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Tarantino scraps ‘The Movie Critic’ as his final film

The director is going back to the drawing board....

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Trump to increase US military in Afghanistan; Taliban respond

Trump’s Total Eclipse

Man suspected of Barcelona terrorist attack killed

Jerry Lewis’ last laugh

7-year-old Australian boy confirmed dead in Barcelona terrorist attack

Elisabeth Moss on Feminism and The Handmaids Tale

Spain hunts driver who killed 13 in Barcelona, says foils bomb plot

Fellow Republicans assail Trump after he defends Confederate monuments

Pauline Hanson Wears Burka in Question Time

Former Presidents Respond to Charlottesville

French Satellite Images Narrow Down Crash Site

Organisers of White Nationalist Rally in Virginia, Driver Sued for $3 Million

Threat of War with North Korea Looms

Five Things You Need To Know About The Postal Plebiscite

Trump loudly insists “both sides to blame” for Virginia violence

Three CEOs Resign from Trump Council Over Charlottesville

Deputy Prime Minister of Australia Could be a New Zealander

Trump yields to pressure, calls neo-Nazis and KKK criminals

Gunmen Kill 17 in Attack on Burkina Faso Restaurant, People Trapped

Queen Elizabeth reportedly “planning to abdicate the throne”

Victim in Virginia Melee Wept for Social Justice, Her Boss Says

US Destroyer Challenges China’s Claims in South China Sea

Princess Diana in Her Own Words

Australia on Track for Climate Change Disaster

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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.