We sift through the academic journals so you don’t have to. Here are 10 of the most interesting studies about social and digital media published in 2015.
“We see HBO going into the podcast business, but we should also look at HBO. We should be focusing on making shows that huge chunks of America will entertain themselves with.”
Call it a platform, call it a content management system, call it an “umbrella of interconnected services” — the set of tools the Post has built for itself is now being licensed to other publishers, who might find it more useful than their alternatives.
We know what continued ownership by Tribune Publishing looks like for the Los Angeles Times: cuts, cuts, and more cuts. A private, local owner would offer a better chance for sustainable success.
This new study uses old data, but it gives at least some hope that comment sections might not always be as awful as the reporters writing the stories above them think.
“Simply put: civic journalism worked. Readers and viewers got it. We learned that if you deliberately build in simple ways for people to participate — in community problems or elections — many will engage.”
How do you build an audience for a project tracking Americans killed by police? For The Guardian U.S.’ audience team, it’s a mix of community building, technology, and focused attention.
Melody Kramer is trying to build the next generation of supporters for public media by letting them contribute by sharing a skill as well as their credit card number.
Kramer, Melody. "What, exactly, does it mean to be a member of a public radio station? Can that definition expand?." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 15 May. 2015. Web. 25 Apr. 2024.
APA
Kramer, M. (2015, May. 15). What, exactly, does it mean to be a member of a public radio station? Can that definition expand?. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://www.niemanlab.org/2015/05/what-exactly-does-it-mean-to-be-a-member-of-a-public-radio-station-can-that-definition-expand/
Chicago
Kramer, Melody. "What, exactly, does it mean to be a member of a public radio station? Can that definition expand?." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified May 15, 2015. Accessed April 25, 2024. https://www.niemanlab.org/2015/05/what-exactly-does-it-mean-to-be-a-member-of-a-public-radio-station-can-that-definition-expand/.
Wikipedia
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