State of the News Media: New report
The Project for Excellence in Journalism released its fourth annual report on the state of the news media on Monday. This is a lengthy, detailed analysis of how our media is evolving - and more importantly, how people are reading/ viewing/ listening/ browsing/ sharing/ collaborating with us in journalism.
From the Digital Journalism chapter:
What are those news sites like that are original on the Internet — sites that were not added on to some legacy TV network or newspaper? Do they have a personality profile? Do they have different emphases and strengths from those connected to another media? Or are they varied among themselves, an emerging platform with no fixed traits yet?
To try to help users sort through all that is available, the Project conduct a close study of 38 different news sites, those from different media sectors, and those that are Web only, including some with a distinct citizen-media-based flavor.
Researchers looked at six criteria, including customization options, multimedia, branding, depth of info, interactivity and business model success.
I'd be interested to learn more about how the 38 sites were selected, since at least two were aggregators rather than providers offering original content.
You can view the report at stateofthemedia.org. Also see:
Digital Journalism: A Topography of News Websites
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