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8 Sep

U.S. media advertising revenue plummets $10 billion in six months

U.S. media companies suffered a devastating decline in advertising revenue during the first six months of this year, according to a Nielsen report. Biggest losers included the newspaper and magazine […]

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3 Sep

Two-thirds of Twitter users younger than 25

Some other findings from a study by social media marketing firm Sysomos: More than 85 per cent of users rarely post (less than once a day) About five per cent of users account […]

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3 Sep

Sports gambling common among sports reporters

About 40 per cent of sports reporters gamble on sports, even though many admit it undermines their ability to report objectively, according to a survey of sports reporters conducted by the John Curley […]

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28 Aug

In Journal: Trauma, democracy, foreign ownership and war

Articles published in the most recent issue of the Canadian Journal of Media Studies that may be of interest to the journalism community: “Informed Mutual Support: Options on Violence and […]

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27 Aug

People hardwired toward local and negative news

Well, waddaya know? Journalism’s traditional and much-criticized tendency to attract readers by emphasing negativity and localism appears to have measurable, scientific merit. According to a study from the University of Missouri School […]

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14 Aug

In Journal: Media depictions of Bosnian war babies, UK politics, mental health and criminal behaviour

Articles recently published in academic journals that may be of interest to the journalism community: “‘A Fresh Crop of Human Misery’: Representations of Bosnian ‘War Babies’ in the Global Print […]

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16 Jul

Study of online news distribution underway

“The OECD is conducting a study on the Future of News to which this discussion session contributes. Independent journalism and newspapers play an indispensable role in informing citizens. Yet currently […]

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25 Jun

Teen media usage not so different, study argues

For many in the traditional media business, attracting young readers and viewers is like searching for the Holy Grail, a quest that never quite succeeds as hoped. However, according to How Teens Use Media, a new “myth-debunking” […]

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24 Jun

In Journal: Online stories often unedited and selling news with slogans

Selected stories from the most recent issue of the Newspaper Research Journal that may be of interest to the journalism community: Copy Editing Not Great Priority for Online Stories, by […]

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15 Jun

Most Canadians think tweeting is for birds

Twitter may be a hot subject in many newsrooms, but in the real world … not so much. A recent survey of Canadians by Ipsos-Reid found just 26 per cent of respondents had ever […]

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