The shift from print to online media is giving journalists more responsibility and making them more aware of the commercial side of the business according to the "2008 PRWeek/PR Newswire Media Survey."The survey polled 1,231 journalists including newspaper and magazine journalists, television, radio and online reporters, and bloggers.
Bloggers & Journalists Treated Quite Differently at Conferences
At every conference or tradeshow, you get a badge. I have a box full of them on my desk, an increasing number of them with the title of "Speaker" affixed beneath my name.
Survey: 3/4 Journalists Use Blogs
A new survey by Brodeur and MarketWire, shows that 75% of journalists use blogs to get ideas for stories. Journalists may not comment but they are reading…in fact, four in five say they read read blogs at least two to three times a week. Almost 30% of journalists in the survey say they have their own blog. Journalists consult blogs for story ideas, angles and insights:
Study Looks at How Journalists Use Blogs
In a recent study by Omnicom Group’s Brodeur and Marketwire about how
Journalists Show Strong Interest In Internet
A new survey from the Arketi Group finds that 84 percent of journalists say they would or already have used blogs as a main source or secondary source for articles.
Israeli Journalists Insult Dutch Via Translation
Online translation tools have their uses, but substituting for an actual translation service when sending diplomatic messages across international borders shouldn’t be one of them.
Yes, Virginia, Bloggers Can Be Journalists
A recent lawsuit judgment provided evidence for two things: a blogger may qualify as a journalist; and just because you’re a lawyer doesn’t mean you have to act like one. Advice: being mean is no way to get through court.
Citizen Journalists Report On Myanmar
While the Myanmar’s regime attempts to suppress the protests taking place, citizen journalists are playing a key role in delivery of the news to the rest of the world.
Bloggers Vs. Journalists
With the growing popularity of the blogosphere, many people believe it could be a threat for journalists. At the Web 2.0 Expo, Murdok caught up with Tris Hussey of One by One Media to discuss the growth of this matter. The print media, newspapers primarily, may need to make adjustments to keep up with the current trends.
Feeding Journalists With Deli.cio.us
Todd Defren posts a nice rundown on using del.icio.us for an online PR initiative for bzzagent. Deli.cio.us is used to create content of value to journalists covering WOMM – the word of mouth marketing industry of which bzzagent is the focus.