MADISON, Wis. – Baymont Inn & Suites by Wyndham, which will be known locally as Hotel of the Arts, will officially open Dec. 21. The modern, custom-designed boutique hotel located at2810 Coho St. has four stories and 85 rooms.
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How to Deal with Negative National Media Coverage Locally
It’s not uncommon for area media outlets to take a national AP story and localize it to your community. For example, a story about federal agencies being targeted in a cyberattack can be localized to how your state or local government is protecting itself.
Unfortunately, those national stories can be negative, and the local media don’t always gather both sides of the tale. Here are some tips for dealing with negative national media coverage on the local level.
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INTRODUCTION
Nextdoor, an app that specializes in forging neighborhood connections, has risen in popularity, especially in 2020. According to the app’s communications team, Nextdoor saw its global daily active members increase more than 80 percent month over month starting in March.
In a typical public involvement process for a proposed development, one of the goals for developers is to build relations with the surrounding neighborhoods and create a two-way communications channel. Here are three ways developers can use Nextdoor to achieve this.
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