SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT PRSA'S "HYPERLOCAL: NEWS IN MY BACK YARD" WINS COVERAGE
HAMDEN, CT, September 24, 2009 — A panel of journalism experts explored the burgeoning trend of hyperlocal news coverage in a question-and-answer session presented by the Southern Connecticut Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America held at Quinnipiac University.
THE NEW HAVEN NEWS
The North Haven News posted a video of the entire 90-minute session on its own hyperlocal news broadcast. The site's founder Chris Kirby participated in the panel. Watch the session >
WHERE WE LIVE
Ahead of the session, WNPR's "Where We Live" program covered the topic of hyperlocal news. Brian Farnham of Patch.com and Lon Seidman of LocalOnlineNews.TV participated in both the WNPR program and the PRSA event. Listen to "Where We Live" >
ABOUT PRSA
The Southern Connecticut Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America was formed to advance the public relations profession and the PR professional. More than 75 strong and growing, the chapter represents a diverse group of mid- to senior-level professionals who are committed to enhancing the practice of public relations in Southern Connecticut. Professionals in the chapter represent advertising agencies, independent consultants, business and industry, government, hospitals and health care organizations, professional associations, education and nonprofit organizations. The chapter also has an association with the Quinnipiac University Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA). For more information, visit www.prsact.org or the Southern Connecticut Chapter of the Public Relations Society group on Facebook.com.
ABOUT QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY
Quinnipiac is a private, coeducational, nonsectarian institution located 90 minutes north of New York City and two hours from Boston. The university enrolls 5,600 full-time undergraduate and 1,900 graduate students in 52 undergraduate and 19 graduate programs of study in its School of Business, School of Communications, School of Education, School of Health Sciences, School of Law, and College of Arts and Sciences. Quinnipiac consistently ranks among the top universities with master’s programs in the Northern region in U.S. News & World Report’s America’s Best Colleges. The 2009 issue of U.S. News and World Report’s America’s Best Colleges named Quinnipiac as the top up-and-coming school with master’s programs in the North. Quinnipiac also is recognized in Princeton Review’s The Best 371 Colleges. For more information, please visit www.quinnipiac.edu.
Inquiries
Please direct all questions to:
John Morgan
john.morgan@quinnipiac.edu
203.582.5359
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