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Developments in the digital world. In US 39% get news online or from mobile devices - up from 34% in 2010 31% have a tablet - about 7% in 2011 45% have smartphones - 35% in 2011 64% of tablet and smartphone owners use them for news every week - 37% every day. How people get news. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Developments in the digital world
In US 39% get news online or from mobile devices - up from 34% in 2010
31% have a tablet - about 7% in 2011
45% have smartphones - 35% in 2011
64% of tablet and smartphone owners use them for news every week - 37% every day
How people get news
72% hear about news events from family and friends in person or on the phone
15% get most news from social media (25% among 18-25 year olds)
7% get most news from email
Vast majority then seek out the full news stories to find out more
Cable News channel audiences
Cable audiences peaking - only 1 pc growth (CNN, Fox, MSNBC) despite Presidential election - evening audiences smaller than 2008
CNN lost 4% - Fox flat at 1.9 million and MSNBC now a firm second at 818,000 and CNN third at 626,000
Network TV news audience
In US 22 million watch CBS, NBC or ABC - a fall of about 2% from 2011
CBS only one that grew but other two still have large audiences
local TV
Average loss across local CBS, NBC, ABC and Fox stations was 6%
Late night local news had audience of 24.2 million vs 22.1 million for network evening news
Audio
Listening as popular as ever and more formats but news is a smaller portion of listening
Number of cellphone owners streaming content in their cards has tripled NPR - drop in AM-FM audience but big gains in mobile +3 million news app downloads
Newspapers
Circulation flat overall
Sunday circulation up 0.6 pc as newspapers focus on that day as best read and most profitable paper
Magazines
All major magazines had declining circulation in the US
News stand sales of news magazines down 16% on average - all magazine news stand sales decline about 8%Subscriptions stable but usually discounted in price
Key economic findings
Audience findings
What about content
What is happening here?
The media and the campaign 2012
Cable news channels
63% of air time is comment and opinion while 37% reporting among top three news channels
Only CNN at 54% has more reporting than commentaryCommentary leader is MSNBC - 85% - Fox at 55%
Local TV
Traffic weather and sports dominate - fewer and shorter news stories and tape packages
In 2005 news stories and tape took up about 41% of local TV news - now about 33%Amount of time devoted to sports has almost doubled to 12% from 7%Examined 48 local newscasts in 2012-13 - 20 led with a weather story
Network TV News
Contrasts sharply with network news where there has been almost no change
almost 80% of newscasts devoted to packaged stories - more than double local newsaverage story length in 2008 was 141 seconds (2:21) - today it is 142 (2:22) Minimal change in interview length or talkback length
ChaLLENGES FOR THE MEDIA
31% have deserted a particular news outlet in the past year
No longer provides news and information they were accustomed to receivingBetter educated, wealthier and older most likely to walk awayThey are the biggest news consumers and most able to pay for news
Walking away
PROBLEMS - WHAT PROBLEMS
Few people aware the news industry is facing financial problems
Majority say they have heard little or nothing about financial trouble
LIMITED AWARENESS
EVEN MORE WORRISOME
57% of those who had heard anything didn’t think it had much impact on the media’s ability to cover local, national or international news
About one third said more difficult to cover local news and same amount said difficult to cover national and international news Those who know the most about the media’s financial struggles are most likely to lose patience with news organization
THOSE IN THE KNOW
WHO IS LEAVING?
QUALITY IS IMPORTANT
Little sympathy from the public
Most of the United States doesn’t recognize the financial challenges the news business faces
May be something only those in the business know and understandThose who are aware are more likely to act - but they don’t demand better - they leaveThese are key news consumers but are making informed choices to leave - that’s a problem
DOUBLE SCREENS - THE FUTURE?
DOUBLE SCREENS - THE FUTURE?
DOUBLE SCREENS - THE FUTURE?
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