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Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia will finally be completed in 2026

More than 140 years after construction began, Antoni Gaudí’s famous basilica has a new completion date of 2026....

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Beyoncé meets Meghan Markle on Lion King red carpet in London

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Meghan Markle, Pippa and Kate Middleton all smiles at the Wimbledon Women’s Final

Oprah Winfrey opens her private road during Maui fire to help evacuations

Selma Blair shares touching video about motherhood and life with MS

Tropical Storm Barry: New Orleans flooded as the city braces for likely hurricane

Kate Middleton and Meghan Markle enjoy a family outing at the Polo

Emmy-winning actor Rip Torn dies aged 88

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Heartbreaking new video reveals last moments of Himalayan climbers

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California earthquake could have been as devastating as Christchurch 2011

These stunning new cast photos will get you hyped for ‘The Lion King’

One dead after volcano erupts on popular Italian tourist island Stromboli

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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.