http://www.politico.com/blogs/onmedia/0911/The_age_divide_in_local_news.html?showall
September 26, 2011
Categories: Polls
The age divide in local news
Polls have shown for years now that young people tend to hang out on the internet while older people are kicking back before the flat screen. But a new poll on local news consumption by the Pew Research Center’s Project for Excellence in Journalism and the Pew Internet & American Life Project fleshes out the contours of this divide.
For Americans polled under 40, the web ranked or tied for first as a source for local news in three quarters of the subjects asked about – 12 out of 16.
From Pew:
If someone is under age 40, she tends to get the following kinds of local news and information from the following places:
• Internet: weather, politics, crime, arts/cultural events, local businesses, schools, community events, restaurants, traffic, taxes, housing, local government, jobs, social services, and zoning/development
• Newspapers: crime, arts/cultural events, community events, taxes, local government, jobs, social services, zoning/development
• TV stations: weather, breaking news, politics, crime, traffic, local government, and social services
• Radio: traffic
• Word of mouth: Community events
If she is 40 or older, she tends to get the following kinds of news in the following places:
• Newspapers: politics, crime, arts/cultural events, local businesses, schools, community events, restaurants, taxes, housing and real estate, government activities, jobs, zoning/development, social services
• TV stations: weather, breaking news, politics, traffic, crime
• Internet: local businesses, restaurants
This puts news organizations – especially local TV stations wondering how much emphasis to put on their websites – in a tough spot. As Pew notes, the data suggests that people who look for local news online don’t do it by going to their local TV station’s website, so much as to a specialty website or a search engine.
Monday, September 26, 2011
Saturday, September 24, 2011
Schedule - Weeks 5 and 6
WEEK FIVE
9/26 Small group sharing and critique of draft Intro, ROL and Method
DUE: CONSTRUCT your Survey - To what extent are voters' attitudes toward the legalization of marijuana influenced by the media? Bring the final version of your survey to turn in today.
DUE: CONDUCT research as needed to draft Introduction, Review of the Literature, and Method sections of your presentation
9/28 Do media represent realistic images of Arabs?
DUE: Unit 1, Issue 3, p.48
9/30 Do media represent realistic images of Arabs?
DUE: TBD
WEEK SIX
10/3 View and evaluate Recorded Oral Presentations
DUE: Recorded Oral Presentation
CONDUCT your survey, DRAFT a script, and RECORD an Oral Presentation of 3-5 minutes as if you were recording a TV or cable news media segment. Your final OP should contain all the elements of a good piece of analytical communication – Introduction, Review of the Literature, Method, Results, Analytical Discussion and References. The exact format is up to you – hype, humor or substantive coverage. POST your Recorded Oral Presentation to your blog.
10/5 View & evaluate Recorded Oral Presentations
10/7 View & evaluate Recorded Oral Presentations
9/26 Small group sharing and critique of draft Intro, ROL and Method
DUE: CONSTRUCT your Survey - To what extent are voters' attitudes toward the legalization of marijuana influenced by the media? Bring the final version of your survey to turn in today.
DUE: CONDUCT research as needed to draft Introduction, Review of the Literature, and Method sections of your presentation
9/28 Do media represent realistic images of Arabs?
DUE: Unit 1, Issue 3, p.48
9/30 Do media represent realistic images of Arabs?
DUE: TBD
WEEK SIX
10/3 View and evaluate Recorded Oral Presentations
DUE: Recorded Oral Presentation
CONDUCT your survey, DRAFT a script, and RECORD an Oral Presentation of 3-5 minutes as if you were recording a TV or cable news media segment. Your final OP should contain all the elements of a good piece of analytical communication – Introduction, Review of the Literature, Method, Results, Analytical Discussion and References. The exact format is up to you – hype, humor or substantive coverage. POST your Recorded Oral Presentation to your blog.
10/5 View & evaluate Recorded Oral Presentations
10/7 View & evaluate Recorded Oral Presentations
Schedule - Weeks 5 and 6
WEEK FIVE
9/26 Small group sharing and critique of draft Intro, ROL and Method
DUE: CONSTRUCT your Survey - To what extent are voters' attitudes toward the legalization of marijuana influenced by the media? Bring the final version of your survey to turn in today.
DUE: CONDUCT research as needed to draft Introduction, Review of the Literature, and Method sections of your presentation
9/28 Do media represent realistic images of Arabs?
DUE: Unit 1, Issue 3, p.48
9/30 Do media represent realistic images of Arabs?
DUE: TBD
WEEK SIX
10/3 View and evaluate Recorded Oral Presentations
DUE: Recorded Oral Presentation
CONDUCT your survey, DRAFT a script, and RECORD an Oral Presentation of 3-5 minutes as if you were recording a TV or cable news media segment. Your final OP should contain all the elements of a good piece of analytical communication – Introduction, Review of the Literature, Method, Results, Analytical Discussion and References. The exact format is up to you – hype, humor or substantive coverage. POST your Recorded Oral Presentation to your blog.
10/5 View & evaluate Recorded Oral Presentations
10/7 View & evaluate Recorded Oral Presentations
9/26 Small group sharing and critique of draft Intro, ROL and Method
DUE: CONSTRUCT your Survey - To what extent are voters' attitudes toward the legalization of marijuana influenced by the media? Bring the final version of your survey to turn in today.
DUE: CONDUCT research as needed to draft Introduction, Review of the Literature, and Method sections of your presentation
9/28 Do media represent realistic images of Arabs?
DUE: Unit 1, Issue 3, p.48
9/30 Do media represent realistic images of Arabs?
DUE: TBD
WEEK SIX
10/3 View and evaluate Recorded Oral Presentations
DUE: Recorded Oral Presentation
CONDUCT your survey, DRAFT a script, and RECORD an Oral Presentation of 3-5 minutes as if you were recording a TV or cable news media segment. Your final OP should contain all the elements of a good piece of analytical communication – Introduction, Review of the Literature, Method, Results, Analytical Discussion and References. The exact format is up to you – hype, humor or substantive coverage. POST your Recorded Oral Presentation to your blog.
10/5 View & evaluate Recorded Oral Presentations
10/7 View & evaluate Recorded Oral Presentations
Friday, September 9, 2011
Schedule - Week 3
WEEK THREE
9/12 Does fake news mislead the public?
DUE READ Unit 3, Issue 9, beginning page 173, Julia Fox, et al. & Barry Hollander
9/14 Are humor and substance at odds? Can human help in the transmission of substantive news coverage?
DUE WATCH fake news (Colbert Report www.colbertnation.com & The Daily Show www.thedailyshow.com). Choose a specific day’s broadcasts on September 7 or later. Watch the full episode as posted on the website. Use the coding scheme provided in Fox, et al. to ANALYZE each segment.
9/16 Gaga / Debate: Do media cause individuals to develop negative body images?
DUE Paper #1: Is fake news effective at filling the vital role of media within the context of a democracy? 4-5 pages. Paper should include Introduction, Review of the Literature, Method, Results (Tabulated Raw Data), Analytical Discussion, and List of References.
WEEK FOUR
9/19 Do media cause individuals to develop negative body images?
DUE READ Unit 1, Issue 4, beginning page 67, Dworkin, et al., and Levine, et al.
9/12 Does fake news mislead the public?
DUE READ Unit 3, Issue 9, beginning page 173, Julia Fox, et al. & Barry Hollander
9/14 Are humor and substance at odds? Can human help in the transmission of substantive news coverage?
DUE WATCH fake news (Colbert Report www.colbertnation.com & The Daily Show www.thedailyshow.com). Choose a specific day’s broadcasts on September 7 or later. Watch the full episode as posted on the website. Use the coding scheme provided in Fox, et al. to ANALYZE each segment.
9/16 Gaga / Debate: Do media cause individuals to develop negative body images?
DUE Paper #1: Is fake news effective at filling the vital role of media within the context of a democracy? 4-5 pages. Paper should include Introduction, Review of the Literature, Method, Results (Tabulated Raw Data), Analytical Discussion, and List of References.
WEEK FOUR
9/19 Do media cause individuals to develop negative body images?
DUE READ Unit 1, Issue 4, beginning page 67, Dworkin, et al., and Levine, et al.
Friday, September 2, 2011
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