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KERA is a finalist for a national Online Journalism Award , for just the second time in the station's history. The honor — for breaking news among medium-sized newsrooms — is for coverage of the Dallas police shootings of July 7, 2016. Two other North Texas media outlets are also finalists for coverage of the shootings: NBCDFW.com in the same category as KERA, and the Dallas Morning News in the large-newsroom category. The Texas Tribune, a partner of KERA, is a finalist in five small-newsroom categories, including general excellence . NPR is a three-time finalist; PBS Frontline is also a finalist. Here is a complete list of the OJA finalists. The awards, to be presented Oct. 7 at the annual Online News Association conference in Washington, D.C., are the most prestigious honors in digital journalism . KERA won an OJA for topical reporting in 2015, for its Breakthroughs series, "The Broken Hip." KERA has won a station- record 39 awards this year, including a nation-...

When it comes to your social media strategy , bigger isn’t always better. You already know that influencer marketing can get you real results (i t’s been shown to influence 20 to 50 percent of all purchasing decisions ) but it might be time to consider what micro-influencers can do for your business. In contrast to more well-known or celebrity influencers, micro-influencers are everyday social media users with smaller audiences. Continue reading to find out: Why micro-influencers could be the key to success for your next campaign The easiest way to find relevant micro -influencers The do’s and don’ts of working with micro-influencers How top brands are using micro-influencers in their marketing efforts Bonus: Download a free guide that reveals how to increase social media engagement with better audience research, sharper customer targeting , and Hootsuite’s easy-to-use social media software . Why work with micro-influencers? According to a study by Dr. Jonah Berger (author of the ...

Hurricane Harvey: How you can help Hurricane Harvey: How you can help Updated: Monday, August 28 2017 3:02 PM EDT 2017-08-28 19:02:16 GMT Source: RedCross.org The American Red Cross is helping the people affected by Hurricane Harvey in Texas and all across the Gulf coast. More >> The American Red Cross is helping the people affected by Hurricane Harvey in Texas and all across the Gulf coast. More >> Sandbags available in advance of potential flooding Sandbags available in advance of potential flooding Updated: Monday, August 28 2017 2:52 PM EDT 2017-08-28 18:52:35 GMT List of available sandbag locations due to possible flooding.  More >> List of available sandbag locations due to possible flooding.  More >> Closures, cancellations due to weather Closures, cancellations due to weather This link will house lists of event cancellations or adjustments, as well as closures that happen due to weather.   More >> This link will house lists of event cancel...

Aug 22, 2017 Most of the stars on HGTV — a network so popular it beat CNN's ratings during an election year — lean toward a look that, well, blends in. Crown jewel Joanna Gaines of Fixer Upper is often seen in denim, plaid and baseball caps to match the Waco, Texas, scenery. Love It or List It 's Hilary Farr is almost always wearing jeans and a plain, bright sweater or blouse. Karen Laine and daughter Mina Starsiak of HGTV's new show Good Bones also favor simple plaids and neutrals. Christina El Moussa from Flip or Flop , HGTV's second most popular show after Fixer Upper , will sometimes wear a conservative blouse or drapey sweater on-camera, but she'll also pair them with ripped jeans or visit demolition day in form- fitting yoga pants . She's hardly ever without a blowout and brown smokey eyeshadow . She stands out and gets noticed — but with that must come a thick skin. Advertisement - Continue Reading Below Advertisement - Continue Reading Below Int...

Photo Credit: Joseph Sohm / Shutterstock In 1994, I visited the home of Donald Trump. He was a Democrat then, of sorts, and I was the party’s nominee for governor of Connecticut. He’d taken an interest in our state owing to his keen desire to lodge a casino in Bridgeport, an idea I found economically and morally dubious. I had scant hope of enlisting him, but made the trip anyway, thinking that if I convinced him I might win, he’d be less apt to bankroll my opponent. I arrived at Trump Tower in early evening, accompanied by my finance chair and an old friend and colleague. Stepping off the elevator into his apartment, we were met by a display of sterile, vulgar ostentation: all gold, silver, brass, marble; nothing soft, welcoming or warm. Trump soon appeared and we began to converse, but not really. In campaigns, we candidates do most of the talking; because we like to, and because people ask us lots of questions. Not this time. Not by a long shot. Trump talked rapidly and virtually no...