2. 92% of Americans use multiple
platforms to get their daily news
http://www.pewinternet.org/Reports/2010/Online-News.aspx
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3. 1. Local TV news
2. National TV news
3. Internet
4. National newspapers
5. Local print newspapers
6. Radio
http://www.pewinternet.org/Reports/2010/Online-News.aspx
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4. Portable: 33% of mobile phone
owners access news on their mobiles
http://www.pewinternet.org/Reports/2010/Online-News.aspx
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5. Personalised: 28% of
Internet users tailor home page to
suit wants/needs
http://www.pewinternet.org/Reports/2010/Online-News.aspx
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6. 75% of those who read news
online get it shared from friends.
http://www.pewinternet.org/Reports/2010/Online-News.aspx
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7. Participatory: 37% of
Internet users have contributed to
creation of news, commented on it, or
shared it.
http://www.pewinternet.org/Reports/2010/Online-News.aspx
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8. ‘Focusing on the potential of the Web to serve geographic communities
should be the driver of future industry innovations and industry-oriented
research.[...]
‘With nearly limitless space constraints, the Web can offer newspapers the
opportunity to provide expansive coverage of geographic areas without
increased material and printing costs. This geographic focus can be
amplified with additional reporting, citizen-produced news, formal or
informal weblogs, and additional etools.’ [...]
‘The challenge to local newspapers in light of dwindling circulation
figures nationwide is to stay geographically relevant,’
Rachel Davis Mersey (2009) ‘Online News Users’ Sense of Community’: Journalism Practice 3: 3
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9.
10. Is SR2 Blog ‘real
journalism’?
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