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Links Of The Week: All the Good Links

FB Fatigue

It’s not only Friday, it’s the Good Friday. For some it’s a day of commemoration, for other it’s just a day off.  For us it’s time to look at the Good Links of The Week. Ever-changing Facebook Once again, Facebook announced a couple of changes ranging from cover photo policy to threaded replies. All of [...]

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Does the Globalisation of PR Mean Journalists Are Becoming More Alike?

Global Media Guide

It’s not news (no pun intended) that the world is changing and this is having an impact on the global media landscape. The political and economic changes in a country have an immediate impact on the media and the role of journalists. It can also be argued that due to globalisation and social media, the [...]

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Join The Debate On Brand Journalism – Spin Or Substance?

BBC Broadcasting House

I’m leading a session this Thursday to discuss just that question. And could there be a more appropriate venue than BBC HQ to consider whether brand journalism should be welcomed as a new investment into the media industry or whether it should be banished to the shadows of spin? Brand journalism is not new but [...]

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Journalists and PRs – Better Together.

Better together.

You’ve probably come across numerous blog posts along the lines of ’10 things I hate about PRs’. Here’s a recent blog post from PR Daily. It’s a familiar long-standing battle between the two professions, which usually concludes with the admission that journalists and PRs would be lost without each other. However you can’t deny that [...]

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Social Media and Journalism: SMCSFO Event Recap

Social Media and Journalism

Last night, LEWIS, in partnership with Social Media Club SF (SMCSFO), hosted a panel discussion on Social Media and Journalism. With more and more people using sites like Twitter and Facebook as a primary “breaking news” source, we were curious to learn about social media’s impact on traditional approaches to journalism. How do journalists use [...]

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When Does A Martini Equal Coverage?

Media Relations Training

I’ve had the opportunity to work closely with the media over the past decade, and to say things have changed dramatically through the years would be an understatement. An economic crisis, an increasingly globalised society and a radical proliferation of media channels – particularly social and satellite TV – has created a paradigm shift in [...]

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