Blog

Communications, media and PR market in Israel Israel’s media landscape, though small, is influential with key daily newspapers, TV channels, and specialized financial and tech media. Most influential media for consumer communication in Israel Ynet / Yedioth Ahronoth – Online + Print Walla! million users Instagram : 4.19

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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. In the first month of the crisis Facebook reported an increase of 50% in usage of its services. Print accounts for 80% of UK newspaper revenues and digital 20%.

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13 stories about the future of news

Stephen Waddington

Print is down but digital is booming. Local news is most valued but is on life support. COVID-19 boosts news consumption across all mainstream media (except print) The COVIDA-19 crisis has substantially increased news consumption for mainstream media. The Reuters Institute Digital News Report 2020 is a challenging read.