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Media’s strategic role in integrating marketing functions for brands
As marketing’s ecosystem continues to evolve and the boundaries of marketing functions dissolve, media is emerging as a strategic force to connect those functions together. This was the key takeaway from The Future of the Media Organisation...

Media School task force to make recommendations on IDS, student media independence, finances
Media School Dean David Tolchinsky announced plans Monday for a task force that will make recommendations on ensuring the editorial independence and financial sustainability of IU student media. In an email to student leaders of the Indiana Daily...
Communication and media handling during a crisis
When a crisis strikes, the way you communicate can make all the difference, determining whether the situation spirals out of control or whether it builds trust and credibility. So, how can we ensure effective communication when accidents occur?...
News The Independent Social media star Big John vows not to vote for Reform UK after Zia Yusuf spat
Food influencer Big John says he will no longer vote for Reform UK at the next election after an online row with Zia Yusuf. The social media star, real name John Fisher, was accused by the former Reform UK Chairman of being a counter signal to...

News digest: MPs descend on Foreigners’ Police in Bratislava
Article continues after video advertisement Article continues after video advertisement Hey there, Todayists – you’re reading Today in Slovakia, where Prime Minister Robert Fico has been busy filming himself again, and where the culprit behind the...

News Outlets Won't Describe Trump's AI Video For What It Is: The President Pooping on America
On Saturday, millions of people across the U.S. attended “No Kings” protests—a slogan born in response to President Donald Trump’s self-aggrandizing social media posts where he’s called himself a king, including with AI-generated images of himself...

Sally Neighbour: Australia’s media has nothing to be complacent about
The Walkley Foundation plays a vital role in championing journalistic excellence – which is such a central part of our democracy and our political and social discourse, says the chair of the Judging Board Sally Neighbour.Speaking at the Partner’s...

Judge orders Zuckerberg, Mosseri, Spiegel to testify in social media trials
Big tech executives Mark Zuckerberg, Adam Mosseri and Evan Spiegel will have to testify in coordinated proceedings for civil claims that their social media platforms Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat promote addictive behavior in students with...
News The Guardian Bob Vylan ‘not regretful’ about IDF chant at Glastonbury: ‘I’d do it again tomorrow’
Bob Vylan frontman Bobby Vylan is “not regretful” of his “death, death to the IDF” chant at Glastonbury and said he would “do it again tomorrow, twice on Sundays”. The outspoken punk duo sparked controversy when they led chants of “death, death to...

The Iowa-Based Owner Of 75 Hometown Newspapers Is In Pain. That Hurts Communities
Livia Ziskey, a college student majoring in journalism, remembers the local newspaper being delivered when she was growing up in Omaha. Her father still takes the Omaha World-Herald, although he’ll be getting one fewer edition starting in early...

Social media star Big John vows not to vote for Reform UK after Zia Yusuf spat
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...

Vanessa Sierra’s Vision for Advancing Social Media Influence Through Original Creative Content Development
Behind every viral phenomenon in today’s mass media lies a calculated vision that extends far beyond individual content success. Vanessa Sierra’s deep-dive video at Dubai’s world-renowned pool generated 130 million views on TikTok alone,...

Singapore novels to hit bookshelves across South-east Asia under landmark S$3b publishing pact
SINGAPORE, Oct 21 — Singapore novels are set to reach readers across Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, the Philippines and Myanmar following a landmark regional publishing agreement. The pact was initiated by home-grown publisher Epigram Literary...

Journalism Clinic hosts day of memories, reunion for media elders
Journalism Clinic is putting finishing touches to an event to bring together elders in the news media in Nigeria for a day of remembrance and reunion. The Founder/Director of The Journalism Clinic, Taiwo Obe, made this known to newsmen in a...

Business News | Blanckanvas Media Lights Up the City with a Dazzling Diwali Celebration
PNN Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], October 21: The festive season reached a new peak of glamour as Blanckanvas Media hosted a spectacular Diwali celebration that doubled as the official kick-off party for the upcoming reality show, OMG Face of the...

Anambra November 8 gubernatorial polls: Groups organize seminars on enhanced media reportage
Media By Chidimma Okoye THE International Press Center (IPC) and Centre for Media and Society (CEMESO) has jointly organized a 2-day media forum on ‘Enhanced Reportage, Inclusivity and Accountability of Stakeholders towards Anambra Gubernatorial...
MMA repositions as Marketing + Media Alliance to emphasize in-market collaborative testing
What’s in a name, you ask? In the case of MMA, a lot, given that those three letters have worked hard to reinvent themselves over the last 15 years. The marketing organization known as MMA Global, and headed by Greg Stuart for the last decade and...
Senator's trial hears CLC boss's reputation took 'hit' after media coverage
The chief executive of the Northern Territory's biggest land council took a "sustained hit" to his reputation when news broke about an alleged no-confidence motion last year, the court in the defamation case of senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price has...

Today in the news: Odair? Dagger appears later; They defrauded the State in millions
Good morning! The preliminary report on the accident involving the Elevador da Glória takes center stage in today’s newspapers on Tuesday, October 21. Headlines also reveal new details about the case of the baby abandoned near the Leiria fire...

Ravichandran Ashwin Slams Indirect Communication in Indian Cricket
Former India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has opened up on the pressing issue of indirect communication in Indian cricket, following the recent controversy surrounding Mohammed Shami’s exclusion from the India ODI squad for the Australia series....