Journalism Trends 2016 - Key findings for communicators

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JOURNALISM TRENDS 2016

WHO, WHAT, WHERE

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98%Writing / Editing

60%Social Media

51%Photography

38%Data Analysis

29%Video

18%Graphics

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Print Media Online News Youtube Periscope FacebookSnapchat LinkedInTwitter Other

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What a journalistmeans…

1. Works with content2. Strives to be objective 3. Tells a story and has an audience

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3 KEY FINDINGS

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Personal Network

Press Releases Word of mouth

Social Media

Search

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The press release has been an integral part of the PR industry since inception. PR professionals need to build relationships with influencers by developing mutually rewarding relationships. In the earned space that means being useful to them. That’s what makes the press release so compelling.

- Scott Guthrie Digital Director for Influencer Relations at PR agency Ketchum, UK

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What does it take to be a successful journalist?1. Depth & knowledge2. Versatility3. Creativity

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Pain points1. Lack of time2. Relevance in stories3. Images & Videos

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I wasn't required to Tweet twice a day, seven days a week, or post to Facebook daily, or shoot videos and photos, or keep an eye on a fever chart of real-time analytics on my stories and those of the staff. I wasn't creating content to meet some artificial, cookie-cutter standards that completely out of touch with my market. I was, however, regularly committing MEANINGFUL ACTS OF JOURNALISM, something I now have no time to do…

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“5 years ago,

The economy, stupid

69% believes that publishers/media will continue to be their employer

15% believes that brands will pay for their salaries

10% believes, their subscription audience will be providing main revenue

3% believes revenue will come from philanthropy

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“Journalists are slow to accept change. And so are media owners.

They have let nostalgia stand in the way of developing new business models and formats. We have to adapt to this new reality and landscape. Our competitors sure have.”

Martin Schoriauthor Online Only, KIT and Foreign editor at Aftonbladet.

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Sponsored content: skeptics surrender..

“It is in conflict with the objectivity criterion - readers must be able to trust my objectivity.”

“It will be a necessity for survival to mix editorial and commercial content.”

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Would you produce sponsored content? (Advertorials/Native content)

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Journalists still prefer personal contact and press releases over search engines

Where does the $$ come from?

Journalists are under time pressure and expected to deliver more

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Advertising

Software

Government Subsidy

Micropayments

Cross Media (TV, Books, Film etc)

Crowd funding

Subscription

Philanthropy

Premium Content

Events

“All journalists working today need to know about the freelance business because it’s such a large part of the business.”

Deborah BlumDirector, MIT Knight Science Journalism Programme

• How journalists view their relationship with communicators

• What are priorities of publishers?• What else to expect in the next 5 years?

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