Poll results are about to flood news feeds across the United States. Here's what voters should look for when reading them. - Poynter Home Reporting & Editing Poll results are about to flood news feeds across the United States. Here's what voters …
The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) has many companies in the U.S. scrambling to figure out whether and how to comply when the law goes into effect on January 1. It explicitly covers for-profit companies doing business in California or with California residents. The plain …
Twitter is taking steps to clean up inactive accounts on its platform and make the usernames of those accounts available again. The social network is sending out emails to holders of inactive accounts, with the subject line, “Don’t lose access to @(username),” reading: …
Americans still prefer getting their news from television, according to a recent Pew Research Center survey. The survey found that 47 percent of Americans prefer watching the news rather than reading or listening to it. The figure was 46 percent in 2016. The study was conducted between July …
Last year, Yotpo found that 90% of consumers surveyed considered themselves brand loyal, in contrast to the conventional thinking that loyalty was dead. That number hasn’t changed, according to this year’s survey of 2,100 U.S. adults; 89.1% of consumers said they were brand loyal, with …
Five years ago, Pew Research published an alarming report — statehouse coverage from newspapers was shrinking. From 2003 to 2014, it declined by 35%. Pew hasn’t updated that research yet, but a July report offered more alarming, if not surprising, numbers — employment at newspapers plummeted 47% …
It’s not a secret that Google Maps has solidified its place as the dominant entry point for local search. In fact, a new consumer survey from Brandify found that 77% of respondents use Google Maps to find “near me” business information well ahead of other …
| 4 hours ago What’s in a name? For CMOs, that’s a complicated question. For decades, the title of chief marketing officer was synonymous with heading up a company’s marketing division and being responsible for building a brand. Today, …
Only three years ago, the power that technology platforms would gain over news publishing was unimaginable in depth and breadth. Now platforms both increasingly act as publishers and support the entire publishing ecosystem. This dual role marks the beginning of a new phase in the …
As more media companies move toward subscription and membership-based models to generate revenue, engaging with readers has become ever more important. Yet some institutions seem uncomfortable with building community outside their walls. How should journalists approach this task? This week, I asked a group of …
Google’s Local Guides program has more than 120 million members in 24,000 locations globally. They are a largely invisible but indispensable part of the Google Maps experience, providing reviews, images and other content as well as answering questions (Q&A) about local businesses and places. Local …
The National Association of Hispanic Journalists, frustrated by lackluster coverage of the Latinx community in mainstream outlets, is taking matters into its own hands. The thirty-five-year-old organization recently launched palabra., a news site that will do what it says other outlets have failed to: treat …
