The other Texas the boom forgot: Rural counties struggle to stay afloat
via The other Texas the boom forgot: Rural counties struggle to stay afloat | Dallas Morning News.
While the media industry has changed drastically over the past decade or so, the demographic composition of newsrooms hasn’t. In 2014, all minority groups accounted for 22.4 percent of television journalists, 13 percent of radio journalists, and 13.34 percent of journalists at daily newspapers. Pretty pathetic, considering the fact that minorities make up 37.4 percent of the U.S. population.
via Lack of Minority Journalists - The Atlantic.
“Modern” homepage design increases pageviews and reader comprehension, study finds
A new report from the Engaging News Project shows that users prefer modular, image-heavy homepage designs.
via “Modern” homepage design increases pageviews and reader comprehension, study finds » Nieman Journalism Lab.
Newsonomics: The halving of America’s daily newsrooms If you’re lucky enough to have the right deep-pocketed owner buy your paper and steady it, you’ve won the lottery. If you’re in a town whose paper is owned by the better chains, or committed local ownership, your loss will probably be mitigated. Otherwise, you’re out of luck.via Newsonomics: The halving of America’s daily newsrooms » Nieman Journalism Lab.
The American Society of News Editors annual newsroom census, released this morning, found that job losses accelerated in 2014, falling by more than 10 percent in a single year. The net job loss of 3,800 brings the total number of news professionals to 32,900 — with additional losses clearly taking place so far in 2015.
How to Succeed with Technology Projects in Newsroomsvia How to Succeed with Technology Projects in Newsrooms | Idea Lab.
Newsrooms are shrinking, and today’s reporters have far less time to take the pulse of the community. Hearken is a startup founded by a former journalist with a software platform that supplements dwindling newsrooms and supercharges community outreach with one deft stroke: by bringing readers into the story-creation process. By letting users vote on which story they’d like to see written, newsrooms using Hearken like Chicago's WBEZ, San Francisco's KQED, and Seattle's KUOW have seen Hearken-generated stories get consistently higher visibility—and even win awards.
Who’s making money — and who isn’t — in local online news? The number of independent local news sites generating significant revenue leaves something to be desired. At the top of the list: a site covering the Florida Panhandle beach lifestyle.via Who’s making money — and who isn’t — in local online news? » Nieman Journalism Lab.