The development of social media platforms has led news organizations to search for new audiences. However, social media users consume news differently than traditional media audiences. People want quick access to social media and they want to get the news straight from their feed. “Social users …
A recent study on the use of Instagram Stories by the globally acclaimed news outlets found that sports dominate the story topics, followed by “society news” and “people.” The study was conducted by researchers Jorge Vázquez-Herrero, Sabela Direito-Rebollal and Xosé López-García of Universidade de Santiago de …
Over the past decade, people have experienced a wave of social networking sites, offering them to experience unprecedented interactivity. A recent Pew Research Center study found that about 56 percent of adult social media users in the United States use more than one of these platforms: Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, …
You’re on Facebook and Twitter, of course, but are you making the most of each platform? What about Instagram and LinkedIn? Tracy Davidson, morning anchor at WCAU-TV in Philadelphia, is on all of the above, early and often. “I start at 1:15 [a.m.] when I wake …
Social media can give insights into many aspects of modern life, and a recent study looked at images on Instagram in search of insights into nutrition among young adults. Researchers Gitte Kloek, Stefanie Salmon, Sanne de Vries studies food images on Instagram to help in understanding …
Anyone overseeing a newsroom's social channels quickly learns that they're all unique. Tanita Gaither is the digital content manager for Gray's WIS-TV in Columbia, SC. She tries to develop strategies that leverage the most powerful elements of each. "There’s this old saying, 'You break news on …
In the United States, 95 percent of teens own a smartphone or have access to one. These mobile connections lead the teens to more persistent online activities, with about 45 percent online on a near-constant basis. They are also active on social networking sites. A …
Instagram is one of the most popular media-sharing apps in the US, but most news organizations have had trouble finding a way to leverage the platform to drive news consumption. One study from the University of Missouri found that although Instagram users have different purposes for …
NewsLab.org: Powered by the University of Mississippi Meek School of Journalism & New Media How does a 22-year-old college student build a Twitter following of more than 100,000 people? Or perhaps a bigger question: How is he making money from his efforts? Trevor Norris, a graphic …
