Facebook overtakes Google News as media site traffic driver
February 5, 2010
Facebook was the #4 source of visits to News and Media sites last week, after Google, Yahoo! and msn, according to Hitwise. Google News accounted for 1.39% of visits to News and Media websites, and Facebook accounted for 3.52%. That’s a big shift since last April, when they were about equal. Read more »
Web viewers are watching longer clips
January 14, 2010
Web video viewers are watching longer clips on average; time spent (per viewer watching online video) jumped 13.2 percent to 193.2 minutes in December. According to the latest report issued by Nielsen Online, 137.4 million Americans watched Web video in December, a healthy increase of 10.3 percent versus the same month in 2008. Those viewers streamed over 10.7 billion videos during the month, representing an increase of 11.8 percent versus the same time period a year earlier.
Local news reports are repetitive
January 10, 2010
A new study by the Project for Excellence in Journalism, an arm of the Pew Research Center finds that 83 percent of the reports in local news media “were essentially repetitive, conveying no new information.” The study looked at six major story lines that developed over one week last July in Baltimore.
USAToday.com launches new home page, ad formats
January 6, 2010
USAToday.com has launched a new homepage design, with an improved navigation and more emphasis on visuals. The site has also launched new ad formats. Here is a video walk-through…
ONA, Berkman Center partner to offer legal assistance
January 6, 2010
To help Online News Association members find free or reduced-fee legal help, the Online News Association is partnering with the Citizen Media Law Project at Harvard University’s Berkman Center for Internet & Society on its new Online Media Legal Network (OMLN). Staffed by lawyers with extensive backgrounds in intellectual property and media law, OMLN provides independent journalists access to high-quality free or reduced-fee legal work, qualifying them for assistance, helping them identify their legal needs and matching them with participating attorneys.
The 2009 list of lists
December 24, 2009
Once again Rex Sorgatz has gathered the definitive list of all lists for the year — check it out at Fimoculous
Study reveals high interest In live, local mobile video
December 10, 2009
According to a new Magid Media Labs study commissioned by the Open Mobile Video Coalition (OMVC), mobile consumers in the U.S. respond enthusiastically to the notion of watching live, local mobile DTV.
South Africa Multimedia Workshop
December 3, 2009
Here is a great video overview of the University of Miami’s Knight Center for International Multimedia’s Workshop for Ethical Reporting on the Worlds Most Under-Reported Issues, which took place in Grahamstown, South Africa.
latimes.com redesigns
August 25, 2009
latimes.com has redesigned its site with a streamlined navigation, more modular homepage and improved video experience.
chicagotribune.com redesigns site
August 11, 2009
chicagotribune.com has launched a new site design, providing users with a cleaner look, easier navigation and improved interactivity tools.
