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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. Television remains the most popular way Americans receive news, though its use has fallen since 2016.

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Maxim Behar: What will be the television of the future

Maxim Behar

Host: Television has a long history behind it. Maxim : It depends on the concept of television. Is it the screen that stands on the wall or stands opposite of you or is it the institution of television. The institution of television has two elements - one is technological, the other is content. Host: In time, yes.

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Will Television Follow Newspapers’ Fate?

Flatiron Communications

One of the bigger questions that emerged from last week’s Business Insider Ignition conference revolved around whether traditional television will endure the same pain as the newspaper industry has. TV will soon feel newspapers’ pain.” The post Will Television Follow Newspapers’ Fate?

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How social media and ‘word of mouth’ sources are reshaping local news

Axia PR

While television and newspapers have long been Americans' go-to sources for local news, new data shows that interpersonal channels like word-of-mouth and social media are growing in importance. Young Americans are embracing neighborhood updates from friends, family, and online forums.

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Maxim Behar: Social media is the realm of free speech, which makes our world better

Maxim Behar

Twenty to twenty-five years ago, we fought for diversity of opinions on television and in newspapers. An established media outlet - a newspaper, television, television channel, or radio - can also publish wrong information. Theoretically, you can buy a newspaper or a television channel and influence it.

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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. In our initial edition of the “Public Relations Handbook,” we discussed how one company had incredibly transmitted information via satellite from the United States to Japan, with a two-way, closed-circuit television between Tokyo and Chicago.

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Why Tech Is Important To PR

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

Reach a Wider Audience In the past, PR was largely limited to traditional media outlets such as newspapers, magazines, television, and radio. It can also make our work better and time spent more efficient. Just consider the ways technology has already benefited PR. in the business world, and particularly in Silicon Valley.”