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2015 State of the News Media Report

The Proactive Report

Pew Research released their 2015 State of the Media report this week. The percentage of Americans who have listened to a podcast in the past month has almost doubled since 2008, from 9% to 17% by January of 2015. The percentage listening in 2015 was up two points over 2014 levels (15%). Television is doing better financially.

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Why Brands Need to Get Emotional

Cision

Far from a secret pheromone added to the air in a clothing retailer — or subliminal cues placed in television advertising — emotional, truth-based storytelling plays on a consumer’s state of mind and makes them want to believe. Who’s doing it right: A powerhouse example is the 2015 Always’ Like a Girl campaign.

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How has #OscarsSoWhite media coverage changed since 2015?

NewsWhip

But since its first recorded use in 2015, which year actually drew the most criticism? . In 2015, the hashtag #OscarsSoWhite was part of a broader social media movement started by April Reign, who has worked for years to demonstrate how much really needs to be done to increase diversity in the film industry. .

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Why Content Marketers Shouldn’t Ignore Traditional Media

Cision

Online is where people go to have questions answered, but traditional media — radio, television, and print — is where people learn about what questions to ask. According to Reuters Institute for The Study of Journalism’s 2015 Digital News Report , the way people are accessing online information differs from traditional media.

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The State of the News Media 2015

Journalistics

One of my favorite annual reports is the Pew Research Center’s State of the News Media 2015. Local television is seeing an uptick in viewership, particularly around the evening news. Now in its 14th year, the report is one of the best indicators of the health of the news media industry.

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The Implications of the Growth of Social News

Cision

According to Reuters’ Digital News Report 2015 , an on-line poll about the future of digital news in the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, Spain, Italy, France, Ireland, Denmark, Finland, Urban Brazil, Japan and Australia, there have been drastic shifts in the amount of news that is accessed through smartphones and other mobile devices.

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The Earned Media Opportunity PR is Missing

The Proactive Report

The findings of the 2015 PRESSfeed & SNCR Media Trends & Online Newsroom Report about how brands are missing earned media opportunities with visual content – video in particular- were fully supported by the latest DS Simon Productions Media Influencers Report. Video is the PR opportunity of 2015. Follow me on Twitter.

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