Local TV Producers Hunger for Health Content
Fri, Sep. 30, 2022
By Steve Barnes
While local TV news is becoming an increasingly important source of health-related information for consumers, local stations are often lagging behind in their willingness to commit additional resources to producing health coverage.

Online video doesn’t have to be prohibitively expensive. It should be conversational, with a relevant message and devoid of marketing-and-sales jargon.
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Twitter has tapped Goodby Silverstein & Partners
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Infographics on the distribution of wealth in America...
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Greg Packer, the master of getting his name in print so often he has been banned by some news outlets, talks to the New Yorker about his unique talent.
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