In the media world there is a saying: If it bleeds, it leads. However according to the headlines and frontpages of mainstream media nowadays, it would seem this is no longer the case, as alleged racism is treated far more serious than murder or rape and given far more coverage! In fact with 56 murders a day, many homicides barely make the Facebook pages of these newspapers and rape doesn’t even get reported in many cases!
More Unreported Murders. Is Murder Now So Common & Boring That Mainstream Media Doesn’t Bother Reporting it, or is it Just Not Profitable in The “Mass Market”?
Radio Advertising:- How to get the best out of it
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Let’s face it; traditional media is here to stay. TV will always be part of our daily lives. It’s the wind down medium in the evening and the escapism of the daily grind. Out of home will always form part of the urban and rural landscape, it’s not going anywhere. And radio – the news jingle will always get us to reach for the volume button, our favourite song gets us singing along and we associate and empathise with DJ’s.
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Legendary Chicago Rock Station ‘The Loop’ Signs Off.
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After more than four decades of rocking Chicagoland, “The Loop” is signing off. Christian broadcaster Educational Media Foundation is purchasing WLUP-FM (97.9) from Merlin Media for $21.5 million. EMF will place its syndicated contemporary Christian “K-Love” format on the station as early as Saturday.
A memo to staff from Cumulus Media VP/market manager Marv Nyren obtained by Chicago media reporter Robert Feder says The Loop’s
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