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According to recent studies journalists have indicated that they find it acceptable for PR professionals to send at least one follow-up email to their news pitch. This statistic indicates that journalists realize the busy nature of their niche and understand that sometimes important emails may get lost in the shuffle. How many follow-up attempts do you typically make with journalists? #pressreleases #journalists

We tend to disagree with the findings here — local political news remains popular with our readers, but we understand that well-rounded coverage will help local news outlets survive in the long term: “Keeping local news organizations alive is a valuable goal with important political consequences. But our work suggests efforts aimed at generating more local political coverage will be insufficient to increase the size of the local news audience.” #hulltimes #localnews

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Get your headline clearly in your mind before pitching a good care home news story to journalists. 🌟 The headline should be 8-10 words 🌟 Real-life examples of care home headlines in news releases can be seen in this video!

Get your headline clearly in your mind before pitching a good care home news story to journalists. 🌟 The headline should be 8-10 words 🌟 Real-life examples of care home headlines in news releases can be seen in this video!

The strength of local news outlets is that they provide information that readers can’t get elsewhere, including political, cultural, and human-interest stories. The challenge, as this piece concludes, is getting that unique information in front of a consistent audience. #localnews #hulltimes

1 News - news you can trust Maiki Sherman is not the only commentator who has not grasped the relevance of polls this far away from an election. When else would a government seek to get the crappy challenges resolved. It seems like a great strategy. Forget about the polls and just get on with it. Time to worry about how popular you are is in the last year of your term. Her exaggeration of the importance of this last poll is manipulative at best. Her editors and the T V One mantra that keeps on denying accountability are certainly needing a review. Campbell's diatribes are justified as free speech but in the context of a national broadcasting service, there is no balance and no evidence. Opinions are cheap. Good journalism is rare. Unfortunately.

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When was the last time you tuned into your local news station? 📺 Or picked up a newspaper? 📰 Local news plays a crucial role in communities. It provides important information about immediate surroundings, such as local politics, weather forecasts, traffic conditions, and community events. Having access to this information makes it easier for community members to make informed decisions about daily life. Local outlets also cover stories that larger, national news outlets might ignore. Human interest stories, local sports coverage, and news about local businesses can foster a sense of shared identity and togetherness. Due to financial challenges, a lot of local news outlets have been disappearing at an alarming rate in recent years. They aren’t able to keep up and compete with larger, more well-known national outlets. Without the local news, however, residents will lose access to important information about their neighborhood, and local issues won’t get the attention they deserve. This could lead to lower levels of civic engagement, low political participation, and loss of community voices. Local news is the key to the health and vibrancy of our society, and its dying out is a serious issue that must be addressed. It’s important that we all understand the value of these outlets and support local journalism in whatever way we can. ❤️ The American Journalism Project offers an incredible list of articles and studies to further explore this topic: https://lnkd.in/eeXeaaVa #LocalNews #CivicEngagement #CommunityVoice