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News economic trends in two graphs
Two graphs included in the 2009 State of the Media report published by the Pew Project for Excellence in Journalism show at a glance why some sectors of the news business are in desperate straits. One shows 2007-2008 advertising revenue… -
Newspapers won’t be missed: Pew poll
If newspapers are dying, here’s why: A lot of people don’t care. That message comes through loud and clear in a recent poll conducted by Pew Research. Asked if they’d miss their local paper if it had to shut… -
Media Cloud: Automated media research tool open for testing
Harvard’s Berkman Center for Internet and Society is beta testing an open-source, automated online media research tool called Media Cloud. According to the Center, Media Cloud software can already code full-text content from an extensive range of traditional and… -
Public believes newspapers still relevant but doubt they’ll survive
A large majority – 82.8 per cent – of Americans believe newspapers are still relevant but far fewer – 45.5 per cent – believe they’ll still exist in 10 years, according to a survey conducted by New York PR firm… -
Strategies for overcoming “Assignment Stress Injury”
Newsroom culture discourages journalists who cover traumatic events from seeking help for fear of being stigmatized as weak and unprofessional, writes counselling psychology professor Patrice Keats. Keats found those affected clearly want and need more help from employers and peers.… -
Newspapers losing print readers faster than they gain readers online
It’s well known newspapers are losing advertising dollars from print operations faster than revenue is growing at their online operations. It turns out the same thing is happening to readers, according to a study by the the Pew Research Center … -
Search term trends reflect economic worries
Internet searches using terms like “unemployment benefits”, “bankruptcy” and “foreclosure” have leaped dramatically in frequency during the past year, according to an analysis by comScore Inc. Call it a digital sign of the times.… -
Readership of some UK newspapers up despite declining sales
England’s National Readership Survey reports more people are reading “quality” newspapers like The Times and The Guardian even though their circulation is declining. Readership of mid-market and tabloid newspapers, however, is dropping.… -
In the CJC: Labour, poverty, immigrants and election bias in news media
Selected articles from the most recent issue of the Canadian Journal of Communcation of interest to the journalism community: Listening to Labour: Mainstream Media, Talk Radio, and the 2005 B.C. Teachers Strike, by Shane Gunster, Simon Fraser University (Article… -
In Journal: European journalism and news media
The most recent issue of Journalism Studies focuses on Europe. Articles include: The Mohammed cartoons crisis in the British and Greek press, by Anna Triandafyllidou Travel journalism, by Ben Cocking Reflections on changing patterns of journalism in the new EU…
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