The document discusses findings from a study on how journalists source news and the effect on news writing. Some key findings include:
- Younger journalists read and rely more on press releases than senior journalists. However, many journalists read less than 10% of releases they receive.
- Journalists use a variety of sources to develop story ideas, including internal meetings, events, social media, and tip-offs. Online sources are important across all ages.
- Regional differences exist in story sourcing preferences, such as events being more important for East Indian journalists.
The study aims to provide insights for PR agencies on leveraging strategies to engage with journalists in the evolving media landscape.
The Scope of Newspaper as a Futuristic Medium for PublicityDr. Amarjeet Singh
The news paper as a medium for publicity and
Advertisements is losing its luster and relevance in America
and some western countries. But the same medium has shown
remarkable growth in India. Circulation increased by more
than 23 million copies a day between 2006 and 2016,
according to a new report from India's Audit Bureau of
Circulation. That's average growth of nearly 5% per year.
Meanwhile, circulation came down in major Western
countries including the U.S. (-3%), France (-6%), Germany (-
9%) and the U.K. (-12%). Despite the strong growth of digital
media in India, the traditional formats of television and print
still account for the largest portion of total media ad
expenditure. India remains somewhat unusual in that print
revenues continue to grow, with newspapers specifically still
serving as an effective way for advertisers to reach a
significant audience. The research reports point out that
newspaper growth was really coming from papers published
in Hindi and in other local languages and dialects—generally
referred to collectively as “vernacular” papers. English is
used in India’s largest cities, leaving readers in smaller cities
and rural areas with an appetite for content in their local
languages. The scope of the present research paper is to
identify reasons for this and futuristic scope for news paper
as a medium for publicity.
Social media have become essential infrastructure for public debates and the forming of political opinion. In established democracies, traditional media still play a significant role, even if their content is distributed through social media, while in many new democracies or transition countries, social media have become the dominant platform of political exchange. Facebook’s ‘Free Basics’ initiative for 42 developing countries is creating a social media monopoly in these countries. In some countries, people have come to understand Facebook as ‘the internet’, since most online interaction is mediated through Facebook.
Trust in Communicators 2019 Study: How the general population trusts journali...Communication Monitor
The "Trust in Communicators" (TiCS) study has been conducted by researchers from Leipzig University, Leeds Beckett University, and IULM University Milan within the framework of EUPRERA, facilitated by Cision Insights and Fink & Fuchs. It is linked to the European Communication Monitor research project. The study combines representative polls of adults aged 16 to 64 from Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom with a survey of communication practitioners in the same countries.
The public poll highlighted that communication and PR professionals are trusted and recognised more highly in the UK than in Germany or Italy. However, the general public has a high-level of distrust in these professionals. A trust gap was identified between communications and PR professionals and journalists, but it was not as wide as expected and is closing.
Information about organisations is often spread by people who are not acting in a professional communication role – i.e. organisational advocates such as supportive customers (fans, brand ambassadors), experts in the field (academics, consultants) or activists with overlapping interests. The polls found that external experts are the most trusted of these advocates, but all are trusted more highly than communication and PR professionals. Efforts should be focussed on enabling these advocacy groups to promote the trust-building process. The polls also revealed that the general population has fuzzy perceptions about the goals and activities of PR professionals.
Whilst communication and PR professionals misperceive the public’s opinion about them and overestimate public trust. These professionals also misjudge their role in the trust-building process and ignore public trust in external advocates.
The full report (PDF, 38 pp.) is available for download.
Ned’s Job of the Week (JOTW) newsletter and Sword and the Script Media conducted the third annual JOTW Communications Survey for 2020 to understand trends in the field of communications. The survey examines trends in communications, public relations (PR), public affairs, marketing communications and related fields. It covers important topics including: the effects of partisan politics on communications; top challenges facing communicators, the state of media relations, media bias, PR ethics, PR firms, top tactics in PR and communications, PR measurement, PR technology, employment and organizational structure of the in-house communications department. A total of 300 professionals took the survey: 95% of respondents are based in the U.S.; 92% report having 11 or more years of experience; 52% of respondents are in-house communicators (corporate communications); and respondents come from more than a dozen different industries. Detailed demographics are included at the end.
Informed Citizen Akron #1: Improving Candidate-Focused Media Coverage in the ...Jefferson Center
This the first out of three reports in the Informed Citizen Akron project. A demographically-balanced panel of eighteen Akron-area residents met at the University of Akron Student Center to participate in the Informed Citizen Akron project, and were given the charge to learn from media experts, to deliberate, and to generate recommendations for how local and Ohio-based media partners can improve issue-based coverage during the 2016 presidential election.
The Scope of Newspaper as a Futuristic Medium for PublicityDr. Amarjeet Singh
The news paper as a medium for publicity and
Advertisements is losing its luster and relevance in America
and some western countries. But the same medium has shown
remarkable growth in India. Circulation increased by more
than 23 million copies a day between 2006 and 2016,
according to a new report from India's Audit Bureau of
Circulation. That's average growth of nearly 5% per year.
Meanwhile, circulation came down in major Western
countries including the U.S. (-3%), France (-6%), Germany (-
9%) and the U.K. (-12%). Despite the strong growth of digital
media in India, the traditional formats of television and print
still account for the largest portion of total media ad
expenditure. India remains somewhat unusual in that print
revenues continue to grow, with newspapers specifically still
serving as an effective way for advertisers to reach a
significant audience. The research reports point out that
newspaper growth was really coming from papers published
in Hindi and in other local languages and dialects—generally
referred to collectively as “vernacular” papers. English is
used in India’s largest cities, leaving readers in smaller cities
and rural areas with an appetite for content in their local
languages. The scope of the present research paper is to
identify reasons for this and futuristic scope for news paper
as a medium for publicity.
Social media have become essential infrastructure for public debates and the forming of political opinion. In established democracies, traditional media still play a significant role, even if their content is distributed through social media, while in many new democracies or transition countries, social media have become the dominant platform of political exchange. Facebook’s ‘Free Basics’ initiative for 42 developing countries is creating a social media monopoly in these countries. In some countries, people have come to understand Facebook as ‘the internet’, since most online interaction is mediated through Facebook.
Trust in Communicators 2019 Study: How the general population trusts journali...Communication Monitor
The "Trust in Communicators" (TiCS) study has been conducted by researchers from Leipzig University, Leeds Beckett University, and IULM University Milan within the framework of EUPRERA, facilitated by Cision Insights and Fink & Fuchs. It is linked to the European Communication Monitor research project. The study combines representative polls of adults aged 16 to 64 from Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom with a survey of communication practitioners in the same countries.
The public poll highlighted that communication and PR professionals are trusted and recognised more highly in the UK than in Germany or Italy. However, the general public has a high-level of distrust in these professionals. A trust gap was identified between communications and PR professionals and journalists, but it was not as wide as expected and is closing.
Information about organisations is often spread by people who are not acting in a professional communication role – i.e. organisational advocates such as supportive customers (fans, brand ambassadors), experts in the field (academics, consultants) or activists with overlapping interests. The polls found that external experts are the most trusted of these advocates, but all are trusted more highly than communication and PR professionals. Efforts should be focussed on enabling these advocacy groups to promote the trust-building process. The polls also revealed that the general population has fuzzy perceptions about the goals and activities of PR professionals.
Whilst communication and PR professionals misperceive the public’s opinion about them and overestimate public trust. These professionals also misjudge their role in the trust-building process and ignore public trust in external advocates.
The full report (PDF, 38 pp.) is available for download.
Ned’s Job of the Week (JOTW) newsletter and Sword and the Script Media conducted the third annual JOTW Communications Survey for 2020 to understand trends in the field of communications. The survey examines trends in communications, public relations (PR), public affairs, marketing communications and related fields. It covers important topics including: the effects of partisan politics on communications; top challenges facing communicators, the state of media relations, media bias, PR ethics, PR firms, top tactics in PR and communications, PR measurement, PR technology, employment and organizational structure of the in-house communications department. A total of 300 professionals took the survey: 95% of respondents are based in the U.S.; 92% report having 11 or more years of experience; 52% of respondents are in-house communicators (corporate communications); and respondents come from more than a dozen different industries. Detailed demographics are included at the end.
Informed Citizen Akron #1: Improving Candidate-Focused Media Coverage in the ...Jefferson Center
This the first out of three reports in the Informed Citizen Akron project. A demographically-balanced panel of eighteen Akron-area residents met at the University of Akron Student Center to participate in the Informed Citizen Akron project, and were given the charge to learn from media experts, to deliberate, and to generate recommendations for how local and Ohio-based media partners can improve issue-based coverage during the 2016 presidential election.
The CIPR Manifesto aims to provoke an open and informed debate ahead of the 2015 UK General Election. The document focuses on seven issues and challenges for the next UK government to address:
- lobbying
- the future of corporate governance
- independent practitioners and future skills needs
- the gender pay gap
- data protection
- internet governance
- broadband
From October 21, 2009 to November 3, 2009, Vocus surveyed approximately 1,800 public relations professionals about their perceptions of PR planning for 2010 amid a changing and dynamic landscape. Key findings include the following: Social media to be a key focus in 2010. 80 percent of respondents say they will focus on social media in 2010; multimedia is not far behind with 63 percent, while measuring results, SEO (search engine optimization) and viral campaigns trail with 58, 57 and 56 percent, respectively.
A presentation given at the PR Consultants Group (PRCG) annual meeting. Include:
-Perspectives of the PR tech landscape
- Review: 5 all-in-one PR tools
-Briefly: other all-in-one PR software tools
-Innovations in PR tech to watch
The News Media Alliance hosted its inaugural trustXchange event on June 13, 2018. The event featured presentations by panelists who are key innovators working on understanding trust in news and news outlets. The goal of trustXchange is to put the information directly in the hands of people who can use it, and to create connections between researchers and newsroom leaders, so the right partnerships can be forged to keep the work going. The trustXchange briefing book includes information on every speaker/panelist’s research that they have conducted, including their biographical information, a short description of their trust research and/or program, links to view additional details and how to follow-up with them via email.
Political Consulting Services | Election Campaign Mgt By AK Mishra @ https://www.politicalconsultant.in || WhatsApp +91-8587067685
political consulting | election Campaigning,Political Branding & Image Building | Lost Vote Bank Regain Mgt
10 Ways to use Twitter for Media Relations | Social Media Club Atlanta presen...Frank Strong
If you job is media relations, the people you want to reach are on Twitter. And they are sharing news, yes, but also views, interests, frustrations, and even details like their favorite ice cream flavors. If you want to have a relationship with someone, it starts by understanding what makes them tick and how to make yourself useful for them.
Chung-Jui LAI - Polarization of Political Opinion by News MediaREVULN
In 2016 US election, social media played a vital role in shaping public opinions as expressed by the news media that have created the phenomenon of polarization in the United States. Because social media gave people the ability to follow, share, post, comment below everything, the phenomenon of political opinions being spread easily and quickly on social media by the news agencies is bringing out a significantly polarized populace.
Consequently, it’s very important to understand the language differences on Twitter and figure out how propaganda spread by different political parties that influence or perhaps mislead public opinion. This talk will introduce the relationship among the social media, public opinion, and news media, then suggests the method to collect the tweets from Twitter and conduct sentimental and logistic regression analysis on them. Furthermore, this talk points out the special aspect on the relationship between the polarization and the topic of this conference (fake news, disinformation and propaganda).
Main points:
- situation in Taiwan
- research on fake news
- methods for fighting fake news
Ned’s Job of the Week (JOTW) and Sword and the Script Media, LLC conducted an online survey of JOTW subscribers in February 2018. Most respondents were senior in-house or corporate communications professionals with extensive experience in the field. Below are some of the survey highlights and detailed demographics can be found at the end.
Less budget to do more. Most respondents – 63% – cited budget as their top challenge, even as businesses and employers expected PR pros to do more and added to a growing list of duties. A majority (51%) said they expect their budget to remain the same over the next year.
Hiring and firing agencies. When corporate communications hires an outside agency, most (54%) said they do it because they need an extra pair of hands. Another 50% noted that expertise or a specialization was a compelling reason to seek outside help. When communications agencies are fired, the top reasons can be traced to a trio of cost (79%), service (50%) and results (40%).
Hot PR trends and tactics. Respondents identified storytelling (79%), content marketing (71%) and thought leadership (67%) as the trends or tactics that would be more important in the next 12 months. While no trend or tactic earned 50% or more of the votes for “less important” or “much less important,” there are three that earned the most: press releases (34%), white papers (35%) and award programs (39%).
Some communications tasks are getting harder. 51% said media relations is getting harder; 50% say organic social media is getting harder; views vary on whether or not PR measurement is getting harder – 38% say harder, while 20% say easier and 37% say about the same. Sentiment analysis suggests while digital channels are easier to track there are more things to track, which requires time and consensus.
Employed but open to new opportunities. Most respondents are employed full time but many are open to a conversation about a new position. More than half or 55% said they’d be open to new opportunities.
TRP Scam- Television Rating Point scam, its coverage in Indian Media and Glob...tanakshi
On October 8, 2020, The Mumbai police brought into light the TRP (Television Rating Point) scam, which observed bribing the people in a confidential set of households which is used to understand the ratings/viewerships of the TV channels.
P2594 Relation Sandro Suzart SUZART GOOGLE INC United States on Demons...Sandro Suzart
relationship between Sandro Suzart SUZART GOOGLE INC and United States on Demonstrations 2013 and Impeachments of 22 governments Relation, Sandro Suzart, SUZART, GOOGLE INC, United States on Demonstrations countries IMPEACHMENT GOOGLE INC
Social media in relation to higher educationSteven Verjans
Slideshow from a seminar held at Stockholm's Knowledge Foundation (http://www.kks.se) on December 12th 2012. The topic dealt with social media for use with online/blended learners and for developing novel work-placed learning curricula and courses.
I would like to acknowledge the kind support of Stockholm University's Department of Computer and Information Research (http://dsv.su.se/) in the organisation of this seminar.
The CIPR Manifesto aims to provoke an open and informed debate ahead of the 2015 UK General Election. The document focuses on seven issues and challenges for the next UK government to address:
- lobbying
- the future of corporate governance
- independent practitioners and future skills needs
- the gender pay gap
- data protection
- internet governance
- broadband
From October 21, 2009 to November 3, 2009, Vocus surveyed approximately 1,800 public relations professionals about their perceptions of PR planning for 2010 amid a changing and dynamic landscape. Key findings include the following: Social media to be a key focus in 2010. 80 percent of respondents say they will focus on social media in 2010; multimedia is not far behind with 63 percent, while measuring results, SEO (search engine optimization) and viral campaigns trail with 58, 57 and 56 percent, respectively.
A presentation given at the PR Consultants Group (PRCG) annual meeting. Include:
-Perspectives of the PR tech landscape
- Review: 5 all-in-one PR tools
-Briefly: other all-in-one PR software tools
-Innovations in PR tech to watch
The News Media Alliance hosted its inaugural trustXchange event on June 13, 2018. The event featured presentations by panelists who are key innovators working on understanding trust in news and news outlets. The goal of trustXchange is to put the information directly in the hands of people who can use it, and to create connections between researchers and newsroom leaders, so the right partnerships can be forged to keep the work going. The trustXchange briefing book includes information on every speaker/panelist’s research that they have conducted, including their biographical information, a short description of their trust research and/or program, links to view additional details and how to follow-up with them via email.
Political Consulting Services | Election Campaign Mgt By AK Mishra @ https://www.politicalconsultant.in || WhatsApp +91-8587067685
political consulting | election Campaigning,Political Branding & Image Building | Lost Vote Bank Regain Mgt
10 Ways to use Twitter for Media Relations | Social Media Club Atlanta presen...Frank Strong
If you job is media relations, the people you want to reach are on Twitter. And they are sharing news, yes, but also views, interests, frustrations, and even details like their favorite ice cream flavors. If you want to have a relationship with someone, it starts by understanding what makes them tick and how to make yourself useful for them.
Chung-Jui LAI - Polarization of Political Opinion by News MediaREVULN
In 2016 US election, social media played a vital role in shaping public opinions as expressed by the news media that have created the phenomenon of polarization in the United States. Because social media gave people the ability to follow, share, post, comment below everything, the phenomenon of political opinions being spread easily and quickly on social media by the news agencies is bringing out a significantly polarized populace.
Consequently, it’s very important to understand the language differences on Twitter and figure out how propaganda spread by different political parties that influence or perhaps mislead public opinion. This talk will introduce the relationship among the social media, public opinion, and news media, then suggests the method to collect the tweets from Twitter and conduct sentimental and logistic regression analysis on them. Furthermore, this talk points out the special aspect on the relationship between the polarization and the topic of this conference (fake news, disinformation and propaganda).
Main points:
- situation in Taiwan
- research on fake news
- methods for fighting fake news
Ned’s Job of the Week (JOTW) and Sword and the Script Media, LLC conducted an online survey of JOTW subscribers in February 2018. Most respondents were senior in-house or corporate communications professionals with extensive experience in the field. Below are some of the survey highlights and detailed demographics can be found at the end.
Less budget to do more. Most respondents – 63% – cited budget as their top challenge, even as businesses and employers expected PR pros to do more and added to a growing list of duties. A majority (51%) said they expect their budget to remain the same over the next year.
Hiring and firing agencies. When corporate communications hires an outside agency, most (54%) said they do it because they need an extra pair of hands. Another 50% noted that expertise or a specialization was a compelling reason to seek outside help. When communications agencies are fired, the top reasons can be traced to a trio of cost (79%), service (50%) and results (40%).
Hot PR trends and tactics. Respondents identified storytelling (79%), content marketing (71%) and thought leadership (67%) as the trends or tactics that would be more important in the next 12 months. While no trend or tactic earned 50% or more of the votes for “less important” or “much less important,” there are three that earned the most: press releases (34%), white papers (35%) and award programs (39%).
Some communications tasks are getting harder. 51% said media relations is getting harder; 50% say organic social media is getting harder; views vary on whether or not PR measurement is getting harder – 38% say harder, while 20% say easier and 37% say about the same. Sentiment analysis suggests while digital channels are easier to track there are more things to track, which requires time and consensus.
Employed but open to new opportunities. Most respondents are employed full time but many are open to a conversation about a new position. More than half or 55% said they’d be open to new opportunities.
TRP Scam- Television Rating Point scam, its coverage in Indian Media and Glob...tanakshi
On October 8, 2020, The Mumbai police brought into light the TRP (Television Rating Point) scam, which observed bribing the people in a confidential set of households which is used to understand the ratings/viewerships of the TV channels.
P2594 Relation Sandro Suzart SUZART GOOGLE INC United States on Demons...Sandro Suzart
relationship between Sandro Suzart SUZART GOOGLE INC and United States on Demonstrations 2013 and Impeachments of 22 governments Relation, Sandro Suzart, SUZART, GOOGLE INC, United States on Demonstrations countries IMPEACHMENT GOOGLE INC
Social media in relation to higher educationSteven Verjans
Slideshow from a seminar held at Stockholm's Knowledge Foundation (http://www.kks.se) on December 12th 2012. The topic dealt with social media for use with online/blended learners and for developing novel work-placed learning curricula and courses.
I would like to acknowledge the kind support of Stockholm University's Department of Computer and Information Research (http://dsv.su.se/) in the organisation of this seminar.
Everything is NOT awesome: how Greenpeace made the headlines using creative v...CharityComms
Visit the CharityComms website to view slides from past events, see what events we have coming up and to check out what else we do: www.charitycomms.org.uk
Five of the best PR campaigns from 2016 | Behind the headlines: getting your ...CharityComms
Ruta Sudmantaite, business development manager - charity Sector, Mynewsdesk UK
Visit the CharityComms website to view slides from past events, see what events we have coming up and to check out what else we do: www.charitycomms.org.uk
Media Monitors analysed opinion expressed in the media on the Singapore Budget 2012 between Friday, 17 February 2012 (the date of the announcement) and Wednesday, 22 February 2012 in Singapore-based print media, blogs and forums monitored by Media Monitors.
This report is also a Media Monitors’ initiative to create awareness on the influence of media as well as provide insights into the all-media analysis’ findings to the sentiments around the announcement.
An Exploratory Study on Usage of Social Media by PR Practitioners for Media R...Vikram Kharvi
Over the last few years, it has become apparent that social media has captured the fancy of most
people. The extensive use of social media has drastically changed the way people communicate and share
information. PR practitioners use social media every single day to get the word out about clients, to
communicate with customers and to respond to questions or problems. Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and other
social sites have quickly become important tools in a PR practitioner's overall toolkit. However, this study
explores how PR practitioners (n=146) use the power of social media to connect, and develop relationships with
the journalists as against the traditional method of face-to-face meetings and telephonic conversations with the
journalists to develop relationships with them. The findings of the study revealed that Some of the platforms
used by PR practitioners to engage with the journalists include Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, various PR groups
that exists on various social platforms etc.
Corporate Communication & Social Media: A study of its usage patterninventionjournals
Social media helps corporate communication professionals to build and maintain relationships with
all the publics. Nowadays a company’s reputation also depends on the image built by the company in social
media. This study aims to examine; on how corporate communication professionals use social media for
corporate communications. The data for the study was collected from 125 corporate communication
professionals across Bengaluru city through a scientific survey method and sampling procedures. The research
study found that Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn were extensively used for corporate communication. The most
popular uses of social media for corporate communications were employee communication, customer/consumer
relations, relationship with general public and media relations. Majority of the messages shared on social
media were pertaining to events organised by the company, achievements, news, promotional messages and
corporate social responsibility. Social media is the future; hence, corporate communication and PR
professionals should exploit this media for all their corporate communication uses, needs and campaigns
IAMAI Factly Report: People below age 20 or above 50 more susceptible to fake...Social Samosa
An extensive survey based study titled, ‘Countering Misinformation (Fake News) in India’ by Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) and Factly has found that people below the age of 20 or those above the age of 50 are most susceptible to be swayed by fake news.
Using Data Analytics in Journalism Media Systemsijtsrd
From 2010-2018, the computational technology changes are made enormously. Technological gadgets like desktops, laptops are succeeded by mini laptops, tablets, smart phone, and watches. The traditional journalism media systems said to be in dissolved states right now. In next upcoming decade the media communication of journalism will affect maximum number of changes. The top newspapers like New York Times, HuffingtonPost, Times magazine are also affected and willing to proceed for changes. The most of historic newspaper Medias are concentrating on digital platform from being destroyed in competitive world. The online subscriptions are given in suitable prices to end users readers having special discounts, offers etc. Using data analytics in offline media can lead to increase number of conversion to upcoming trend in gradual way. Mr. Dinesh D. Kudache "Using Data Analytics in Journalism Media Systems" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Special Issue | International Conference on Digital Economy and its Impact on Business and Industry , October 2018, URL: http://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd18713.pdf
Snss & PR Professionals: A Case Study of Facebook PR Groups as a Tool for Bui...inventionjournals
International Journal of Humanities and Social Science Invention (IJHSSI) is an international journal intended for professionals and researchers in all fields of Humanities and Social Science. IJHSSI publishes research articles and reviews within the whole field Humanities and Social Science, new teaching methods, assessment, validation and the impact of new technologies and it will continue to provide information on the latest trends and developments in this ever-expanding subject. The publications of papers are selected through double peer reviewed to ensure originality, relevance, and readability. The articles published in our journal can be accessed online.
Social Media and the Internet of Things (Arab Social Media Report 2017) 7th E...Ahmed Al-Shams
The power and influence of social media has continued to grow globally over the past decade. During this period, the scope and scale of usage have changed dramatically, from the early days when social media was primarily fulfilling social needs of connectivity, communication, socialization and entertainment, to the current era, where social media applications are seen as important tools of governing, development, diplomacy and business. More recently, informational flows taking place through social media have been informing—and misinforming—public opinion and influencing policy development and political communication. For example, in 2015 and 2016, social media played a critical role in shaping public opinion internationally and on national levels, during numerous major events with global implications. During the past few years, as applications of “big data” and artificial intelligence continued to mature, the level of sophistication and influence of social media expanded further. As societal penetration rates increased, these data-driven applications started to provide deep insights into public views, sentiments, needs, behaviors and activities in numerous countries at unprecedented granular levels. The newfound insights harnessed through social media created new opportunities, as well as new risks.
[Free Guide} How to Do Public Relations in 2016Business Wire
Business Wire's Complete Guide to Modern Public Relations was written for professors and students, features tactics, using multimedia and across multiple platforms, that today's PR students must know to reach modern audiences
“The interest in public relations by today's students is stronger than ever,” notes Scott Fedonchik, vice president of marketing. “With more than 11,000 students currently participating in educational associations such as Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA), we know there is a real desire to learn how to create effective communications for our fast-evolving industry. Our new guide provides students with real-world information that will help prepare them for a successful career in public relations.”
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Digital Communication Network empower a new generation of communicators and influencers, facilitate the formation of communities and develop open spaces for cross-training, sharing and creating media products and services, adapted to a dynamic information environment
31052024_First India Newspaper Jaipur.pdfFIRST INDIA
Find Latest India News and Breaking News these days from India on Politics, Business, Entertainment, Technology, Sports, Lifestyle and Coronavirus News in India and the world over that you can't miss. For real time update Visit our social media handle. Read First India NewsPaper in your morning replace. Visit First India.
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role of women and girls in various terror groupssadiakorobi2
Women have three distinct types of involvement: direct involvement in terrorist acts; enabling of others to commit such acts; and facilitating the disengagement of others from violent or extremist groups.
01062024_First India Newspaper Jaipur.pdfFIRST INDIA
Find Latest India News and Breaking News these days from India on Politics, Business, Entertainment, Technology, Sports, Lifestyle and Coronavirus News in India and the world over that you can't miss. For real time update Visit our social media handle. Read First India NewsPaper in your morning replace. Visit First India.
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हम आग्रह करते हैं कि जो भी सत्ता में आए, वह संविधान का पालन करे, उसकी रक्षा करे और उसे बनाए रखे।" प्रस्ताव में कुल तीन प्रमुख हस्तक्षेप और उनके तंत्र भी प्रस्तुत किए गए। पहला हस्तक्षेप स्वतंत्र मीडिया को प्रोत्साहित करके, वास्तविकता पर आधारित काउंटर नैरेटिव का निर्माण करके और सत्तारूढ़ सरकार द्वारा नियोजित मनोवैज्ञानिक हेरफेर की रणनीति का मुकाबला करके लोगों द्वारा निर्धारित कथा को बनाए रखना और उस पर कार्यकरना था।
‘वोटर्स विल मस्ट प्रीवेल’ (मतदाताओं को जीतना होगा) अभियान द्वारा जारी हेल्पलाइन नंबर, 4 जून को सुबह 7 बजे से दोपहर 12 बजे तक मतगणना प्रक्रिया में कहीं भी किसी भी तरह के उल्लंघन की रिपोर्ट करने के लिए खुला रहेगा।
ys jagan mohan reddy political career, Biography.pdfVoterMood
Yeduguri Sandinti Jagan Mohan Reddy, often referred to as Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, is an Indian politician who currently serves as the Chief Minister of the state of Andhra Pradesh. He was born on December 21, 1972, in Pulivendula, Andhra Pradesh, to Yeduguri Sandinti Rajasekhara Reddy (popularly known as YSR), a former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, and Y.S. Vijayamma.
03062024_First India Newspaper Jaipur.pdfFIRST INDIA
Find Latest India News and Breaking News these days from India on Politics, Business, Entertainment, Technology, Sports, Lifestyle and Coronavirus News in India and the world over that you can't miss. For real time update Visit our social media handle. Read First India NewsPaper in your morning replace. Visit First India.
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2. About 20:20 MSL:
20:20 MSL is one of India's largest multidiscipline
communications firms and a leader in the area of specialty
communications services including corporate reputation
management, strategic media relations, analyst relations, social
media, crisis and issues management, events and activation
services. The firm is also the acknowledged leader in technology
communications space in India. Through its powerful network of
more than 150 staff across offices in Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore,
Chennai, Kolkata, Hyderabad and Pune, as well as the reach of
the MSLGROUP and Publicis Groupe international network,
20:20 MSL partners with more than 100 leading Indian brands
and multinationals to deliver world-class communications.
About IIMC:
The Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC) is one of
India's premier institutes for training, teaching and research in
mass communication. Set up to impart quality education and
conduct research with special reference to the socio-economic
growth in the country, it was set up by the Government of India in
1965 on the recommendation of a team of internationally known
mass communication specialists from UNESCO and the Ford
Foundation.
3. With a tremendous media explosion and the proliferation of large
amounts of data online (especially on social media) and the emergence of
more than 300 round-the-clock news channels, the speed at which
information is sourced, sifted and included in news stories has undergone
a paradigm shift. 20:20 MSL, one of India's premier Public Relations firm
and the Advertising & Public Relations Department of the Indian Institute
of Mass Communication (IIMC) joined hands to research the changing
patterns of news sourcing by journalists and their effect on the news
writing.
The current research, exploratory in nature, has been undertaken with a
view to understanding the changing patterns of news sourcing by media
persons and the concomitant effect on news story writing. This first-of-its-
kind research combined the academic expertise of IIMC with the
professional rigour of 20:20 MSL to arrive at insights that would benefit
India's media and communications industry.
The findings of this study are aimed at benefiting PR/communication
agencies and practitioners in leveraging their strategies and tactics.
Mr. Sunit Tandon, Director General, IIMC
&
FOREWORD
RESEARCH TEAM:
IIMC Research lead : Professor Jaishri Jethwaney, PhD.
Team members : Krishna Pandey, Narendra Singh Rao and Prarthana
&
20:20 MSL
The research was conducted through one-on-one interviews with a
number of journalists based in Delhi and telephonic interviews with
journalists from various other cities and towns. A stratified sample of 309
journalists was identified, encompassing a cross-section of 239 English
and 60 Hindi-language print media outposts, news and business television
channels and digital media organizations. Ten other journalists were
selected from Bengali, Gujarati, Marathi, Tamil and Telegu media.
A pre-determined and encoded questionnaire for face-to-face interviews
was designed along with a research guide for telephonic interviews.
Researchers on the team comprised seasoned media and communications
academicians and practitioners from IIMC and 20:20 MSL.
The research operates on the hypothesis that digital and social media have
become important sources of research and news sourcing for journalists.
The research universe was drawn keeping in view, the state of Internet
penetration in the country. The sample was carefully chosen to cover a
cross section of media in metro and mini metro cities of India.
It is planned to undertake a series of such research studies in future that
would cover language & regional media adequately.
METHODOLOGY
Chetan Mahajan, Managing Director, 20:20 MSL
4. PROFILE OF RESPONDENTS
Total = respondents309
Experience (in years)
North
215
South
45
West
38
East
11
15%
70%
12%
3%
Number of journalists by region
68%
Male
211
32%
Female
98
Over 21 yrs.
16-20 yrs.
11-15 yrs.
6-10 yrs.
Less than
5 yrs.
7%22
40 13%
110 36%
105 34%
32 10%
Gender ratio
5. By beat (multiple response)
Science &
Tech
Business &
Corporate
21%
Development Political Lifestyle &
Entertainment
15% 3% 10% 5% 29%12%5%
Legal Sports Others
86 64 21 49 44 20 12113
By media type
10%
Financials
31
6%
Business
Magazines
19
4%
Trade
Magazines
13
14%
Other
Magazines
43
12%
Electronic
38
31%
Mainlines
95
18%
Wire
54
5%
Online
16
By Language
The universe comprised mainstream newspapers and magazines, financial and
trade papers, wire agencies, online portals and news channels. The journalists
from various media were represented as reflected in the chart below.
Bengali
Marathi
4 1%
2 1%
Gujarati
Hindi
0%1
60 20%
Telegu 2 1%
1 0%Tamil
English 77%239
PS: Since there are some
journalist who cover more than
one beat, the total will not
reconcile with the total number
of respondents i.e. 309 - this
content needs to be moved to
the next page. This is applicable
for "By Beat (multiple
response)" section.
6. CONTENTS
Key Findings
The Number Game
The First step to the big story
The Press Release Story
Most Importantly, Are they used?
How are they used?
Talking about favourite sources
What about genuineness of the source?
Is gender a barrier?
The net connect
What is the social quotient?
Most 'likes' for facebook
07
08
10
15
19
21
24
27
30
33
37
40
7. KEY FINDINGS
PR/communication agencies
and companies need to use the
Net vigorously to reach out to
the journalists faster.
Communication agencies are
best placed advising their
clients to post crisp content,
sound bytes, clips and pictures
on their web sites as journalists,
especially in crisis situations,
look for authentic pieces of
information amid grapevine.
They also look for quotes from
company spokespersons that
could easily be made available
through company web sites.
The traditional way of writing and
sending press releases has long
become outdated. There is
clearly a need to reinvent touch
points, formats, styles and
objectives of press releases when
over 47% journalists use less
than 10% of the press releases
they receive.
It is crucial for the sources of
dispatching news releases to be
exclusive. Checking on the
veracity of sources involves
identifying more innovativetouch
points across social media,
company web sites and blogs,
among others.
A majority of journalists cutting
across age, gender and
specialization use the Internet
to develop their stories. The
benefits they garner from the
digital space range from story
conceptualization and content
validation to background
research and insights into
current and evolving news
updates and trends.
Social networking sites have
evolved as an important
platform for journalists, who
leverage them to gauge public
opinion during crisis situations.
Company websites are accessed
to get authentic information,
especially for quotes.
8. 8
The first section of the questionnaire focused on how many stories journalists
write per week and what triggers their story ideas.
Conversations with the 309 journalists interviewed reflect that the number of
stories journalists write declines as their level of seniority increases. However, the
number of stories they edit makes up for the time spent away from writing and
reporting. Also, the research indicates that journalists from the North contribute
the most number of stories.
Senior journalists write lesser stories than
their younger counterparts #mediainsights
Journalists in the North contribute the
most number of stories #mediainsights
THE NUMBER GAME
SECTION 1
9. 9
South
Between 1-5
Between 6-10
Between 11-15
More than 15
Between 1-5
Between 6-10
Between 11-15
More than 15
Between 1-5
Between 6-10
Between 1-5
Between 6-10
Between 11-15
East WEST
North
8%
46%
12%
34%
24%
69%
05%
02%
18%
82%
10%
3%
58%
29%
THE NUMBER GAME
SECTION 1
10. 10
THE FIRST STEP TO THE BIG STORY
The research sheds light on how journalists conceive story ideas. Internal
meetings, tip-offs, events and primary research were the most popular
sources with 63 percent of journalists relying on these activities for story
ideas. Internal brainstorm sessions and editorial meetings were found to be
the most preferred sources for generating fresh content-related ideas. Online
content and social networks seem to be triggers for the same pie of journalists
across all experience levels.
In an informal interview chat, one of the journalists said that reading and
surfing could provide some cues, but that it was sheer hard work when one
finally wrote a story. There was no way “one could do desktop stories’’, said
another journalist. Yet, another journalist felt that the Net could provide a
trigger. Seasoned journalists, more often than not, develop sustainable
relationships with their sources, consult experts and interview key people to
get the flavour for the subjects they are reporting on.
Looking specifically at regional variations in story conceptualization, more
journalists from the South look for story triggers in competitive media vis-à-
vis other regions. The regional analysis also indicated that most journalists
from East draw on events to evolve fresh story ideas. The popularity of
interactive formats provides an immense opportunity for corporates to reach
out to media in the East through press events.
SECTION 1
Internal brainstorming
meetings are the
biggest source of story
ideas #mediainsights
In terms of getting story
ideas, age is no bar as
far as reliance on online
media is concerned
#mediainsights
News hooks across
competitive media
serve as story idea
triggers for 16% of
journalists in the South,
versus 9% in the North
#mediainsights
Events are more
favored by journalists
in the East, followed
by the North, West and
South #mediainsights
Communications agencies
are most preferred by
journalists covering sports,
followed by those covering
Business & Corporate and
Science & Technology
#mediainsights
Women reporters have a
greater affinity for
communications agencies
versus their male
counterparts
#mediainsights
11. 11
Competition media/
channel/newspaper
10% Tip-off
14% An event
15% Social Network
07%
Online content/news
08% 09% Primary research
13% Others
03%Communication
agencies
THE FIRST STEP TO THE BIG STORY
Internal meeting
decision
21%
SECTION 1
12. 12
THE FIRST STEP TO THE BIG STORY
Internal meeting decision
Competition media
Tip-off
Communication agencies
Primary research
Others
An event
Social Network
Online content
North
South
East
West
20% 9% 13% 16% 8% 8% 9% 13% 4%
26% 16% 16% 7% 2% 10% 10% 10% 3%
29% 6% 15% 20% 3% 3% 6% 18% 0%
20% 11% 14% 14% 5% 6% 8% 19% 3%
SECTION 1
13. 13
THE FIRST STEP TO THE BIG STORY
Business &
Corporate
Lifestyle &
Entertainment
Science &
Tech
Sports
21% 10% 13% 12% 5% 13% 10% 13% 3%
25% 7% 14% 16% 8% 6% 10% 13% 1%
19% 11% 10% 17% 11% 11% 8% 9% 4%
19% 9% 13% 19% 8% 3% 13% 14% 2%
Internal meeting decision
Competition media
Tip-off
Communication agencies
Primary research
Others
An event
Social Network
Online content
SECTION 1
14. I remember that as a Principal Correspondent of a
daily, I would file at least of 3-4 exclusives in a week.
On a daily basis, it used to work out to minimum of two
stories. However, the scenario today hasn’t changed in
terms of numbers but what has perhaps changed is
that I have to ensure that these stories are getting filed.
The first story idea trigger is definitely the way you
track the sector and if there’s any important
development that comes up. Press releases and
company events also serve as important first steps. We
also keep a track of all major publications to ensure
that we have everything important covered.
Sudhir Chowdhary,
Features Head, Financial Express
Anurag Prasad,
Senior Editor, Fortune India
Talking from the perspective of a magazine, the
number of stories are higher for a daily, however the
thing to be kept in mind here is the size of the story.
For a typical 2500 word magazine story, it makes up
for five 500 stories or over eight 300 word stories for
are usually written for dailies. Therefore, this dynamics
have to be considered keeping everything in mind. As
the experience grows, you write lesser stories but of
course, there are responsibilities of reading, rewriting
and editing more stories. As far as story triggers are
concerned, I believe numbers alone don’t make a story,
especially for a magazine. Ideas primarily come from
internal editorial meetings, constantly meeting people
and more recently tracking social media closely.
EXPERT SPEAK
SECTION 1
15. 15
This section offers insights into the growing redundancy of press
releases and the need to explore other communications avenues.
The primary objective of creating and sharing a press release is to
bring a story to life. But that does not always happen. Most press
releases are not even read beyond the first two lines in cases where
the writer has done a brilliant job. While seasoned professionals may
have written off the press release concept as a media outreach tool, it
continues to exist, even as questions arise in connection with the
purpose it serves.
On an average, 44 percent of journalists receive more than 15 press
releases a day. What is surprising is that only 27 percent of journalists
with less than 5 years of experience receive more than 15 releases a
day vis-à-vis a whopping 64 percent of journalists with two decades
of experience and over. It is important to keep senior journalists
posted on key announcements. However, it is imperative to screen the
level of importance effectively. Younger reporters getting fewer press
releases than their senior counterparts may actually mean losing out
on an opportunity. Since seasoned professionals mostly have richer
sources of information gathering, their dependence on press releases
is relatively lesser than that of their younger counterparts.
While receiving the press release is one matter, reading is another –
and definitely more critical. Thirty-seven percent of journalists said
that they read more than 50 percent of the press releases they
received; while 20 percent revealed that they read less than 10
percent. A scanty 4 percent of journalists do not read any press
releases that come their way.
THE PRESS RELEASE STORY
SECTION 2
44% of journalists receive more than 15 press releases a
day #mediainsights
64% of journalists with over two decades of experience
receive more than15 press releases a day #mediainsights
The largest portion of press releases is focused on legal
developments, followed by news updates in the business/
corporate sector and the science and technology space
#mediainsights
37% of journalists read more than 50% of the press releases
that they receive #mediainsights
Younger journalists read a larger number of press
releases vis-à-vis their senior counterparts
#mediainsights
16. 16
Development, Sports, and Science & Technology are the
most popular categories in terms of the topic focus of
press releases #mediainsights
Journalists in the western part of India get the
largestnumber of press releases #mediainsights
Journalists with 16 to 20 years of experience source the
highest proportion of story ideas from the Internet (9%),
compared to the overall average of 4% #mediainsights
Journalists in East India read a greater number of press
releases over their counterparts in other regions
#mediainsights
THE PRESS RELEASE STORY
Seniority predictably plays a key role in the extent to which press
releases are being read. Forty-four percent of journalists with less than
5 years of experience read over 50 percent of the press releases that
they receive as against close to one-half (23%) of their senior
counterparts (with more than 20 years of experience). In this context,
the goals of communication professionals, for whom the press release
remains a key component of their media relations activities, would be
best achieved if they reached out to reporters rather than senior level
editors.
The research indicates that news events across the development and
social sector garner interest with 62 percent of journalists reading more
than 50 percent of related press releases. The sports sector comes in
second at 55 percent, followed by science and technology (39 ).
The West leads the way with the greatest number of press releases
(61% of journalists receive more than 15 press releases a day) followed
by the North (44 ), South (38 ) and East (27 ). Just as events are
more favoured by journalists in the East to get story ideas, press
releases seem to be the region’s favorite as well, with 45 percent of
journalists reading more than 50 percent of the press releases that they
receive. Meanwhile, a mere 24 percent of journalists in the South read
more than 50 percent of the press releases.
%
% % %
SECTION 2
17. 17
THE PRESS RELEASE STORY
How many press releases are received
44%
More
than 15
2%
None
12%
Less
than 5
28%
Between
6 and 10
14%
Between
10 and 15
27%
46%
60%
63%
64%
Less than 5 yrs.
6-10 yrs.
11-15 yrs.
16-20 yrs.
Over 21 yrs.
SECTION 2
18. 18
How many press releases are read
4%
None
THE PRESS RELEASE STORY
18%
Around
10-25%
21%
Around
25-50%
20%
Less
than 10%
37%More than
50%
SECTION 2
23% Over 21 yrs.
31%
33%
35%
44%
16-20 yrs.
11-15yrs.
6-10 yrs.
Less than 5 yrs.
27% Business & Corporate
Science & Tech
Development
Political
Legal
Lifestyle & Entertainment
39%
62%
37%
31%
32%
55%
49%
Sports
Others
19. 19
Clearly, press releases are received and some are read. But whether they
are used is what makes or breaks it.
Only 6 percent of journalists across all categories said that they don't use
the press releases in any context. A proportion of 48 percent stated that
they used less than 10 percent of the press releases they received. While
this percentage might be low, it could also reflect the quality of the press
release in question, or the level of importance and newsworthiness the
announcement holds. Additionally, 7 percent of journalists said that they
used more than 50 percent of the press releases that reached them.
With experience, the rate of journalists' dependence on press releases
goes down too. This also supports our previous data points of senior
journalists reading fewer press releases as compared to their younger
counterparts. While 10 percent of journalists with less than five years of
experience use more than 50 percent of press releases for building their
stories, the percentage drops to 3 percent for journalists with an
experience of 16-20 years behind them.
MOST IMPORTANTLY, ARE THEY USED?
Only 6% of journalists don’t use press
releases for building stories #mediainsights
9% of journalists use more than 50% of
press releases for conceptualising stories
#mediainsights
Senior journalists use fewer press releases
for stories than their younger counterparts
#mediainsights
SECTION 2
20. 20
MOST IMPORTANTLY, ARE THEY USED?
7% Less than
5 yrs.
6-10 yrs.
11-15 yrs.
16-20 yrs.
Over 21 yrs.
10%
7%
5%
3%
5%
None
Less than
10%
Around
10-25%
Around 25-50% 13%
26%
48%
6%
More than 50%
SECTION 2
21. 21
A press release goes through various life stages before it actually takes
the shape of a story and gets published. It is created and sent to
journalists, who may choose not to read it. And if they do, they may
choose not to use it. If they get used to the press release format, what is
the final outcome? That’s the question that we will seek to answer in this
section.
Overall, a good press release is seen more as an idea for a story, than the
story itself. 56 percent of journalists believe that a worthy press release
serves as a story idea versus 9 percent who may use it as the story itself.
Not to mention the remaining 35 percent of journalists who draw on
selective press releases to develop a major portion of content for their
stories.
The research ascertains that as journalists gain more experience the
need to showcase novel ideas keeps spiraling upwards. While 10 percent
of the journalists with less than 10 years of experience may use a good
press release as a story in itself, the pie becomes half (5%) for journalists
who have over two decades of experience.
If we look at East, while no journalist may use the press release as a story
in itself, 64 percent of the journalists agreed that they use press releases
as major content of their story and 36 percent utilise them as story idea
triggers. Journalists in the North, South and West use press releases as
triggers for story ideas, followed by major content for their stories and
lastly as a story in itself.
Science and technology, and development sectors have an advantage
over other sectors, since these press releases are often used as a story in
entirety – 17 percent and 19 percent respectively. 60 percent of the
journalists use business and corporate press releases to generate story
ideas whereas the percentage goes up to 70 percent for the sports news.
Looking at the gender analysis specifically, while 30 percent of the male
journalists use the press releases for major story content, the percentage
goes up to 44 percent for the women counterparts.
HOW ARE THEY USED?
A good press release is seen more as an idea for a story,
than the story itself #mediainsights
35% of journalists use press releases as a major source of
content for their stories #mediainsights
The proportion of senior journalists who use press releases
as a story in itself is half that of their younger counterparts
#mediainsights
Journalists in the North, West and South display similar
behavior in terms of how they use press releases; East differs
#mediainsights
Press releases from the Science & Technology and
Development sectors are used as stories in themselves to a
greater extent than press releases from other sectors
#mediainsights
More women journalists use press releases as major content
source versus their male counterparts #mediainsights
SECTION 2
22. 22
HOW ARE THEY USED?
A story in itself Major content for a story An idea for a story
NORTH SOUTH EAST WEST
9%
12%
8%
6%
5%
35%
31%
38%
47%
27%
56%
57%
55%
47%
68%
Less than 5 yrs.
11-15 yrs.
Over 21 yrs.
16-20 yrs.
6-10 yrs.
11%
39%
50%
04%
27%
69%
64%
36%
5%
13%
82%
A story in itself
An idea for story
Major content for a story
SECTION 2
23. I feel that press releases give a brief overview of the
subject at hand but are not comprehensive enough to
convey the whole story. While I read about 50% of the
press releases that I get in a given day I only use them
if they are deemed newsworthy. I feel compelled to
read further if the first paragraph is interesting enough,
the subject line or the headline does not make much
difference to me. While I have no preference for a
specific format I would like to have the release in the
body of the email rather than as an attachment. I also
feel that follow ups are not important at all and if the
release is interesting enough it will get picked up and
follow ups don't help in achieving coverage.
Venkatesh Ganesh,
Special Correspondent, Hindu Business Line
Sudhir Chowdhary,
Features Head, Financial Express
We get about 20-25 press releases in a day and
definitely, the subject line is what makes us read it. And
then of course, follow ups serve as reminders, but they
should be limited to very important press releases
only. Once we open the email, it is the headline and the
first paragraph that either makes it to the story or not.
EXPERT SPEAK
SECTION 2
24. 24
The study takes a closer look at what sources journalists most rely on during the course
of their formative research for a story.
Most journalists (62%) prefer getting their information directly from the source, while
choosing multiple options in the questionnaire. This could mean opting for interactions
with the concerned spokesperson, engaging in a site visit, referring to company websites
as a content source. This is reason enough for companies to ensure that they have an
updated website, and more so, an updated news room. When they had to choose just one
option, 67 percent of journalists vouched for interviews with the concerned person and
visiting the company's website as their most preferred content research activities. Social
media took a relatively small portion of the pie with a miniscule 8 percent of journalists
opting for this source as a content research platform.
In a one-on-one interview, a business correspondent said that talking with analysts was
another popular source of information. Product reviews were written after personal
experience of using the products and experiencing its pros and cons.
Breaking down to the regions, in the West and North, 63 percent and 56 percent
(respectively) of journalists rated interviews with spokespersons as their most favoured
source of gathering information. In the East, this proportion is much lower at 27 percent.
This also reflects the fact that most large corporate offices are based out of Mumbai,
Delhi or Bangalore, thus offering a greater opportunity to meet company
representatives. While the East's preference for spokesperson interactions might be low
at 27 percent, it ranks highest in its access of information from company websites, with
36 percent of journalists vouching for it.
TALKING ABOUT FAVOURITE SOURCES
SECTION 3
63% of journalists in the West and 56% in
the North prefer spokesperson interactions
for researching on stories #mediainsights
Younger journalists, who are more digital
media savvy than their seasoned
counterparts, use social media platforms
for content research #mediainsights
67% of journalists prefer company websites
or interactions with spokespersons to
research on their stories #mediainsights
While only 27 of journalists in the East
prefer interviews for gathering information,
36% prefer referring to company websites
#mediainsights
%
25. 25
TALKING ABOUT FAVOURITE SOURCES
While choosing multiple options
Social media
8%
Web sites of
organizations 138
%17 Tip-off from
sources (known)
15%15%
Stories in print or
electronic media
11%16%
Site of the event
16%
Interviews with the
concerned
29%
Tip-off from sources
(unknown) {34}
4%4%
SECTION 3
26. 26
TALKING ABOUT FAVOURITE SOURCES
North
South
East
West
Stories in print or
electronic media
Interviews with the
concerned
Web sites of
organizations
Tip-off from
sources (known)
Social media
56%
47%
27%
63%
10%
11%
09%
16%
04%
09%
00%
00%
11%
09%
36%
16%
19%
24%
27%
05%
SECTION 3
27. 27
WHAT ABOUT GENUINENESS
OF THE SOURCE?
The research examines how journalists establish the credibility of their
sources and the information they have received.
Cross-checking from various sources was the most preferred route to source
authenticity, with 55 percent of journalists choosing this option. Speaking with
the concerned company representative is the next in line, with 37 percent of
journalists declaring their preference for it. A scanty 8 percent relied on
intuition to verify a source's credibility. The preference for gut feel is lower in
journalists with 6-10 years of experience (3%) vis-à-vis journalists with more
than two decades in the field (20%).
Taking cues from the previous section, 92 percent of journalists in the East
preferred to cross check from various sources. However, their dependence on
interviews was low with only 8 percent of journalists choosing this option.
Journalists from this region displayed little or no reliance on gut feel as a
precipitating factor for checking the genuineness of their sources.
Overall, men exhibited a stronger gut feel dependence quotient, with 9
percent of male reporters relying on intuition to authenticate their sources, as
against 4 percent, among women journalists.
SECTION 3
8% of journalists depend on gut instinct to
verify the authenticity of their sources
#mediainsights
Journalists in the East majorly rely on cross
checking information for ensure
authenticity of the source #mediainsights
To ensure authenticity of the source, cross-
checking is the most preferred tool among
journalists #mediainsights
The greater the journalist’s level of seniority,
the stronger his or her reliance on gut
instinct #mediainsights
Men rely more on gut-feel vis-à-vis women
journalists to authenticate sources
#mediainsights
28. 28
WHAT ABOUT GENUINENESS OF THE SOURCE?
55% 37% 8%
Through cross checking
from various sources
Speaking with the
concerned spokesperson
Gut feeling
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29. WHAT ABOUT GENUINENESS OF THE SOURCE?
29
55% 59% 60% 55% 48%
%37 39% 36% 31% 32%
08% 03% 04% 14% 20%
Less than 5 yrs. 6-10 yrs. 11-15yrs. 16-20 yrs. Over 21 yrs.
Through
cross checking
from various
sources
Speaking
with the
concerned
spokesperson
Gut feeling
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Another component of the research focused on the role of gender in reporting. Overall,
the result was encouraging as 89 percent of the journalists interviewed said that the
gender of the source was immaterial. However, looking at the regional analysis, 9
percent of journalists in the East avowed that the gender of the source was extremely
important. This perception was non-existent in the West and South.
While speaking to journalists, it is evident that some biases do creep in when it comes
to the subject of the story. While those covering the Development and Social sectors
have no gender bias, the ratio falls for categories like Legal, and Science & Technology.
Twenty-three percent of journalists covering the legal space revealed that the gender of
their sources was important to ‘some extent’ while 17 percent of Science & Technology
reporters echoed this view.
IS GENDER A BARRIER?
Journalists covering the Developmental
and Social sectors have no gender bias
#mediainsights
17 of journalists covering Science &
Technology declared that the gender of
the source is important to ‘some extent’
#mediainsights
%
The gender of a source does not matter for
89% of journalists #mediainsights
23% of the journalists covering legal
developments feel that the gender of the
source is important to ‘some extent’
#mediainsights
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31. 31
Only to some extent
Definitely
Not Really
9%
2%
89%
IS GENDER A BARRIER?
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32. If we talk about sources for doing a well-rounded story,
analysts are getting extremely important. This is also
keeping in view that company spokespeople are getting
very repetitive. There are very few spokespeople who have
that spark to keep a conversation going, without sounding
the same every time. I feel that not having opinionated
spokespersons is hurting the companies - if your
representative is a walking press release, then perhaps you
don't want to talk and hence industry experts like analysts
become important to get the pulse of the issue in question.
As far as genuineness of the source is concerned, cross-
checking is critical. We have industry sources – distributors,
analysts, experts, etc., and speaking to them allows one to
get the sense of whether the information one has received
from a particular source is correct, but going by the gut-feel
is perhaps the most risky thing to do. Company websites
can be an important source of information but far too many
companies don't even bother updating their websites,
which kills the purpose. A website is like a café – if your
experience is bad in the first visit, you don't come back to it!
I would recommend every company to have a highly
responsive press section – companies like Amazon
manage it quite well.
Nimish Dubey,
Writer and Editorial Consultant
Anurag Prasad,
Senior Editor, Fortune India
Conducting research for a story is a huge exercise and
there is no one prime source that can give all the
information. For a large story in a magazine, the
number of stake holders can be anything upwards of
15-20, at times going as high as 40-45, to get the right
pulse and relevant perspective. That's the amount of
research that we are talking about, which ensures
cross-checking at every stage. Of course market
research firms and reports play a huge role. However, I
also believe that while data is important, it is not
primary. Numbers should tell a story, otherwise they
are meaningless. In all, it is the story-telling aspect
that we always focus on.
EXPERT SPEAK
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33. 33
Of the 309 journalists interviewed, 92 percent have adopted the Internet
for reasons ranging from research and information sourcing to story
ideation and validation. While a meager 4 percent was found to draw
resources from the Net to frame story ideas, 11 percent have been
consuming the digital space for validation and 64 percent of journalists
consider it as an effective platform for research and information
sourcing.
Digging deeper, we found that 75 percent of Science & Technology
reporters used their time online for research and information sourcing,
followed by business and corporate journalists (69%).
The Net has well and truly cast its web with 61 percent of journalists
confirming that the Internet has become the biggest source of
information gathering. Only 11 percent think that the time is yet to come.
This is an indication of the importance of being seen online at the right
time and ensuring relevant content enrichment in the online space.
Expectedly, the younger the journalists, the more they depended on the
Internet. 95 percent of respondents with less than five years of
experience use the Internet for myriad reasons in the context of news.
86 percent of journalists with more than 20 years of experience have
also adopted the Internet of which 54 percent use it for background
research and information sourcing.
In the context of regional variances, the South ranks the highest with 98
percent of respondents using the Internet, followed by the West (95%)
and the North (91%). The East lags behind at 82 percent.
THE NET CONNECT
92% of journalists turn to the Internet for varying
reasons to source information #mediainsights
64% of journalists use the Internet for research and
information sourcing #mediainsights
Science & Technology reporters spend most of their online
time on research and information sourcing #mediainsights
61% of journalists agree that the Internet has become the
biggest source of information gathering information to
‘a great extent’ #mediainsights
The younger the journalists, the greater their level of
Internet access for sourcing information #mediainsights
86% of seasoned journalists with more than two
decades of experience use the Internet for varying
reasons to source information #mediainsights
Journalists in Southern India use the Internet more for
sourcing information vis-à-vis their counterparts in
other regions #mediainsights
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36. 1436
THE NET CONNECT
Only to some extent
To a great extent
Not really
28%
61%
11%
Less than 5 yrs.
6-10 yrs.
11-15 yrs.
16-20 yrs.
Over 21 yrs.
Less than 5 yrs.
6-10 yrs.
11-15 yrs.
16-20 yrs.
Over 21 yrs.
Less than 5 yrs.
6-10 yrs.
11-15 yrs.
16-20 yrs.
Over 21 yrs.
25%
28%
30%
38%
32%
66%
60%
53%
56%
59%
10%
12%
18%
06%
09%
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37. 1437
The research would have been incomplete without analysing the
respondents' 'liking' for social networking platforms.
Out of the 309 respondents surveyed, 90 percent use social networking
platforms, reaffirming the altering patterns of an increasingly multi-
channel communications landscape. With younger journalists accessing
social networking platforms with greater frequency, the age-factor
presumably plays up here as well. 94 percent of journalists with less than
10 years of experience visit social networking platforms versus 59 percent
of their counterparts who have more than two decades of experience.
Personal interviews with journalists offered refreshing insights into the
dynamics of social media usage. One respondent said he used Twitter to
build contacts. Another said that scanning social networking sites offered a
glimpse into the psyche of the youth. Journalists often surf the social
networks to know what's trending, and gauge the mood of the people,
especially post a crisis situation. Another journalist opined that the advent
of social media had changed the way 'breaking news' was being perceived.
Every single respondent interviewed from the East frequented social
networking platforms. The North and South, followed at 93 and 89 percent
respectively, while the West was comparatively low at 74 percent.
Social networking platforms seem to be more in vogue among journalists
covering the lifestyle and entertainment segment. 95 percent of reporters
from this beat use these platforms, followed by business & corporate (87%)
and sports journalists (85%).
In terms of the gender break-up, more female journalists were found to
use social networks (97%) than their male counterparts (87%).
WHAT IS THE SOCIAL QUOTIENT?
The younger the journalists, the greater
their frequency of social media access
#mediainsights
More female journalists use social
networking platforms than their male
counterparts #mediainsights
90% of journalists use social networking
platforms #mediainsights
100% of journalists in East frequent social
networking platforms – the highest
amongst all regions #mediainsights
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38. 1438
WHAT IS THE SOCIAL QUOTIENT?
Visit social networking platforms
< 5 Yrs 5 to 10
Yrs
11 to 15
Yrs
16 to 20
Yrs
>20
Yrs
North South East West
94% 95%
87% 87%
59%
93% 89%
100%
74%
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39. 1439
WHAT IS THE SOCIAL QUOTIENT?
Visit social networking platforms
Business &
Corporate
Science & Tech
Development
Political
Legal
Lifestyle &
Entertainment
Sports
Others
97%
87%
Female
Male
87%
92%
90%
86%
85%
95%
85%
93%
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40. 1440
Facebook rules the roost with 56 percent of journalists frequenting this
platform over others. Out of this, 79 percent have less than ten years of
field experience. This finding links back to our previous discovery of a
greater inclination among younger journalists towards online platforms.
Facebook is most frequented by journalists covering the Lifestyle (66%),
Sports (65%) and Science & Technolgy (61%) sectors.
Predictably, Twitter is the next favourite. It is most frequented by
journalists covering the Legal industry (38%), the Developmental and
Social sectors (24%), and Business and Corporate news (22%). Google+
is most frequented by journalists covering Developmental and Social
sector (10%). Its popularity among this section of journalists could stem
from strong e-governance initiatives that leverage Google+ Hangouts.
LinkedIn also features in this list, with 14 percent of business and
corporate journalists calling it their most favoured social network.
While the East favours Facebook, it shows no traction for Twitter. Other
regions have a balanced view of Facebook and Twitter, with the former
having an edge. The South scores higher in its usage of Google+ and
LinkedIn than other regions.
While Facebook and Twitter are favourites among both genders, Google+
usage is more prevalent among male respondents than their female
counterparts.
MOST 'LIKES' FOR FACEBOOK
Facebook rules the roost among all social networking
platforms even in the media fraternity #mediainsights
Facebook is most frequented by journalists covering
Lifestyle, Sports and Science & Tech #mediainsights
Twitter is the next favorite for journalists after Facebook
#mediainsights
Twitter is most frequented by journalists covering the Legal,
Development & Social and Business/Corporate sectors
#mediainsights
Google+ is most frequented by journalists covering
Developmental & Social sector #mediainsights
LinkedIn is most frequented by journalists covering Business
& Corporate space #mediainsights
Journalists in the South use Google+ and LinkedIn a lot more
than those from other regions #mediainsights
Google+ is more frequented by male journalists than women
journalists #mediainsights
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43. 1443
MOST 'LIKES' FOR FACEBOOK
North South East West
20%
11%
00%
18%
07%
13%
00%
00%
03%
22%
09%
13%
61%
38%
91%
39%
Facebook
Twitter
Google+
LinkedIn
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44. 1544
22% 17% 24% 20%
38% 20% 10% 18%
14% 9% 0% 2%
8% 5% 0% 5%
6% 2% 10% 8%
8% 2% 0% 10%
MOST 'LIKES' FOR FACEBOOK
42% 61% 52% 53%
31% 66% 65% 58%
Business &
Corporate
Science &
Tech
Development Political Legal Lifestyle &
Entertainment
Sports Others
FacebookGoogle+
TwitterLinkedIn
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45. We see more affinity among younger journalists for internet and social
media platforms. This gap is primarily because of unfamiliarity to some
extent among older journalists and also because they being busy with
'focused' stories there's this myth associated with social media of not being
focused. The truth is you can be as serious or as frivolous on social media.
Also, the more focused you are, the better work you do – whether you are
on or off the internet or social media. There's spot breaking news on
Twitter, you get the public pulse on social platforms, and in fact the top
stories are being determined increasingly on what's being discussed on
social platforms. Basically, using internet or more specifically social media
is a matter of personal style element and comfort level.
Taking a step ahead of citizen journalism, crowd sourcing is becoming an
important aspect of new age media. Social media is not an alternative to
mainstream media, but is emerging as a force to shape the behavior of
mainstream media. For me, simply put, Twitter is the new-age Parliament
and Facebook is the new-age café. Other platforms like Linkedin and
Google+ are yet to appeal to journalists, as far as I can see. Linkedin is
majorly for self-promotion and works great to brands and self; however
journalists prefer a more informal environment and wider reach which
works against Linkedin. Talking about Google+, there are two things that
can help you – knowledge & information and contact & people - and G+
doesn't score high on either. Facebook and Twitter have become hubs,
while Google+ is still to become one, hence it doesn't score too high.
Madhavan Narayanan,
Columnist/ Associate Editor at Hindustan Times
Gagandeep Singh Sapra,
Entrepreneur & Popularly known as The Big Geek
I cannot say about others, but for me social media has
helped me get real time feedback about what people
think about a new product or feature. Earlier, the
conversations were limited to few people; however,
with the aid of social media, that's changed
tremendously. I don't use social media to set the topic
of my stories; rather I use to build on them. In other
words, conversations on social media don't influence
what I write, but of course the tonality does get
affected because of real time feedback.
EXPERT SPEAK
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