New Entrepreneurs: New Perspectives on News
About the Report
J-Lab’s New Media Women Entrepreneurs Initiative undertook this study to understand how women are interacting with news, participating in the news, creating the news and consuming the news. Funded by the McCormick Foundation, the study explored perspectives and behavior with regard to both new and traditional media. Using focus groups and in-depth interviews among women news consumers and news creators, the research lends important insights into the impact the changing media landscape is having on how journalism is being practiced and how it is being consumed.
The study included four focus groups, three among women news consumers and one among women news creators (primarily traditional news creators, but with some who are creating in new media) and 11 in-depth interviews among new-media news creators who are founders and editors of online news sites serving geographic areas. The research was done between April and July of 2009.
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Comments
I have noticed several trends in the way recent journalists write their pieces - and for the better I believe. As a consumer - I personally prefer a deeper connection with the creator or journalist in a community environment rather than simply reading something that seems more robotic. I like the way new media is heading.
• Posted by Nefouse on 03/03 at 02:08 AM
