The Pew Internet and American Life Project released a report examining how consumers find and consume news via a variety of sources and media platforms.
Kristen Purcell was invited to speak this Thursday, August 12th, with the staff of the online news site Philly.com. She will share data on online news and information consumption from Pew Internet’s report Understanding the Participatory News Consumer (link). Kristen will highlight some findings about local news coverage that were not included in the original report. Roughly four in ten adults say there is currently not enough news coverage of their neighborhood or local community (38%) or that there is not enough coverage of their state (39%). These “local news enthusiasts” are slightly younger and more mobile than other adults, and are more engaged in social network site use and in commenting on and sharing news they find online.
This report is the ninth in an annual series of publications, dating back to 2012, showcasing the latest developments in social media across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.
This year’s study is produced in partnership with the New Media Academy. The New Media Academy was inaugurated in June 2020, by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, UAE Vice President and Prime Minister, and ruler of Dubai, to work within the space of development, with a focus on harnessing opportunities in the digital space.
Using a broad range of industry, academic and media sources, we dive into the trends - and biggest stories - which shaped MENA’s relationship with social media during the past year. Not surprisingly, this study is heavily influenced by the impact of
COVID-19. The novel coronavirus impacted on everyone’s lives around the world, including the Middle East. One by-product of the pandemic could be seen in our changing media habits. Social media usage - across all platforms - increased during the early stages of the outbreak.
More widely, given the importance of social media in our media diets, platforms, industry and governments alike sought to use these networks to promote public health messages, as well as counter misinformation related to the COVID crisis.
Alongside these developments, we have also seen continued investment in content on social media platforms - especially during Ramadan - and growing partnerships between traditional media players and social media channels and influencers. These developments reflect the popularity of high quality digital content consumed on social media, and a desire to reach audiences on these platforms, or bring existing social
audiences onto other networks.
We expect that this synergy will only rise, not least because many media habits developed during the pandemic may well continue post-COVID. As a result, social networks will become an increasingly important source for talent spotting, as well as a
key avenue for content and information consumption.
This trend, as we outline at the end of this report, matters for brands, creators and influencers, as well as governments and other public entities. Social media is already an important part of digital media habits and digital marketing strategies. In 2021,
that importance looks set to continue and grow even further.
Consumption of news, information and entertainment has radically changed, and not just online. Lee Rainie, director of the Pew Internet & American Life Project, presents the latest data and trends.
Kristen Purcell presents the latest Pew Internet findings on participatory and mobile news consumption, and the level of public interest in religious and spiritual news and information. More: pewinternet.org
The Pew Internet and American Life Project released a report examining how consumers find and consume news via a variety of sources and media platforms.
Kristen Purcell was invited to speak this Thursday, August 12th, with the staff of the online news site Philly.com. She will share data on online news and information consumption from Pew Internet’s report Understanding the Participatory News Consumer (link). Kristen will highlight some findings about local news coverage that were not included in the original report. Roughly four in ten adults say there is currently not enough news coverage of their neighborhood or local community (38%) or that there is not enough coverage of their state (39%). These “local news enthusiasts” are slightly younger and more mobile than other adults, and are more engaged in social network site use and in commenting on and sharing news they find online.
This report is the ninth in an annual series of publications, dating back to 2012, showcasing the latest developments in social media across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.
This year’s study is produced in partnership with the New Media Academy. The New Media Academy was inaugurated in June 2020, by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, UAE Vice President and Prime Minister, and ruler of Dubai, to work within the space of development, with a focus on harnessing opportunities in the digital space.
Using a broad range of industry, academic and media sources, we dive into the trends - and biggest stories - which shaped MENA’s relationship with social media during the past year. Not surprisingly, this study is heavily influenced by the impact of
COVID-19. The novel coronavirus impacted on everyone’s lives around the world, including the Middle East. One by-product of the pandemic could be seen in our changing media habits. Social media usage - across all platforms - increased during the early stages of the outbreak.
More widely, given the importance of social media in our media diets, platforms, industry and governments alike sought to use these networks to promote public health messages, as well as counter misinformation related to the COVID crisis.
Alongside these developments, we have also seen continued investment in content on social media platforms - especially during Ramadan - and growing partnerships between traditional media players and social media channels and influencers. These developments reflect the popularity of high quality digital content consumed on social media, and a desire to reach audiences on these platforms, or bring existing social
audiences onto other networks.
We expect that this synergy will only rise, not least because many media habits developed during the pandemic may well continue post-COVID. As a result, social networks will become an increasingly important source for talent spotting, as well as a
key avenue for content and information consumption.
This trend, as we outline at the end of this report, matters for brands, creators and influencers, as well as governments and other public entities. Social media is already an important part of digital media habits and digital marketing strategies. In 2021,
that importance looks set to continue and grow even further.
Consumption of news, information and entertainment has radically changed, and not just online. Lee Rainie, director of the Pew Internet & American Life Project, presents the latest data and trends.
Kristen Purcell presents the latest Pew Internet findings on participatory and mobile news consumption, and the level of public interest in religious and spiritual news and information. More: pewinternet.org
Looking at how social media is influencing the way we consume news, who can produce and publish news and how these new platforms are influencing journalistic practices
Pew Internet Director Lee Rainie was asked to present about the state of social media, in particular how non-profit groups might think about using social media to promote their missions. He cites the newest data from Pew Internet Project surveys and describes how the “messaging environment” for non-profits is changing. He also describes how digital technologies affect the operations and outreach strategies of members of organizations. More: pewinternet.org
Social Media in the Middle East: The Story of 2017Damian Radcliffe
This is the sixth annual report on the state of social media in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) written by Damian Radcliffe, and the first co-written with Amanda Lam.
The paper distills key research findings, industry data and announcements from the past year, providing an essential overview of social media developments in the MENA region.
Associate Director for Research Kristen Purcell will be discussing Pew Internet's groundbreaking data on local news information ecosystems at Ohio State's Journal of Law and Policy for the Information Society's 2012 symposium, “The Future of Online Journalism: News, Community and Democracy in the Digital Age.”
Middle East Digital Digest Special: Social Media in the MENA - 2012 ReviewDamian Radcliffe
A personal take on the story of social media in the Middle East in the past year. In 20 slides... Also available at: http://www.slideshare.net/ictQATAR/digital-digest-special-social-media-in-the-mena-2012-review
State of the News Media 2016
BY Amy Mitchell and Jesse Holcomb
Eight years after the Great
Recession sent the U.S.
newspaper industry into a
tailspin, the pressures facing
America’s newsrooms have
intensified to nothing less than
a reorganization of the
industry itself, one that
impacts the experiences of
even those news consumers
unaware of the tectonic shifts
taking place.
In 2015, the newspaper
sector had perhaps the worst
year since the recession and its
immediate aftermath. Average
weekday newspaper
circulation, print and digital
combined, fell another 7% in
2015, the greatest decline
since 2010. While digital circulation crept up slightly (2% for weekday), it accounts for only 22% of
total circulation. And any digital subscription gains or traffic increases have still not translated
into game-changing revenue solutions. In 2015, total advertising revenue among publicly traded
companies declined nearly 8%, including losses not just in print, but digital as well.
Looking at how social media is influencing the way we consume news, who can produce and publish news and how these new platforms are influencing journalistic practices
Pew Internet Director Lee Rainie was asked to present about the state of social media, in particular how non-profit groups might think about using social media to promote their missions. He cites the newest data from Pew Internet Project surveys and describes how the “messaging environment” for non-profits is changing. He also describes how digital technologies affect the operations and outreach strategies of members of organizations. More: pewinternet.org
Social Media in the Middle East: The Story of 2017Damian Radcliffe
This is the sixth annual report on the state of social media in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) written by Damian Radcliffe, and the first co-written with Amanda Lam.
The paper distills key research findings, industry data and announcements from the past year, providing an essential overview of social media developments in the MENA region.
Associate Director for Research Kristen Purcell will be discussing Pew Internet's groundbreaking data on local news information ecosystems at Ohio State's Journal of Law and Policy for the Information Society's 2012 symposium, “The Future of Online Journalism: News, Community and Democracy in the Digital Age.”
Middle East Digital Digest Special: Social Media in the MENA - 2012 ReviewDamian Radcliffe
A personal take on the story of social media in the Middle East in the past year. In 20 slides... Also available at: http://www.slideshare.net/ictQATAR/digital-digest-special-social-media-in-the-mena-2012-review
State of the News Media 2016
BY Amy Mitchell and Jesse Holcomb
Eight years after the Great
Recession sent the U.S.
newspaper industry into a
tailspin, the pressures facing
America’s newsrooms have
intensified to nothing less than
a reorganization of the
industry itself, one that
impacts the experiences of
even those news consumers
unaware of the tectonic shifts
taking place.
In 2015, the newspaper
sector had perhaps the worst
year since the recession and its
immediate aftermath. Average
weekday newspaper
circulation, print and digital
combined, fell another 7% in
2015, the greatest decline
since 2010. While digital circulation crept up slightly (2% for weekday), it accounts for only 22% of
total circulation. And any digital subscription gains or traffic increases have still not translated
into game-changing revenue solutions. In 2015, total advertising revenue among publicly traded
companies declined nearly 8%, including losses not just in print, but digital as well.
BlogWell Chicago Social Media Case Study: Whirlpool, presented by Brian Snyde...SocialMedia.org
In their BlogWell Chicago case study, "Engaging Consumers in a House of Brands," Whirlpool's Brian Snyder, Senior Manager of Interactive Communications and Scott Spiegel, Senior Manager of Consumer Care share how they maintain a consistent brand voice through social media.
BlogWell Chicago featured 8 great case studies on the best social media programs at large corporations, and included case studies from McDonald's, General Motors, Whirlpool, Alberto Culver, Chevron, CME Group, Kraft Foods, and Verizon.
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The following story comes from the Pew Research Center, which regularly does research on
different aspects of journalism. It considers the role of the Internet in the contemporary news
industry and audiences.
Here is the link if you would like to see the original story: http://www.journalism.org/
analysis_report/new_media_old_media
Understanding the Participatory News Consumer
How internet and cell phone users have turned news into a social experience
In the digital era, news has become omnipresent. Americans access it in multiple formats on
multiple platforms on myriad devices. The days of loyalty to a particular news organization on a
particular piece of technology in a particular form are gone. The overwhelming majority of
Americans (92%) use multiple platforms to get news on a typical day, including national TV, local
TV, the internet, local newspapers, radio, and national newspapers. Some 46% of Americans say
they get news from four to six media platforms on a typical day. Just 7% get their news from a
single media platform on a typical day.
The internet is at the center of the story of how people’s relationship to news is changing. Six in
ten Americans (59%) get news from a combination of online and offline sources on a typical day,
and the internet is now the third most popular news platform, behind local television news and
national television news.
The process Americans use to get news is based on foraging and opportunism. They seem to
access news when the spirit moves them or they have a chance to check up on headlines. At the
same time, gathering the news is not entirely an open‐ended exploration for consumers, even
online where there are limitless possibilities for exploring news. While online, most people say
they use between two and five online news sources and 65% say they do not have a single
favorite website for news. Some 21% say they routinely rely on just one site for their news and
information.
In this new multi‐platform media environment, people’s relationship to news is becoming
portable, personalized, and participatory. These new metrics stand out:
• Portable: 33% of cell phone owners now access news on their cell phones.
• Personalized: 28% of internet users have customized their home page to include news
from sources and on topics that particularly interest them.
• Participatory: 37% of internet users have contributed to the creation of news,
commented about it, or disseminated it via postings on social media sites like Facebook
or Twitter.
To a great extent, people’s experience of news, especially on the internet, is becoming a shared
social experience as people swap links in emails, post news stories on their social networking
site feeds, highlight news stories in their Tweets, and haggle over the meaning of events in
discussion threads. For instance, more than 8 in 10 online news consumers get or share links in
emails.
Chap.
The Pew Internet and American Life Project released a report examining how consumers find and consume news via a variety of sources and media platforms.
The Pew Internet and American Life Project released a report examining how consumers find and consume news via a variety of sources and media platforms.
Social Media For Communication Strategy, Part 1 of 4Copywrite, Ink.
Integrating Social Media Into Communication Strategy was used to augment Richard Becker's, class at the University of Las Vegas, Nevada in 2008. (Part 1 of 4)
Public relations research project, analyzing "where lawyers get their news." This research was used to identify publications where we should target our media pitches.
2. ON TARGET
Where Do People Get Their News?
Influence of New Technology on News Consumption
•News is no longer one-size-fits-all; the Pew Internet and American Life
Project indicates that 92% of Americans use multiple platforms to get their
news each day, including television, the Internet, local newspapers, radio
and national newspapers
•46% of Americans get their news from more than six platforms per day
•Just 7% get their news from a single source
•According to Nielsen, 56% of Americans with smartphones have downloaded
news-based applications in the past 30 days – as of June 1, 2010
•In general, 33% of cell phone owners (more than 90% of Americans) access
news on their phones
•The internet has surpassed newspapers and radio in popularity as a news
platform on a typical day and now ranks just behind TV
3. ON TARGET
News Source: Print
A traditional news source, print’s popularity has slowly decreased with the
advent of the Internet
4. ON TARGET
Print Overview: Key Findings
•50% of Americans say they read news in a local newspaper
•17% say they read news in a national newspaper such as The New
York Times or USA Today
•Just 10% of print newspaper subscribers have a post-graduate
degree
•The largest percentage of print subscribers—26%—are 65 or older,
indicating the role of age in news source preference
•14% of subscribers are in “professional or related” occupations; 10%
are in “management, business and finance-related” positions
•Newspapers have lost 25.6% circulation since 2000
Source: Newspaper Association of America
5. Top 10 U.S. Newspapers by Circulation
From Newspapers.com:
• Wall Street Journal • New York Daily News
– Ranks #2 in terms of reaching • Chicago Tribune
nearly 60% of opinion leaders
• New York Post
• The New York Times
– Ranks #1 in reach, delivering • Long Island Newsday
content to more than 61% of • Houston Chronicle
opinion leaders
• Los Angeles Times
• Washington Post
• New York Daily News
6. ON TARGET
Informal Survey
In an informal survey of the ABA Family Law listserv, the Division for Bar
Services information coordinator and ABA Journal staff, the following
publications were mentioned frequently as news sources for lawyers:
•The New York Times
•Wall Street Journal
•USA Today
Local papers were also listed, although particular papers vary by region. One
respondent noted local newspapers as “weak, but nonetheless local,”
indicating the papers as a necessity, although not that useful.
7. ON TARGET
News Source: Online
Online news sources, including blogs, online newspapers (often
extensions of print papers), and other web-based resources are
increasing in popularity as we move toward a digital age
8. ON TARGET
Online Overview: Key Findings
•Online news consumers typically appreciate coverage on local/current events, local
public affairs, live feeds, breaking news and more
•Only half on online news consumers have ever visited their local paper’s website
•The most popular online news subjects are as follows:
– Weather (followed by 81% of online users)
– National events (73%)
– Health and medicine (66%)
– Business and the economy (64%)
– International events (62%)
– Science and technology (60%)
•44% of online news users get news—at least a few times a
week—via emails, automatic updates or posts from social
networking sites
•In the 2009 ABA Legal Technology Survey Report, 96.9% of surveyed
lawyers reported that they use the Internet to obtain news on current events. This
percentage is well above the 73% of general online users who consume current events
news
9. ON TARGET
Online Overview: Key Findings (cont’d)
•17.3% of lawyers reported using blogs as a daily news source
•20.9% of lawyers reported using blogs as a news source one or more
times per week
•33.7% of lawyers reported relying on e-mail
newsletters as a daily news source
•37.3% of lawyers use state and local bar publications to obtain
information specifically on legal technology
•60.9% of lawyers rely on the ABA Journal to obtain
information specifically on legal technology
•63% of lawyers responded “yes” to the question:
“How often, on average, do you use each of the following online
resources for current awareness [on a daily basis]: Third party
websites? (e.g., CNN.com, NewYorkTimes.com)?”
10. ON TARGET
Online Overview: Social Media and the News
In the World Wide Web, social media
plays an important role in news
News Topics Across Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
consumption. Each social network Media Platforms
takes on its own personality with news
Blogs Twitter YouTube Print
themes unique to each site, according
to the Pew Research Center.
Politics/Government 17% 6% 21% 15%
Foreign Events 12 13 26 9
Economy 7 1 1 10
Technology 8 43 1 1
Health and Medicine 7 4 6 11
From 1/19/09 –
1/15/10
11. Top 20 News Websites in General
From eBizMBA.com, as reported by Alexa Global Traffic Rank:
• Yahoo! News • Reuters
• CNN • ABC News
• MSNBC • USA Today
• Google News • BBC News
• Digg • Drudge Report
• The New York Times • CBS News
• Huffington Post • The Guardian
• Fix News • AOL News
• Washington Post • Times Online
• Los Angeles Times • Associated Press
12. Top News Sites for Lawyers
According to ABA Division for Bar Services information coordinator, Molly Kilmer Flood, an informal survey and
ABA Journal staffer Stephanie Ward:
• Law.com
• FindLaw
• ABAJournal.com
• CNN.com
• NYTimes.com
• MSNBC.com
• HuffingtonPost.com
• NPR.org
• USAToday.com
• Newsweek.com
13. Top Blogs for Lawyers
According to ABA Division for Bar Services information coordinator, Molly Kilmer Flood, an informal survey and
ABA Journal staffer Stephanie Ward:
• Above the Law
• SCOTUS
• Wall Street Journal Law Blog
• The Blog of Legal Times
Additionally, the ABA Journal publishes an annual list of the top 100 legal blogs. A detailed list can be found
here.
14. ON TARGET
News Source: Mobile
The use of mobile sources is increasingly popular among busy
professionals like lawyers and similar audiences, particularly with
smartphones and mobile Internet viewers (iPad, Sony Dash, etc)
15. ON TARGET
Mobile Overview: Key Findings
•61.6% of lawyers surveyed in the 2009 ABA Legal Technology Survey Report reported
using their laptops as a means to conduct research/obtain news
•19.1% of lawyers surveyed in the 2009 ABA Legal Technology Survey Report reported
using their Blackberry or other smartphone as a means to conduct research/obtain news
•In general, 63.2 million people are using their mobile devices to access the Internet
•17.6% (39 million people) used their cell phones to access news-related websites
•Other studies show that up to 33% use their cell phones to
access news-related websites
While there is no readily available information on the most popular mobile sites,
research indicates that consumers want the same information that they are able to
obtain on their regular browsers.
“A lawyer with a smartphone is a walking law firm.”
-Jordan Furlong
17. ON TARGET
Broadcast Overview: Key Findings
•78% of Americans say they get their news from a local TV station
•73% say they get news from a national network, such as CBS or cable TV station such as
CNN or FoxNews
Despite general population surveys indicating that broadcast news is still the
leading medium, informal and formal research on lawyers suggests that this
on-the-go group is much more interested in mobile and online news.
18. Top Broadcast Channels for Lawyers
According to ABA Division for Bar Services information coordinator Molly Kilmer Flood, an informal survey and
ABA Journal staffer Stephanie Ward:
• CNN
• C-Span
• Local news
19. ON TARGET
Findings Analysis
•Lawyers are more likely than the general population to get their news from
wireless resources, including laptops, smartphones and other mobile devices
•Lawyers are more likely to rely on national news sources, as opposed to
local and broadcast sources, including The New York Times, USA Today,
CNN, Wall Street Journal and others
•Lawyers are forward-thinking and less likely to rely on traditional forms of
media
•Lawyers rely on a variety of online news sources, including blogs, although
blog preference depends on practice area and is typically not limited to one
source