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George and Amal Clooney’s Double Trouble

National and Labour neck and neck in polls

Israeli airstrike kills 2 in Syria

Prince George starts school

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A world of storms: Hurricane Irma hits Caribbean, on track to USA

Scientists treat brain cancer with Zika virus

World leaders respond to North Korea

The Duchess of Cambridge is pregnant

The chilling relevance of The Handmaid’s Tale

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More than 1200 dead from South Asia storm

Ancient whales not so gentle, discover palaeontologists

New research shows coffee may increase sugar cravings

Inside Putin’s Holiday Home

Havoc in Hurricane Harvey’s wake

Kenya government bans plastic bags

Hurricane Harvey storms Texas

Australia Zoo welcomes rare white koala baby

Prince Harry and Prince William discuss their mother’s death in new documentary

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New media professionals enter the industry with an innate passion for keeping people informed – although most probably don’t realize that keeping people informed is now a 24-hour-a-day, 7-day-a-week commitment.

Once limited by time zones and printing press schedules, reporting has profoundly changed with the onset of digital communication. Most outlets have switched to 24-hour cycles to meet the growing need to deliver the most immediate and compelling news at every hour of every day.

Many of us have woken to breaking news that surfaced while we were capturing some much-needed sleep. The thing is, news never sleeps. Skeleton crews of journalists, editors, copy editors, illustrators, graphic designers, photographers and cameramen all remain on duty after normal business hours at every operating outlet – whether it’s a television station, online outlet, wire bureau or radio station – poised to cover breaking news, even if that breaks at 3:45 a.m.

As public relations professionals, our job, too, is deeply entrenched in the news – in fact, we are often the ones making it. With the 24/7 cycle comes various pros and cons that we, too, must take into consideration as we counsel our clients through breaking moments or even the run-of-the-mill daily dissemination.