Pew: Internet Surpasses Newspapers for National, International News
In a recent survey by the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press, 40 percent of respondents cited the internet as a main source of news about national and international issues. Thirty-five percent cited newspapers as a main source. According to the survey, TV eclipses all other sources at 70 percent, but for people younger than 30, equal percentages cite TV and the internet as their source for national and international news. You can read more about the survey on thePew Web site.
Online First?
Chris O’Brien, who has been working on the The Next Newsroom Project, recently wrote an interesting post for the Knight Digital Media Center leadership blog on what being an online first newsroom really means. Chris’s post does a good job of challenging conventional thinking about online journalism. The short story, as most online veterans know, is it’s not just about posting content online first, but insinuating thinking and planning for the Web into the very fabric of traditional or merged newsrooms. The post is worth a read.
The Digital Evolution
The New York Times reports that Hewlett-Packard and Arizona State University are joining forces to create a portable, flexible display. The new device has the potential to get your news on the go. Oh, wait, that’s what PDAs and cell phones are for. But, hey, if it brings extra eyeballs to the news, then I’m all for it.
On a side note, Arizona State University seems to be on the move these days. I have quite a few colleagues who’ve joined the faculty and staff there to work on innovative projects in journalism, including Retha Hill, who runs the new media lab at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication; Jody Brannon, who directs the Carnegie-Knight News 21 Initiative, Jason Manning, director of student media; and Len Downie, Weil Family Professor of Journalism.
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