News tagged with traditional media outlets


Newspapers make move to online only

Technology / Internet

created Mar 11, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

If the Seattle Post-Intelligencer stops publishing in print but stays alive in some form online - as now seems likely - it won't be the first daily newspaper to make the move.





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In absence of other democratic institutions, freedom of press can lead to cycles of violence

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Sep 16, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

While many have argued that media freedom is integral to a functioning democracy and respect for human rights, a new study is the first to examine the effects of media freedom in countries that lack such democratic institutions ...


Blogs, like traditional advertising, can help predict product sales

Other Sciences / Economics

created Sep 16, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- While traditional advertising is still the main driver of product sales, blogging and other new media are fast becoming predictors of market outcomes, say University of Michigan researchers.


Ashton Kutcher has defied CNN to a Twitter duel

Actor Ashton Kutcher, CNN in Twitter duel

Technology / Internet

created Apr 16, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Hollywood actor Ashton Kutcher has challenged CNN to an online duel.


AP proposes new article formatting for the Web

Technology / Internet

created Jul 10, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- The Associated Press is proposing that publishers attach descriptive tags to news articles online in hopes of taming the free-for-all of news and information on the Web and generating more traffic for established ...


Kazakh lawmakers back restrictive Internet law

Technology / Internet

created Jun 24, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

(AP) -- Kazakh lawmakers have approved Internet legislation that media rights activists say will limit freedom of speech in the Central Asian nation.


In-store video ads a boon to retailers, a peril for traditional media

Other Sciences / Other

created Feb 24, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Video advertising in stores is a moneymaker for retailers, but a growing threat to already cash-strapped print and broadcast media, according to a new study co-written by a University of Illinois business professor.


Media bias can net mistakes at the ballot box

Other Sciences / Other

created Jun 25, 2008 | popularity 3.4 / 5 (5) | comments 4

The media slant political news to the left or right to increase ratings and profits, spinning up an information vacuum that can lead to mistakes at the ballot box, a new study by three University of Illinois economists says.


Political blogs more accurate than newspapers, say those who read both

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created May 13, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2

According to research by a Brigham Young University political scientist, people who closely follow both political blogs and traditional news media tend to believe the content on blogs is more accurate.


Social media and presidential election: Scientists examine impact of YouTube, MySpace

Other Sciences / Other

created Oct 31, 2008 | popularity 2 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Dr. Paul Haridakis, associate professor of Communication Studies at Kent State University and a long-time scholar in the area of the impact of media on the political landscape in the U.S., is investigating the impact of hugely ...


Consumers using more media, new and old, study says

Consumers using more media, new and old, study says

Other Sciences / Other

created Oct 17, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Reports of traditional media's demise -- in favor of newer, high-tech forms -- have been greatly exaggerated. That's according to a four-year study led by an Iowa State University mass media ...



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