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How To Score A Great Local News Story: 5 PR Tips

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

It’s also important to determine whether a story has its best chance of being published as a local media item, or if it warrants a full national media outreach. For example, survey results or breaking news at a national company will be pitched to national media, whereas region-specific news will be offered to local reporters.

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Social Media Overtakes Print Newspapers as News Source

PRSay

For the first time, social media has surpassed print newspapers as a news source for Americans, Pew Research Center finds. adults said they often get news from social media, compared to 16 percent from print newspapers. News websites are the next most common source, followed by radio, social media and print newspapers.

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How to boost your plumbing brand through media

Axia PR

Gaining free media exposure through coverage by local newspapers, TV, radio, and online outlets can massively pay off for plumbing companies. But with busy schedules focused on serving clients, how can local plumbing companies strategically capture more media attention?

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PR Has Evolved Since First ‘Public Relations Handbook’ in 1967, but Some Values Are Timeless

PRSay

There were newspapers, magazines, wire services, trade publications, TV and radio. Daily newspaper circulation in the United States has fallen from its height of 61.8 About 2,200 local print newspapers have closed since 2005, cutting the number of newspaper journalists by more than half between 2008 and 2020.

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Public Relations Review

PR for Anyone

Be Newsworthy My biggest piece of advice when it comes to publicity is to start locally. Local media loves to cover stories about local businesses. Those are all topics that interest local media. An accountant can talk about new tax laws and what that means for local businesses. Make your business newsworthy.

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Lib Dems in owned media manipulation

Stephen Waddington

In fact, the quote “Lib Dems winning and on the up after by-election victory” was a claim made by party leader Jo Swinson in an interview on BBC Radio 4’s Today Programme. Fake local newspapers The most blatant example of media manipulation by the Lib Dems is campaign leaflets that look like local newspapers.

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The #PRStudChat Community Discusses PR, Twitter & Politics on Tuesday, October 11th

Deirdre Breakenridge

ET, the #PRStudChat Community will gather to discuss PR, Twitter and Politics from local cities to the state houses to the national government, all while reaching and communicating to a global audience focused on this year’s election. There is a lot to learn (and will be learned) from this mainstream news channel.

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