NMT Flashcards
New York Times (2)
first quarter 2017, print advertising revenue declined by 18%
online pay wall
Washington post online readership
up 22% in 2017
how has the washington post utilised the internet?
developed own software and doubled IT department
can find out what type of stories are read; how far audiences scroll down on articles; which headlines draw most traffic; whether users prefer videos or photos
what’s the issue with online advertising that wasn’t an issue with print?
can install ad blockers
what’s the statistic on fact checking?
45% of journalists don’t fact check 60%-100% of their content
issue with citizen journalism
fort hood killing 2009
many US TV news stations reported on it but was sourced by 1 twitter user who was spreading some false information like there being more than one shooter or that the shooter had been killed
whats the stat on journalistic rules?
60% feel less bound by journalistic rules on social media than with traditional media
old examples of investigative journalism
washington post: the pentagon papers, watergate; jack abramoff
new example of investigative journalism
washington post and guardian exposed Snowden/NSA story
Fox news ratings (2)
most watched new channel in the USA
but dropped 16% of its viewers between 2017 and 2018
CNN ratings
dropped 13% 2017-2018
MSNBC ratings
gained 20% 2017-2018
Matt McGorry post
posted about the group White people 4 black lives on his story 20th May
how many people have signed petitions for change.org?
240 million
example of petition
net neutralityrecieved nearly 400,000 signatures
