When I began my public relations career at Sacred Heart, my relationship with The Times-Picayune was typically with community news, photography and education. When I entered the agency world, those media contacts broadened, commensurate with the more sophisticated needs of clients. I adjusted.
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I can’t imagine a better way to learn all about your city than to write for a daily newspaper.
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I was 21 the three months I worked in The Times-Picayune newsroom on Lafayette Square. We used manual typewriters, shared telephones and threw trash on the floor.
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I sat at a French Quarter bar watching floodwater creep in, when the familiar frenzied pinging of my phone started. The NOLA.com | Times-Picayune newsroom was shifting into high gear.
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Working on the photo and video staffs at NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune was an amazing privilege. I spent 41 years as a photographer, chief photographer, assistant photo editor, multimedia editor and finally photo/video manager.
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Ad Reporter was a daily column of blurbs about The Times-Picayune advertisers launched in 1981 by Advertising Director Bob O’Neill. It revived and updated a previously popular “Want Ad Reporter” column by Maud O’Brien.
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How you stay informed on what’s happening in the world probably depends on your age. Over 58% of people under age 35 consume their news primarily through digital and social media, but TV still reigns supreme for those over 55.