Usage of downloaded news apps reveals some striking differences

The percent of all smartphone and/or tablet users who indicated that they had downloaded at least one news app jumped from about 30 percent in Q1 2012 to nearly 60 percent in Q1 2013. Among those who had used one or both mobile devices to consume news during the week prior to taking the surveys, … Continued

Usage of smartphones together with tablets for news has more than doubled

2013 RJI Mobile Media Research Report 3 This report examines the use of media tablets and smartphones for news. Respondents who had used a tablet and/or a smartphone during the week prior to taking the surveys increased by only three percentage points overall between Q1 2012 and Q1 2013. But within this grouping, the percentage … Continued

Media tablets now used by at least one-third of U.S. adults

2013 RJI Mobile Media Research Report 2 In the three years since Steve Jobs introduced the Apple iPad, at least one-third of U.S. adults has acquired media tablets, according to the results of our 2013 survey. The original large-format media tablets remain the most popular, but the new smartphones with larger displays and less-expensive mini … Continued

News consumption on mobile media surpassing desktop computers and newspapers

2013 RJI Mobile Media Research Report 1 Nearly 80 percent of all respondents to our 2013 Q1 phone survey said that they had used at least one Internet-enabled mobile media device in the seven days prior to taking the survey. That represents a 13-percentage-point increase since last year when our survey found that two-thirds (67%) … Continued

RJI produces e-book to help fight plagiarism and fabrication

The American Copy Editors Society (ACES) will introduce a provocative new e-book produced at the RJI during the organization’s annual conference on April 4-6 in St. Louis. The e-book, titled “Telling the Truth and Nothing But”, addresses one of the most vexing issues confronting journalism today — plagiarism and fabrication. At the end of 2012, … Continued

Underserved health beat leads fellow to create niche news network

When traditional news organizations begin laying off beat reporters, crucial community coverage can take a hit. Health is one beat that is underserved in almost every community. People want to understand why so much money is spent on healthcare every year and why there are so many health problems in communities, said Jane Stevens, ACESTooHigh.com … Continued