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
how many tweeted #notmypresident within the first day of 2016 election result?
490,000
how many protests organised through March4OurLives
800 protests worldwide
how has Trump influenced fake news?
tweeted about fake news 200 times since his inauguration as stated in a Financial Times report
how many americans believe that major news outlets report fake news?
77%
what is the name of the girl giving the ted talk?
Meghan Phelps-Roper
how many are worn out by how many political posts and discussions they see on social media?
37% according to Statista
how many engaged with facebook top 20 fake news election stories in the US in 2016?
8.7mil according to Statista
how much did bernie raise with his money bomb?
$6.4 mil
in how many countries is homosexuality still illegal?
72
facebook group
michelle obama fan club 100k members
podcast
the daily standard podcast
filter bubbles
pariser