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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 devices surpasses desktop computers, newspapers
A 2013 mobile news consumption survey indicated the most dramatic increase of mobile media users were over the age of 45. “I was most surprised by the rapid adoption of mobile media devices and their use for news in the past 12 months by people age 45 and older, especially among those who have been … 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
Dean Mills’ remarks at announcement of $30.1 million gift from Reynolds Foundation
Good morning. A transformational gift does not arrive overnight. Nor does it come as the result of the work of one or two individuals. My task this morning is to thank some of the many people who made this day possible. In fact, as Roger Gafke says, the story of this gift began in the … Continued
RJI launches showcase for visually rich digital newsbooks
An online showcase has been launched to promote a source of in-depth, visually rich reporting on a wide variety of interesting topics, using digital publishing tools. The showcase, launched by Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute of the Missouri School of Journalism, includes investigative/explanatory journalism reports on a variety of subjects including illegal trading of human … Continued
Q5: How do mobile and non-mobile media users perceive the news media and journalists?
2012 RJI Mobile Media News Consumption Survey A majority of respondents overall — mobile media users and non-users — shared a generally favorable opinion of professional journalists, when asked if they agreed or disagreed with a series of statements on a five-point scale. That’s the good news. The bad news, or shall we say the “more thought-provoking news,” is that respondents … Continued
Q4: How do owners of different mobile media media device brands differ?
2012 RJI Mobile Media News Consumption Survey While many people have wished for one mobile media device that would do everything and satisfy everyone, their wish is unlikely to be realized. The trend clearly is toward owning multiple mobile devices and using them in different ways. However, as the number of device choices grow, age … Continued
Q3: Which mobile devices are owners using most frequently for news?
2012 RJI Mobile Media News Consumption Survey For news organizations, the Apple iPad and comparable large media tablets appear to be well on their way to becoming a viable alternative to printing presses, televisions and radios. Key insights from this survey Our findings confirm that owners of large media tablets tend to spend more time … Continued