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Report for America adds newsrooms, opens applications for reporters

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Thursday, December 7, 2023
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NEW YORK, Dec. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Report for America has announced the selection of dozens of new host newsroom partners while opening applications for just over 50 new reporting corps positions across the United States.

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  • Report for America partners with local newsrooms across the country to provide new reporting opportunities for emerging journalists.
  • NEW YORK, Dec. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Report for America has announced the selection of dozens of new host newsroom partners while opening applications for just over 50 new reporting corps positions across the United States.
  • Springboard to Career Success: Report for America graduates get hired by their newsrooms or by other regional, national, and international outlets.
  • "Report for America invites journalists from diverse backgrounds to weave their unique narratives into the fabric of local newsrooms.

Sony Electronics and The Associated Press Complete Testing of Advanced In-Camera Authenticity Technology to Address Growing Concerns Around Fake Imagery

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Tuesday, November 21, 2023
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SAN DIEGO, Nov. 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Sony Electronics announces the completion of a second round of testing for Sony's in-camera authenticity technology with Associated Press. This in-camera digital signature allows for the creation of a birth certificate for images, validating the origin of the content.

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  • SAN DIEGO, Nov. 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Sony Electronics announces the completion of a second round of testing for Sony's in-camera authenticity technology with Associated Press.
  • Sony's authenticity technology provides a machine-based digital signature, removing the opportunity for undetected manipulation at the start.
  • Additionally, our in-camera authenticity technology has shown valuable results, and we will continue to push its development towards a wider release."
  • "We are proud to be working alongside Sony Electronics to create an authentication solution that can help combat this problem."

Wunderkind's Publisher Growth Suite Bridges The Gap Between Ad Tech and MarTech For Media Organizations

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Thursday, November 9, 2023
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NEW YORK, Nov. 9, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Wunderkind, the leading cross-channel performance marketing and advertising software, today announced a holistic ad monetization and audience development offering to help publishers maximize the value of their visitors with a unified user experience. The Publisher Growth Suite has been in private beta with select publisher partners including CNN and AP News.

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  • The Publisher Growth Suite has been in private beta with select publisher partners including CNN and AP News.
  • The full-stack technology infrastructure bridges the gap between MarTech and AdTech, providing publishers with the tools they need to identify their audience and extract the optimal value in the form of email submissions, subscriptions, programmatic addressability and high-yielding ad placements.
  • Additionally, Wunderkind's Publisher Growth Suite now offers a unique self-sustaining financial model — whereby publishers activate WunderKIND Ads to generate a new and meaningful revenue stream that can absorb platform costs.
  • This new model allows us to scale that growth and drive additional ad revenue at no cost to us!

Beyond Spots & Dots Wins Davey Award for Tourism Brand Strategy

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Tuesday, November 7, 2023
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Beyond Spots & Dots has received international recognition from the 19th Annual Davey Awards for outstanding execution of a multi-layered tourism campaign.

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  • Beyond Spots & Dots has received international recognition from the 19th Annual Davey Awards for outstanding execution of a multi-layered tourism campaign.
  • The advertising agency is credited by the Davey Awards as a 2023 Silver Award Winner in the Campaign-Brand Strategy category.
  • “This award serves as a testament to our team's diligent efforts in serving our clients,” said Andreas Beck, CEO of Beyond Spots & Dots.
  • Beyond Spots & Dots was awarded the Silver Award for work done to generate traditional and earned media for a tourism and visitors bureau.

Italy-USA: Business Care International Award ceremony in NY, special award to Marco Durante

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Friday, October 27, 2023
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NEW YORK, Oct. 27, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Consulate General of Italy in New York hosted the awards ceremony for the 6th edition of the 'Business Care International Award' on Thursday.

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  • NEW YORK, Oct. 27, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Consulate General of Italy in New York hosted the awards ceremony for the 6th edition of the 'Business Care International Award' on Thursday.
  • The recognition, as explained by the creator of the award and president of Business Care Communication, Massimo Veccia, is awarded every year to the personalities representing the "best contemporary Italian spirit."
  • New to this year's edition was the Special Award to the 'Best Italian Entrepreneur in the United States of America 2023-2024', awarded to Marco Maria Durante, publisher of the LaPresse news agency.
  • We have made investments in this country," commented Durante during the ceremony.

Capturing the Attention of Millions

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Wednesday, November 1, 2023
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SAN DIEGO, Nov. 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- In October, Dr. David Jeremiah, founder and host of Turning Point broadcast ministry, launched his newest book and teaching series, The Great Disappearance. In less than a month, the book has climbed various best-selling charts and reached #4 on Amazon. To coincide with this launch, Dr. Jeremiah's production company produced a series of pre-enactment videos aimed at grabbing viewers' attention and curiosity through thought-provoking video clips depicting the moment of the Rapture. The pre-enactment videos have gone viral. They have garnered over 330 million views, been shared and re-shared, and fact-checked by the Associated Press, Politico, and AFP. 

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  • To coincide with this launch, Dr. Jeremiah's production company produced a series of pre-enactment videos aimed at grabbing viewers' attention and curiosity through thought-provoking video clips depicting the moment of the Rapture.
  • They have garnered over 330 million views, been shared and re-shared, and fact-checked by the Associated Press, Politico, and AFP.
  • Through compelling short stories, millions visited the Perhaps Today website, which leveraged long-form video content, long-form written content, FAQs, and interactive quizzes to engage visitors further.
  • In an increasingly post-Christian society, it was highly fascinating to see how the subject of the Rapture captivated millions.

Domicide: a view from Homs in Syria on what the deliberate destruction of homes does to those displaced by conflict – podcast

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Thursday, October 26, 2023
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Today, 12 years on, much of the city remains scarred and deserted after years of siege and heavy bombardment.

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  • Today, 12 years on, much of the city remains scarred and deserted after years of siege and heavy bombardment.
  • In this episode of The Conversation Weekly podcast, we speak to an architecture researcher from Homs about what the deliberate destruction of homes and neighbourhoods, known as domicide, does to people displaced by conflict.
  • It was called the city of the poor because people from all backgrounds and social income felt that they could belong.
  • It’s deliberate targeting of people’s homes, killing of civilian people, killing of their everyday life and mass destruction of neighbourhoods,” he says.

Scripps Howard Fund announces winners of 70th Scripps Howard Awards

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Monday, October 23, 2023
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For decades, cognitive scientists have known that a popular approach to teaching reading was based on incorrect information.

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  • For decades, cognitive scientists have known that a popular approach to teaching reading was based on incorrect information.
  • For five years, Emily reported on how children learn to read, how reading is taught, and why some struggle, which has had a big impact.
  • It has led many educators and parents to fuel the current movement to change practices to align with the scientific information."
  • The Scripps Howard Fund, in partnership with the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC), also announced the winners and finalists for its two journalism education awards:

United States Mint Announces 2025 American Women Quarters™ Program Coins

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Tuesday, October 17, 2023
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Washington, DC, Oct. 17, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The United States Mint (Mint) announces the honorees for the 2025 American Women Quarters™ Program.

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  • Washington, DC, Oct. 17, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The United States Mint (Mint) announces the honorees for the 2025 American Women Quarters™ Program.
  • This is the fourth and final year of this historic program featuring coins with reverse (tails) designs emblematic of the accomplishments and contributions of American women.
  • “I am pleased to announce the final five of the 20 remarkable women we have featured in the American Women Quarters Program,” said Mint Director Ventris C. Gibson.
  • “It's a privilege for the Mint to connect America through coins, and to tell our nation's story through honoring the women in this amazing program.

Workato’s ‘The New Automation Mindset’ Becomes a Bestseller, Landing on Reputable Lists Including Amazon, The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and More

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Monday, October 16, 2023
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The book is officially a bestseller and has consistently topped lists from Amazon, The Wall Street Journal, and more.

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  • The book is officially a bestseller and has consistently topped lists from Amazon, The Wall Street Journal, and more.
  • “The New Automation Mindset” takes an in-depth look at how technologies like generative AI, and low-code, cloud-native automation have propelled organizations into this new AI era.
  • But, without a new mindset and unique blueprint, the reality is that no technology – not even AI – will break loose the stalled digital transformation movement.
  • To harness The New Automation Mindset, leaders must adopt a growth (reimagining AI + Automation), scale (across the enterprise with governance), and process (orchestrating end-to-end) mindset.