NEW YORK, Aug. 19, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- The average article reaches half of its total social referrals within 6.5 hours on Twitter and 9 hours on Facebook.[1] Given the brevity of today's news cycle, commanding attention from journalists has become more of a challenge. However, digital media such as social networks, blogs, and mobile mean that communicators don't have to rely solely on reporters to amplify their stories.
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[1] Meeker's 2014 Internet Trends Report
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