Air Canada lays off 5,100 as Domino’s prepares to hire 10K, Facebook grapples with deleting misinformation, and studios release films early

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Good morning, PR pros:

 Actor Josh Gad has been reading children’s books live on Instagram and Twitter each day at 7:30 p.m. Eastern time in an effort to entertain both children and adults who are staying indoors:

https://www.instagram.com/p/B98OWe9nhTq/

See you all tonight at 7:30 EST/4:30 PT for some #GadBookClub pic.twitter.com/3cx9oubzfR

— Josh Gad (@joshgad) March 19, 2020

The feel-good effort shows the power of storytelling. How are you reaching out to offer comfort to your audiences?

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As airlines like Cathay Pacific Airways and Air Canada continue to slash passenger capacity and flights, job cuts continue. Air Canada announced it was temporarily laying off 5,100 of its employees.

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