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The impact social media is having on news media

“A social media misfire resulted in the Stampede inadvertently tweeting that (two time Olympic gold medalist Kaillie) Humphries would be this year’s (parade) marshal, about 20 minutes before the official announcement. Stampede officials quickly deleted that tweet, before republishing it at 10:30am.” Calgary Herald, 10:59am June 3, 2015 Harmless, innocuous, benign – newsworthy. A simple…

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News from the Shop – Spring 2014

  It’s been four years since JGR Communications began delivering business-focused communications and consultation programs. But spring is a season of looking forward, not back. So in the spirit of the season, we like to share some recent professional developments among the JGR team. Newly elected! Doug Downs has been elected as Director at Large…

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The Superman of southern Alberta

When the floods hit southern Alberta, the man who looks more like Clark Kent, Calgary’s Mayor Nenshi, stepped forward to take on a communications role that has clearly created his legacy. As everyone knows, this June the Bow and Elbow rivers that run through Calgary surged over their banks and swamped the downtown and low-lying…

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