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Angelina Jolie is joined by daughter Zahara and poet Amanda Gorman at the Power Of Women gala

Goodbye Gladys Berejiklian: NSW premier resigns

Lorde: Being ‘less an object of desire’ makes life easier in music industry

Police officer who murdered Sarah Everard sentenced to life in prison

David Bowie’s lost 2001 album ‘Toy’ to be released in November

Prince William warns ‘waiting is not an option’ when it comes to saving the planet

Bond is back: Kate Middleton dazzles at 007 film ‘No Time To Die’ premiere in London

R&B singer R. Kelly guilty on all counts in sex trafficking trial

Gymnast Aly Raisman opens up about sexual abuse in TV special

Britney Spears’ calls and texts were monitored, new documentary says

‘Massively grateful’ Daniel Craig bids farewell to James Bond

Kristen Stewart dazzles as Princess Diana in first full trailer for ‘Spencer’

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle make their first official outing since leaving the Royal family

R. Kelly hid crimes in ‘plain sight’, prosecutor says near end of sex trafficking trial

Britney Spears’ attorney proposes that her conservatorship end ‘this fall’

Netflix acquires works of Roald Dahl

‘Sex and the City’ actor Willie Garson dies aged 57

Victoria rocked by earthquake

Australia has lost one third of its koalas in the past three years

British royals to join health workers at James Bond world premiere

It’s a girl! Princess Beatrice announces birth of daughter

HBO releases first teaser for ‘Sex and the City’ revival

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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.