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The PR Podcast

163. Bob Shields, Newsday, on the past, present and future of print journalism

Feb 5, 2024
31:54

What's the state of newspapers in America? And what does the future hold for print journalism?

Bob Shields is Associate Managing Editor at Newsday, serving the Long Island communities of Nassau and Suffolk County. With more than 30 years of experience in the news business, with most of that time spent at tabloid newspapers, he's worked at The Trentonian, the New York Daily News, and amNewYork. He's done it all: from developing film, cutting stories with a knife, stopping the presses, running social media, laying out the paper, writing some of your favorite front page headlines, running the digital news operation, and now working on planning, recruiting and helping Newsday's new TV initiative.

The PR Podcast is your view inside the public relations business. We talk with great PR people, reporters, and communicators about how the news gets made and strategies for publicity that drive business goals.  Host ⁠⁠Jody Fisher⁠⁠ is the founder of JodyFisherPR and works with clients across the healthcare, higher education, financial services, real estate, entertainment, and non-profit verticals.  Join the conversation on ⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠ at @ThePRPodcast.

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